We forget, as we take our careers to the level of leadership, that stage of life is often just as important as age in life. The young ones I talk to all want to work productively, they want valuable work where they feel they are valued and their employers care about more than just making money. They also value being engaged with their families, communities and their health. Read more about What is work?

I am often asked, do you work a 4 day week? You would think that as a leader in this conversation globally I would be able to just say yes. However, for me, as it is for many people, the question is, what is work?

We often hear from people who “work” too many hours – “But I love my work!” - “ We have a real work ethic here.”

And this is fantastic, but for me I have been trying to get the heart of what REALLY is work. For our lives to be fulfilling and also to enable our society to be successful, being able to define what we need to work ON might help with this question.

What are the other things that we also describe as work?