
Episode #12
Why Are We Still Working 5 Days a Week? | Joe O’Connor
The five-day workweek was built for an industrial economy, but AI, hybrid work, and knowledge work are forcing leaders to rethink what a productive week should actually look like. Joe O’Connor, CEO of Work Time Revolution and one of the leading voices behind the four-day workweek movement, joins Nathan Manuel to explain why working fewer hours can improve performance when companies redesign work around outcomes instead of time. Joe connects the history of the 40-hour workweek to today’s AI transition, arguing that leaders now have a choice: use new efficiency gains to cut headcount and intensify work, or reinvest them in people and build a more sustainable model. They also discuss return-to-office mandates, digital distraction, UBI and AI-driven job loss, the role of recovery in high performance, and what younger workers should prepare for as careers become less predictable. Learn more about Work Time Revolution https://www.worktimerevolution.com/ Check Out Joe's Book, "Do More in Four" https://www.domoreinfour.com/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@workspacetalkshow?sub_confirmation=1 Learn more about the Work Space Talk Show: https://workspacetalkshow.com/

