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Implementing the 4 day work week for IT Services Companies with Rob Krecak

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Dave Sobel is a leading expert in the delivery of technology services with broad experience in both technology and business. He owned and operated a technology solution provider for over a decade, and worked for vendors leading community, marketing, product strategies, and M&A activities.

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Episode Description

✤ Welcome to “The Business of Tech”

Rob Krecak is a thrill-seeker, self-professed nerd, question asker, voracious reader, competitor, keynote speaker, and business builder. When he first got his Wall Street job as a sell-side equity analyst out of college, he thought he’d made it. After buying everything he wanted on his wishlist, he realized that he still wasn’t happy. He listened to his deep-down desire to help more people by leaving finance to eventually own three Anytime Fitness health clubs and four uBreakiFix cell phone repair stores.

As someone vulnerable to technology’s addictive hold from a young age—video games and Facebook in particular—Rob is on a mission to help individuals and companies reduce burnout and get back time to master their careers and lives. He founded Humans First to provide a one-of-a-kind coaching experience that analyzes and coaches people’s efficiency and energy by paying attention to their mindfulness with technology.

Rob thinks there is always something to be learned from everyone, and he lets his curiosity guide his conversations. In his spare time, he likes to do CrossFit, better himself through reading, travel, and spend time with his wife Niki.

⏰ Story Duration:
00:00 Who is Rob and how did he get here?
01:59 What got you interested in the 4-day work week?
04:27 How do services companies change when they deliver 5-days a week?
06:40 Aren’t more people required?
07:49 How do we increase productivity with less resources available?
10:04 Do you think organizations are wasteful?
12:45 What is an example of something you can change to increase productivity?
14:36 What guidance do you give for picking the right KPIs?
16:28 Are there companies that can’t convert to 4-day work weeks?
17:38 What’s the first thing to work on to move to a 4-day work week?
18:59 How can people get in touch?

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