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.
Burnout
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.
Poor Performance
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.
Staff Turnover
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.
Long Meetings
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.
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:
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.
Who Fast Track
Is For
Fast Track is designed for people who want clarity before commitment.
This program is for you if you are:
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Under pressure to improve productivity, efficiency, or focus
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Curious about reduced hours, but not ready to promise anything
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Building confidence before pitching ideas internally
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An HR leader, executive, advisor, or small project team
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Wanting to understand feasibility before investing further
What You’ll
Walk Away With
By the end of Fast Track, you will:
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Understand how work redesign and reduced-hours models actually work
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Identify where time and effort can be reclaimed safely
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Learn practical productivity redesign ideas you can apply immediately
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Compare viable reduced-hours options only if they make sense for your context
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Clarify what would need to change in how work is designed
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Know your most realistic next step - with no pressure to act
What Fast Track Is
(And Isn’t)
Fast Track is:
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A self-paced, foundational program
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Practical and evidence-based
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Focused on redesigning how work gets done
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Designed to build clarity and confidence
Fast Track is not:
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Consulting or implementation support
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A live or facilitated program
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A guarantee of reduced hours
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A one-size-fits-all solution
Proven Methodology That Works
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.
The 100:80:100™ principle proves that time ≠ output. Our trademarked methodology guides leaders to redesign their systems to ensure teams deliver 100% output and receive 100% pay, all while working just 80% of the time. This requires upgrading:
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 5-Day Work Week Was Built for a Different Century
The 100:80:100™ model refers to 100% pay for 80% of your time while maintaining 100% output.
Fast Track Program
Design a smarter work week. Improve focus, productivity and output - and explore whether reduced hours could be a practical outcome.
USD $299
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:
Instant access · Self-paced · $299 USD
Design Programs
Guided programs to redesign how work gets done - improving productivity and creating the conditions for reduced hours.
Group or private delivery · Fixed-term programs
Consulting
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Hands-on consulting for complex organisations redesigning work to improve productivity, performance and sustainability.
Custom scope · Senior-level support
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.
the 4 Day Week movement
different industries
ability and life satisfaction
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.
Forbes
Real Businesses. Real Results.
Real Transformation.
Toyota
Industry: Manufacturing
+25% Profitability
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.
Group City of Golden Police Department
Industry: Public Sector
80% Reduction in Overtime
City of Golden Police Department achieved an 80% reduction in overtime costs while maintaining public safety standards. We worked with them to help improve officer wellbeing, reduced burnout, and as a result, they delivered better community service through smarter scheduling and operations.
Glebe Aged Care
Industry: Healthcare
65% Reduction in Turnover
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
Industry: Technology
Increased Well-being
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.
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.