I’ve mentioned the four-day workweek before, and wanted to highlight the Hustle’s coverage of Bolt, who made the change permanent after a 3-month trial. Their employee survey results showed:
- 84% said they were more productive
- 86% said they were more efficient with their time
- 84% saw improvement in their work-life balance
This follows previous trials in both Japan and Iceland which I’ve previously discussed.
And while we’re there, a study of German workers around their understanding of salaries. Asked how much they think they’d make if they had to find a new job in the same occupation within 3 months.
Most people believed they’d make about the same. The truth? They were actually underestimating others’ wages and their occupation’s median salary.
Some previously very radical ideas are becoming mainstream. Everyone work from home or Only four days a week. Now layer that on with the power of the worker in the current landscape, and I continue to believe small, agile companies can be really innovative here and try new ideas. And those who test, measure, and iterate will do well – and those that sell that methodology will do even better. You don’t have to be entirely right if you’re testing and iterating.