the 4 Day Week
Resilience Round Table
Meeting Resources
25th April 2025
9.30am -10.30am
Hi Paul and Doug here!
Thankyou for your great contributions on this session.
We asked the question - Where is your firm right now with the 4 day working week? This led to a great discussion about many of the issues around introducing a 4-day working week in your firm, including:
The final question during the session was,
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'If we were to help you move to a 4-day working week in your firm, how would we do this?'
if you would like to discuss it further, please let me know, and we will organise a call or meeting
Wishing you every success
Doug and Paul
Miro Board
Background Reading
RESEARCH
Moving four-ward?
by Sean Smith
Boston College researchers assess global four-day week pilot program—and say it could work
Boston College
University Communications
December 2022
ARTICLE
UK Company 4 Day Week: A New Work Trend
by Oliver Davey
The 2020 Quarantine is seen in a negative life by most, but the effects on how business is conducted are in some ways positive. The traditional five-day work week has since been challenged with new ways of working, such as remote work, flexible hours, and sometimes – a four-day working week
RealBusiness
Jun 10, 2024
ARTICLE
These companies tried a 4-day workweek. More than a year in, they still love it
by Andrea Hsu
The four-day workweek is proving to be the gift that keeps on giving.
National Public Radio (NPR)
27th February 2024
Books
BOOK
The 4 Day Week: How the Flexible Work Revolution Can Increase Productivity, Profitability and Well-being, and Create a Sustainable Future
by Andrew Barnes
Entrepreneur and business innovator Andrew Barnes makes the case for the four-day week as the answer to many of the ills of the 21st-century global economy.
Business Breakthroughs
REPORT & SUPPORTING TOOLS
To make your accountancy firm more successful, what should you stop doing?
Time is both finite and precious. Choose what to stop doing and you’re then able to use your finite time more wisely, effectively and profitably.
Ignore your ‘stop doing’ list and you’ll continue to get the same old results.
Podcast
HUMANISE THE NUMBERS PODCAST
He works 4 days a week and spends Fridays with his grandson!
Time management in your firm:
Block out your diary on a particular morning for practice development. What can we do to improve the practice? And if you physically put it in your diary, that's it, tell the practice manager - no appointments, no one's allowed to disturb me on or the team on that morning.
Next Session
DIARY DATE