Redesign How Your Business Works With 4 Day Week Global
Kill burnout, reduce meeting times, increase performance.
The issue isn’t your people - it’s your systems.
4 Day Week Global helps leaders understand what’s really happening inside their organisation before recommending any model, program, or shorter week. Trusted by 2,500+ organizations across 37 countries.
Most Leaders Come to Us Because Something Feels Off, Even If They Can’t Yet Name It
Across industries of all sizes, and sectors, organizations are facing the same challenges:
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The cost of constantly replacing team members is astronomical. You're losing valuable institutional knowledge and spending endless hours on recruitment and onboarding. This cycle creates instability and hurts morale, making employee retention a constant battle.
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Are endless, unproductive meetings stealing critical hours from your team? Meeting overload is a silent killer of workplace productivity. When time is wasted, deadlines slip, and core projects suffer.
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Teams stretched thin and struggling to maintain quality. Employee burnout is more than just feeling tired, it's a critical factor increasing sick days, reducing engagement, and ultimately diminishing the quality of your output. Your best people are running on empty.
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Despite hard work, poor performance persists. Operational inefficiencies are often hidden, causing lag in internal systems and increasing client delivery pressure. This impacts your reputation and stalls business growth.
This isn’t a “people problem”. It’s a design problem.
4 Day Week Global begins by helping you understand exactly what’s happening inside your business because sustainable change starts with clarity, not assumptions.
The 5-Day Work Week Was Built for a Different Century
The traditional idea: more hours = more output is outdated. In the modern economy, productivity comes from the systems that support your people:
How you meet
How you communicate
How decisions get made
How work is handed over
How you measure success
How you protect focus time
How clients experience your process
The Four Day Work Week is not a reward, perk, or experiment. It’s the result of redesigning these systems properly. 4 Day Week Global exists to help leaders redesign work at the root so performance improves long before hours reduce.
Before We Transform Anything, We Diagnose Everything
Every transformation begins with understanding your current reality. The Pre-Engagement Audit Includes:
A deep analysis of where time actually goes
Mapping bottlenecks, handover gaps, and process friction
Meeting culture review (frequency, length, usefulness, attendance)
Communication flow and tool usage
Client delivery mapping and operational pressure points
Productivity baselines and well-being indicators
A readiness assessment to guide future Four Day Work Week design
Outcome: A clear, evidence-based picture of your business — and a personalized pathway forward. No guesswork. No assumptions. No one-size-fits-all solutions.
Ready to Understand What’s Really Happening Inside Your Business?
Redesign isn’t guesswork, and it doesn’t start with hours. It starts with understanding your systems. Here are three ways to get started:
Fast Track Program
Online, Self-Paced
Learn the how of designing a 4-day work week, at your own pace.
From 2 ½ hours, Self-paced, Online.
From USD $299 - $1,299 (bundle).
Design Program
Structured Group Delivery
A guided journey to design your reduced-hours model.
6 weeks, Virtual group.
USD $3,795 per organization (5 attendees).
Design Program
Tailored Private Delivery
Your organization, your schedule, our expertise.
4–8 weeks, Private virtual delivery.
USD $9,500–$16,500.
Bespoke Consulting
Design + Implementation Support
Begin with insight. Design with evidence. Implement with confidence.
10–16 weeks, Hybrid Available (virtual + on-site).
From USD $20,000.
Meet Your Transformation Partners at 4 Day Week Global
Karen Lowe and Debbie Bailey lead 4 Day Week Global with a shared vision for a better, more sustainable way of working.
Together, they’ve coached more than 150 organisations in 27 countries, guiding teams through the strategy, design, and implementation of work redesign and reduced-hours culture transformation. They possess multi-sector experience: manufacturing, tech, finance, retail, public sector & more. Their core expertise lies in work redesign, productivity, people-led design, and reduced-hours culture transformation.
Global Leadership, Global Insight
Across our ecosystem of researchers, academic collaborators, and delivery partners, 4 Day Week Global has supported 2,500+ organisations in 37 countries. This worldwide learning shapes every recommendation we make - always grounded in evidence and real-world results.
4 Day Week Global in Numbers
4 Day Week Global is part of an international ecosystem reshaping the future of work — with real-world results across every major industry. When work is redesigned for humans, performance follows — reliably, measurably, and sustainably.
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| 2.5k+
Employees improving work ability and life satisfaction
Hours of time reclaimed
Companies from across different industries
Countries participating in the 4 Day Week movement
| 10M+
| 130k+
Forbes
Real Businesses. Real Results. Real Transformation.
Toyota (Manufacturing)
A Toyota Service Centre (Gothenburg) implemented business process redesign , achieving a 25% increase in profitability through operational efficiency. They reduced waste, improved focus, and maintained output while giving employees meaningful time back.
+25% Profitability
Design Program
– Group City of Golden Police Department (Public Sector)
City of Golden Police Department achieved an 80% reduction in overtime costs while maintaining public safety standards. We worked with them to help Iimproved officer wellbeing, reduced burnout, and as a result, they delivered better community service through smarter scheduling and operations.
80% Reduction in Overtime
65% Reduction in Turnover
Glebe Aged Care (Healthcare)
Glebe Aged Care reduced staff turnover by 65%, saving over $200k annually in recruitment and training costs. Better care quality, reduced staffing stress, and improved resident outcomes through sustainable work practices.
Buffer (Technology)
Buffer maintained productivity levels while significantly improving employee well-being and satisfaction. Their remote-first culture strengthened through operational redesign, proving that better outcomes come from better systems, not longer hours.
Productivity Maintained, Wellbeing Increased
Frequently Asked Questions
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The Four Day Work Week is not just about reducing hours, it's a comprehensive business transformation program. We work alongside your leadership team to redesign your operations, meetings, workflows, culture, and productivity measures. The shorter week is the result of doing this work effectively, not the starting point. Our transformation partnership includes a full business audit, custom redesign of your processes, and ongoing leadership coaching to ensure sustainable results.
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Client satisfaction actually improves in most Four Day Work Week implementations when done correctly. The key is proactive communication and better service design. We help you set clear availability expectations, improve response time efficiency, build buffer systems for urgent requests, and enhance the quality of client interactions by reducing team burnout. Many clients report that service quality improves because your team is more focused, energised, and present during working hours. Companies like Toyota and Buffer maintained or improved client satisfaction while implementing shorter weeks.
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Yes, but it requires creative scheduling and operational redesign. Frontline and shift-based organizations like City of Golden Police Department (Colorado) have successfully implemented Four Day Week models with an 80% reduction in overtime costs. The approach varies by industry: some use rotating schedules, others implement compressed work weeks, and some redesign service delivery entirely. We assess your specific operational constraints and design a model that maintains coverage while giving employees the benefits of a shorter work pattern. Healthcare, emergency services, retail, and manufacturing have all found sustainable solutions.
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We shift the focus from measuring time to measuring outcomes. Success metrics include: client deliverables completed on time and on budget, revenue and profitability trends, staff retention and turnover rates, sick days and burnout indicators, employee satisfaction and engagement scores, and quality of work output. Our transformation process establishes baseline metrics before implementation and tracks these outcomes throughout. Companies like Toyota Service Centre (Gothenburg) saw 25% profitability increases, while Glebe Aged Care reduced turnover by 65% - clear indicators that productivity improved alongside reduced hours.