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
Redesign your business 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
Forbes
Four Day Work Week Global in Numbers
Four Day Work 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.
| 37
| 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+
Most Leaders Come to Us Because Something Feels Off, Even If They Can’t Yet Name It
Across industries, 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.
Four Day Week Global begins by helping you understand exactly what’s happening inside your business because sustainable change starts with clarity, not assumptions.
Fast-Track Design Program
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).
Fast-Track Design Program
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).
Fast-Track Design Program
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).
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 4 Day Week is not a reward, perk, or experiment. It’s the result of redesigning these systems properly. Four Day Work 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 for a future 4 Day 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.
Once We Understand Your Business, Here’s How We Redesign It
Step 1
Audit: Understanding
Your Business
Deep dive into operations, culture, meeting load, communication systems, and time usage.
Outcome: Clarity on what’s holding your organisation back.
Step 2
Design: Rebuilding
for Performance
We redesign your workflows, meetings, communication rhythms, tools, and productivity measures.
Outcome: An operational model built for efficiency, clarity, and sustainable output.
Step 3
Embed: Coaching for Long-Term Success
Hands-on coaching across your full team, guided implementation, real-time adjustments, and change-management support.
Outcome: A capable, aligned organisation able to sustain and evolve the new model independently.
Meet Your Transformation Partners at Four Day Week Global
Karen Lowe and Debbie Bailey lead Four 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, Four Day Work 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
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The 4 Day 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 4 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 4 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.
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:
Option 1
Book a
Transformation Call
A short, focused conversation to review your current challenges and assess your organisation’s readiness for deeper redesign work.
Option 2
Download the
Change Playbook
A practical, easy-to-use guide covering work redesign principles, shorter workweek models, and the foundations of building a high-performance, human-centred organisation.
Option 3
Start the Fast Track Foundation Course
Perfect for anyone beginning independently, this course provides essential redesign principles, tools, and frameworks to help you improve your systems and build readiness at your own pace.