Switching To A 4-Day Work Week Grew Revenue Up To 77%
Switching To A 4-Day Work Week Grew Revenue Up To 77%  
Podcast: Cubicle to CEO
Published On: Mon Sep 16 2024
Description: Imagine if 4-day work weeks didn’t only occur when a holiday weekend rolls around. Beyond more free time, do shorter work weeks also create financial gain? Today’s case study explores that question with Erin Diehl, founder of B2B professional development company, Improve It and best-selling author of “I see You! A Leader’s Guide to Energize Your Team Through Radical Empathy.” After a life altering concussion last year, Erin knew she needed to prioritize her physical and mental health, which prompted her to research the logistics of working only 4 days per week. In October 2023, her company piloted this new structure for all internal staff for 90 days, creating benchmarks to help them determine if this trial had been a success. Now nearly a year later, they’re still going strong with 4 day work weeks and have hit their end of quarter revenue goals for three straight quarters, seeing as large as a 77% growth in a single quarter. Here’s the process Erin and her team used to successfully implement this. View the transcript for this episode at: https://otter.ai/u/z8Q-Ug-rJFly8kzcK5BKLxb-1Ag?utm_source=copy_url Thank you to our sponsor! Try the #1 all-in-one E-commerce platform: Shopify! Sign up for a one dollar per month trial period at https://shopify.com/ellen Connect with Erin: https://www.learntoimproveit.com/ https://www.itserindiehl.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/improveitco/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/itserindiehl/ improve it! Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/improve-it-podcast-professional-development-through/id1508450538 I See You! book: https://www.amazon.com/See-You-Leaders-Guide-Energizing-Radical-Empathy/dp/B0CDJDP2S1/ref=monarch_sidesheet_title Links mentioned in the episode: Erin's 4 day work week blog post: https://www.learntoimproveit.com/podcast-content/episode-240-how-has-the-four-day-work-week-reshaped-work-life-balance-and-productivity-for-our-team 'Shorter' Book: https://amzn.to/4groa1E 'Traction' Book: https://amzn.to/3R1x0aD Suneera Madhani’s episode: https://link.chtbl.com/qCQA_e3b Iconic business leaders all have their own unique genius. Take this quick 10 question quiz to uncover your specific CEO style advantage: https://ellenyin.com/quiz If you enjoyed today's episode, please: Post a screenshot & key takeaway on your IG story and tag me @missellenyin & @cubicletoceo so we can repost you. Leave a positive review or rating at www.ratethispodcast.com/cubicletoceo Subscribe for new episodes every Monday. Join our C-Suite membership to get bonus episodes! Check out everything our members get at https://ellenyin.com/csuite Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices