Create a more productive,
happier workplace with a shorter work week.
Benefits of a shorter work week
What if you could achieve competitive advantage for your business at no cost by:
- making it easier to attract top talent
- reducing burnout and staff churn
- increasing revenue year-on-year
- improving employee engagement?
95% of businesses that piloted a shorter work week have now made it permanent because of results like these. They know that success depends on the quality of their people not the quantity of hours that they work.
Shared benefit: Â A productivity bargain
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Mutual benefit is key to achieving positive outcomes. We call that a productivity bargain.
Achieving more output in fewer hours requires productivity gains...and incentivises employees to find those gains.
This means:
- Employees must deliver the same or greater output regardless of the hours worked
- The business offers time back to employees if they deliver the output.
The constraint of a shorter work week is an enabler of productivity gains.
Effective implementation matters
Moving to a shorter work week must be effectively implemented to achieve the benefits. This means businesses must:
- Communicate clearly
- Ensure effective design
- Set clear parameters for performance measurement.
- The Productivity Bargain program is a systematic approach to unlocking productivity to enable a shorter work week.
What do you want to change for the better by moving to a shorter work week?
How will you get buy in and engagement from key stakeholder groups?
Where are your productivity pain points currently, in each of the 4 productivity pillars?
What is your detailed plan of how your people will deliver better outputs in less time?
What are your steps to 'go live' with a pilot?
How will you know if your shorter work week is working?
Packages and pricing
We know that implementing a shorter work week must work within your business needs. That’s why we offer three levels of support as well as a range of additional services:
Shorter Work Week Starter Pack
Program overview to explore more about what a shorter work week would look like or structure your own thinking to implement a shorter work week on your own.
Productivity Bargain Program
A systematic program with coaching, a toolkit and support to help you design and implement your own productivity bargain in your workplace. This is what most businesses choose.
Enterprise Program
If your organisation is more complex and you need change management consultancy to engage stakeholders, identify productivity opportunities, and design your shorter work week, then reach out to us for a custom consultation.
Other services
We offer a variety of other bespoke services to support your business through a shorter work week program.
What Our Clients SayÂ
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We have been blown away by the commercial impact of the transition to an outcome and productive based model versus the traditional model. We have not only met but exceeded the original revenue targets, but incentivising the team to think innovatively has allowed us to become market leaders within the Asia Pacific region as well as within our global organisation. The focus on outcomes has led to more efficient and effective project execution, higher client satisfaction, and repeat business, all contributing to increased revenue streams. With revenue targets surpassed, our attention has now shifted to exceeding the margin targets.
There is a palpable drive within the team to adopt an invested interest in ensuring all measures are achieved. The outcome-based model has fostered a sense of ownership and accountability among team members. Everyone is more engaged and motivated to contribute to the team’s success with a drive to exceed external expectations, understanding that their efforts directly impact the overall performance and profitability.
Partner, Tax, KPMG Singapore
The Productivity Bargain helped me be more intentional about my schedule and pricing, and gave me the impetus to make a distinct change despite being afraid that I’d lose income or clients.
In addition to the 4 day work week I also decided to take 60 vacation days and sales have not dropped. Really grateful for your advice and help through this journey.
Owner, Zig Salon, Singapore
