Ep. 112 Andrew Barnes & Charlotte Lockhart: From 9-5 Mindset to Four-Day Workweek
Our current work week hasn’t always looked the way it does now. The concept of working Monday-Friday started in the 1920s. Back then, we moved from working six days a week to five. Now, Andrew Barnes and Charlotte Lockhart have started a movement to push for working just four days a week. The two founded a nonprofit organization, 4 Day Week Global, and are supporting businesses as they initiate their own four-day workweek.
Andrew started this work style at his New Zealand-based company, Perpetual Guardian, in 2018 and saw that it was very successful and had many positive effects. His team reported an increase in productivity and work-life balance, benefitting both the employees and employers. Andrew and Charlotte now advocate for the 100-80-100 model: 100% of the pay, 80% of the time, in exchange for 100% of the productivity.
In this episode of Flip Your Script with Kristi Piehl, Andrew and Charlotte talk about how the pandemic shifted work-life balance and how the four-day workweek increases productivity and decreases stress.
CHALLENGE FOR LISTENERS:
Think about something in your life that has always been done a certain way. Is there another way to do it that could lead to more productivity and better health and wellness?
CLOSING QUOTE
“As business leaders, we need to remember that we borrow our people from their lives.”