Less is More

08/31/23 • 45 min

More. Faster. Sooner.

The modern world of work is all about productivity. What if the secret of increasing productivity was actually the last thing youd think of?

In this episode James meets Dale Whelehan, CEO of 4 Day Week global to talk about Frederick Winslow Taylor, Josef Stalin, Richard Nixon, Pink Floyd, Sisyphus, and why less really might be more...

More. Faster. Sooner.

The modern world of work is all about productivity. What if the secret of increasing productivity was actually the last thing youd think of?

In this episode James meets Dale Whelehan, CEO of 4 Day Week global to talk about Frederick Winslow Taylor, Josef Stalin, Richard Nixon, Pink Floyd, Sisyphus, and why less really might be more...

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