WELCOME
WELCOME BACK TO GREAT DAY WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. YOU MAY REMEMBER THAT MICROSOFT
EMPLOYEES IN JAPAN WENT DOWN TO
A FOUR-DAY WORK WEEK LAST
SUMMER AND ACTUALLY SAW A 40%
RISE IN PRODUCTIVITY.
OUR NEXT GUEST SAYS THERE IS
ACTUALLY EVEN MORE BENEFITS TO
A FOUR-DAY WORKWEEK.
HERE TO TELL US MORE IS LIFE
COACH LAURIE WARREN.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> LET'S START WITH THE
MICROSOFT STUDY.
MICROSOFT STUDY. WHAT DID THEY DO?
>> BASICALLY, MICROSOFT JAPAN
DID A SUMMER PILOT ON HAVING A
FOUR-DAY WORK WEEK.
WHAT THEY FOUND, IT WAS PRETTY
IMPRESSIVE RESULTS.
IMPRESSIVE RESULTS. 23% SAVINGS IN ELECTRICITY,
THEY PRINTED 60% FEWER PAGES,
HAD SHORTER AND MORE PRODUCTIVE
MEETINGS, AND THE BIG ONE IS A
40% INCREASE IN PRODUCTIVITY.
THAT IS AMAZING.
>> SO THIS WAS FOUR DAYS WITH
LONGER DAYS?
LONGER DAYS? OR WORK FROM HOME A DAY?
>> THEY WERE CERTAINLY LONGER
DAYS.
DAYS.
DAYS. YOU'RE STILL DOING A FULL TIME
JOB BUT THEN YOU HAVE THREE
FULL-TIME DAYS OFF.
>> THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT A
THREE DAY WEEKEND THAT REALLY
HELPS TO REPLENISH YOU.
>> AND NOWADAYS, ESPECIALLY US
IN THE BUSINESS, ALWAYS ON
SOCIAL MEDIA, ONLINE.
IT NEVER STOPS.
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >> TO BE ABLE TO DO IT FROM
HOME OR GET A LITTLE BIT OF
REST HELPS.
REST HELPS. >> HAVING THREE FULL DAYS.
THIS IS THE INDUSTRIAL AGE.
THE WORK WEEK WE'RE STILL
USING.
USING.
USING. THIS FIVE DAY THING.
I AM NOT SURE WHEN WE DECIDED
THAT WAS A WORK WEEK.
BUT I THINK THE GENERATIONS
COMING UP ARE REALLY
CHALLENGING THAT IDEA.
>> WE TALK A LOT ABOUT MENTAL
HEALTH AS WELL RIGHT NOW.
YOU WERE SAYING IT HAS SOME BIG
BREAKS FOR MENTAL HEALTH FOR
THE EMPLOYEES.
THE EMPLOYEES. >> FOR SURE.
THE MENTAL HEALTH ASPECT IS
REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE, IF
YOU LOOK AT A STUDY DONE
RECENTLY, IT SAYS 50% OF
MILLENIALS HAVE QUIT JOB DUE TO
MENTAL HEALTH REASONS AND 75%
OF GEN Z'S.
THESE TWO COHORTS, BY THE END
OF THE YEAR, THEY WILL BE 66%
OF THE WORKFORCE.
SO THIS IDEA OF BRINGING
IMPERMANENT FLEXIBILITY IS
REALLY IMPORTANT.
REALLY IMPORTANT. >> WE SEE SO MUCH MORE,
ESPECIALLY WITH WOMEN HAVING
KIDS AND WORKING, JUST IMAGINE
LESS STRESS KNOWING YOU HAVE
THAT FLEXIBILITY TO DO THINGS
WITH HER KIDS, BEING ABLE TO
SCHEDULE THAT A LITTLE BIT
EASIER.
EASIER.
EASIER. >> THREE FULL DAYS.
IT CHANGES YOUR CHILD CARE
NEEDS AND GIVES YOU. THREE DAYS
TO CONNECT WITH HER FAMILY OR
SIGNIFICANT OTHER OR TO JUST
GET THE FOOD SHOPPING DONE IS
REALLY BENEFICIAL.
REALLY BENEFICIAL. >> DO YOU KNOW OF ANY OTHER
PILOTS COMING UP?
ARE YOU ENCOURAGING THIS IN THE
U.S.?
U.S.?
U.S.? >>
U.S.? >> I DON'T KNOW OF ANY OTHER
PILOTS COMING UP, I DO KNOW
THIS STUDY THAT MICROSOFT JAPAN
DID, THIS PILOT HAS THE EYES
AND EARS OF A LOT OF COMPANIES
BECAUSE THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT
THESE GEN Z AND MILLENNIAL
COHORTS, THEY ARE VERY, THE TOP
THING THEY WANT IS PERMITTED
FLEXIBILITY.
FLEXIBILITY. THEY WILL CHOOSE IT OVER
HEALTHCARE BENEFITS.
HEALTHCARE BENEFITS. SO IN ORDER FOR COMPANIES TO
ATTRACT AND RETAIN THE BEST
TALENT, THEY ARE REALLY GOING
TO HAVE TO JUMP ON BOARD WITH
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. THESE FOLKS, THE GENERATION X
AND BABY BOOMERS, 10% OF THOSE
FOLKS QUIT JOBS FOR MENTAL
REASONS.
REASONS.
REASONS. THE YOUNGER GENERATION SAY I
DON'T BUY INTO THIS.
I'M NOT DOING THIS.
THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
I AM STRESSED OUT AND ANXIOUS
AND DON'T WANT TO BE AT WORK
FIVE DAYS A WEEK.
I WANT FLEXIBILITY IN MY
EXPERIENCE OF WORK, IT IS ALL
ABOUT EXPERIENCE, I WANT MY
EXPERIENCE AT WORK TO PARLAY
INTO MY LIFE EXPERIENCE.
THAT MEANS MORE TIME OFF.
>> A LOT MORE PRODUCTIVITY
HAPPENING.
HAPPENING. YOUR BOOK THAT IS OUT, LET US
KNOW ABOUT IT.
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EMPOWERED WELL-BEING.
EMPOWERED WELL-BEING. >> AWESOME.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR EMPOWERING US AND
SPEAKING UP