How are your new year’s resolutions going so far? We are almost halfway through 2024. All goes so fast again. January and February are the slow months and then all goes faster and faster. Each year is the same…
The long Memorial weekend is upon us in the USA: Summer is officially here! Are we ready for summer? This is officially:
- When the barbeque season starts.
- When the summer rentals start.
- When summer Fridays start again.
What can you do with your Fridays off, or even when a 4-day work week might be in the cards?
Other countries have seen that a 4-day work week is working.
- Germany with forty-five companies has started this year.
- In Belgium employees can choose.
- The UK ran a six-month trial and finds it extremely successful.
- Portugal, Spain, Iceland, Sweden, Finland etc.
- Japan, New Zealand.
Why not the USA? Now would be the time to try it out on summer Fridays.
I know from my executive coaching work that it’s hard to find a work life balance with a 5-day work week. How can we then do it all in 4 days? What would be the benefit of a 4-day work week?
It’s about organizing and planning well:
- What meetings are necessary?
- Where can I delegate a task or a meeting to others?
- How many emails do I need to respond to all the time?
Benefits:
- Mental health improvement
- Less stressed employees
- Happier employees
As we can learn from the survey, “77% of US workers said that a four-day workweek would have a positive impact on their wellbeing. And 46% said it would be extremely positive.”
Enjoy the long weekend and make plans for a four-day week potentially in the future.
Podcast guest on “Take it from the Ironwoman” - in the month of May, we keep adding topics about “Mental Health” or topics that are taboo:
Julia Reichert, Co-Founder of Onuava (Monday episode in English/Friday in German)
https://take-it-from-the-iron-woman-trailer.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-423-julia-reichert-co-founder-ceo-at-onuava-fertility-family-building-benefits-in-dach-mom-of-3-passionate-about-female-empowerment
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For more information:
TEDx Talk, May 12, 2022: Running and Life: 5K Formula for your Success | Susanne Mueller
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