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☆ 81% of young people say a 4-day workweek would boost productivity, new CNBC/Generation Lab survey reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Alex Koller | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Young adults are throwing their support behind calls for a four-day workweek. A new national survey from CNBC/Generation Lab of 1,033 people aged 18 to 34 found that an overwhelming 81% of respondents believe a four-day workweek would boost their company's productivity, while 19% said productivity would decline. Exos, a U.S. coaching company that trains top athletes and leads corporate wellness programs, recently reported results from the first six months of an ongoing four-day workweek experiment. Other four-day workweek trials have shown similar gains. Although respondents to the CNBC/Generation Lab survey largely agreed on workweek length, they were less unified when asked about work setting.

Persons: Sen, Bernie Sanders, Mark Takano, Barry Diller, Steven Cohen, Cohen Organizations: CNBC, Representatives, IAC, New York Mets Locations: USA, U.S

☆ This U.S. company tested a 4-day workweek—and says it made workers happier and more productive
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

A four-day workweek could be the antidote to employee burnout. The biggest benefits of a four-day workweek: Happier, more productive employeesExos reports that six months after introducing a four-day workweek, business performance and productivity remained high, revenue increased and turnover dropped. But the biggest benefit of embracing a four-day workweek has been the increased efficiency, says Hill. Roughly 85% of Exos' employees work in-person, while the remaining 15% are hybrid or remote. How the four-day workweek is gaining momentum

Persons: Greg Hill, There's, Adam Grant, Marissa Shandell —, Exos, Hill Organizations: Fortune, Adobe, Humana, CNBC, Wharton School, Business Locations: U.S

☆ People feel significantly better with a 4-day workweek, says Exos CEO Sarah Robb O'Hagan
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailPeople feel significantly better with a 4-day workweek, says Exos CEO Sarah Robb O'HaganExos CEO Sarah Robb O’Hagan joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the company's implementation of a 4-day workweek, the impact on business performance and employee productivity, and more.

Persons: Sarah Robb O'Hagan, Sarah Robb O’Hagan

☆ How 'micro' breaks throughout the day can help decrease work burnout—'flow + rest = success'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Ece Yildirim | In Ecedyildirim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

They found that having short periodic breaks dedicated to exercise, meditation and goal setting can help increase flow while working, which in turn can prevent burnout. On top of this, the employees in the flow group were also encouraged to have 10-15 minute breaks sprinkled two to three times throughout the day. This increase in flow led to a decrease in reported stress and stability in the physiological symptoms. Participants in the flow group left work feeling less drained and actually had the time after work to rest and recuperate, preparing themselves to enter the next working day with even more focus and energy. "There is this common expression that 'stress + rest = success', well we are changing that a bit into "flow + rest = success."

Persons: Exos, Chris Bertram, Bertram Organizations: Hofstra University

☆ Uber CEO: This 'underappreciated skill' separates highly successful leaders from most people
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Khosrowshahi explained: "There are all kinds of courses on executive leadership, and I still haven't seen a course on listening. "Listening is such an underappreciated skill," the 54-year-old executive said Wednesday during an event for industry leaders hosted by GE in New York City. If you ask Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, the C-Suite skill that matters most isn't decisiveness or the ability to command a room — it's being a good listener. This isn't the first time Khosrowshahi has underscored listening as a critical leadership skill. "Few people know how to be fully present in a conversation and respond thoughtfully to what another person is saying," Sarkis added.

Persons: Khosrowshahi, Uber, Dara Khosrowshahi, Jim Farley, it's, you've, Barry Diller, he's, Diller, Sarah Sarkis, Sarkis Organizations: GE, Ford, Wall Street Journal, Fortune, CNBC Locations: New York City

☆ Psychologist: The No. 1 soft skill highly successful people use at work—‘It’s like having a superpower’
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Millionaires and CEOs alike tout the importance of being productive, organized and grinding 24/7 to build a successful career. While this might be true, there's a different skill that gives successful people a competitive edge in the workplace — being a good listener, says Sarah Sarkis, a psychologist and Exos' senior director of performance psychology. "Few people know how to be fully present in a conversation and respond thoughtfully to what another person is saying," Sarkis adds. But sometimes this very style of listening is why your conversations, your negotiations and your conflicts go sideways." Here, the performance psychologist offers three strategies for becoming a better listener at work:

Persons: Sarah Sarkis, Exos, Sarkis Organizations: NFL, Fortune, Intel, Humana Locations: Exos

☆ This coaching business wants to bring the 4-day workweek to Fortune 100 companies
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Another company is piloting a four-day workweek, and it could make a shortened week the norm within Corporate America. Exos is a coaching company that trains pro athletes and runs corporate wellness programs at 25% of the Fortune 100, including Intel, Capital One and Humana. One clear rule: You can't message other people or try to set up meetings for Fridays, Robb O'Hagan says. Exos, a coaching company that trains pro athletes and runs corporate wellness programs, will pilot a 4-day workweek in May. "At the end of the six months, we're committed to continuing with the four-day workweek unless there's such extreme negative results that we'd choose otherwise."

☆ Psychologist shares the No. 1 exercise highly successful people use to be happier
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-26 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Just like you wouldn't burn through your whole paycheck on payday, you shouldn't use all of your energy every day. Sarkis helps train NFL players, executives at Fortune 100 companies like Intel and Humana, and other professionals how to thrive in high-pressure environments. To her, the most common cause of burnout, even among the highly successful people she works with, is poor energy management. Run your account into the negatives, and you'll quickly deplete your energy supply or shut down completely, she adds. According to Sarkis, the best strategy to stave off burnout and become a happier, more focused person is creating an "energy budget."

☆ The No. 1 habit that sets successful people apart from everyone else, says psychologist: It's a 'nonnegotiable'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-12 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The path to success is often paved with grit and exertion — at least, that's what we're told. While this might be true, exertion isn't what sets high achievers apart from everyone else — recovery is, says Sarah Sarkis, a psychologist and Exos' senior director of performance psychology. "We mistakenly associate success with constantly having our foot on the gas, and we have complicated feelings when it's not on the gas," Sarkis explains. "We think we're lazy, unfocused or undisciplined when none of that is true." But, the people who prioritize rest are the ones who are "at the top of their game" and "the happiest."

☆ These 4 business leaders survived the 2008 financial crisis. Be flexible and 'cut deep' is their advice for getting through the looming recession.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Businesses are preparing for a likely recession in 2023.Insider spoke to four business leaders who went through the last big recession between 2007 and 2009. When the economic downturn hit her business in 2008, she said she was still very new to the business and was "often worried" about overcoming the challenges. "It was really difficult to get our wholesale and corporate customers to pay us in good time," Croman told Insider. Daniel WhebleDaniel Wheble chose to start a new business in the Great Recession. "You question if it's the right or wrong time to be starting a business," Wheble told Insider.

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