Today we started a 4 Day Work Week pilot program at Mosio. It's something I've wanted to try for awhile now and we finally have the team, the traction and the systems in place to make it a success. This move is very personal to me. I had a dark, horrible year in 2013, in the middle of difficult, but necessary changes at the company, and the death of my grandmother (Papa), my biggest entrepreneurial inspiration. For 5+ months I was working 60-70 hour weeks. Stressed, depressed, but chugging along, hoping for a light at the end of the tunnel. I would work a full day, dinner with the family, kid in bed and then back to work until 1-2am, off to sleep/worry, only to do it again the next day with a baby on the way. At one point I told my wife "I would never do anything to hurt myself, but right now I don't care if I live or die." Seriously heavy shit. I kept telling myself "right the ship, then make the change", that got me through it. I know that many people in the world are literally working themselves sick. Chronic stress is linked to the 6 leading causes of death. 18% of US workers work 60 hours per week, some are barely making ends meet. I feel privileged we are able to offer this extra day per week to our team, our families and ourselves. If you're interested, here's my presentation, the final slide has links to references we researched in making the move. Noel CEO, Mosio, Inc. @noelchandler

1. 4DWW

2. 4DWW Company Pilot
Today is the last Friday
here.

3. Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday

4. 4 Pillars of the Pilot

5. Customers First
High Quality Output
Something to Prove
Health, Happiness, Hobbies

6. Customers First
Mosio succeeds because we solve customer problems
in an efficient way with friendly customer support.
Customers don’t care about this pilot. Success means
they don’t know the before/after 4DWW difference.
The “customers first” attitude already exists in our
culture.
“Thank you for the quick response!”

7. Customers First

8. High Quality Output
This has never been about clock watching, but we have
to meet promised customer deadlines.
More efficient systems and processes are always in
development.
Communication + Trust + Belief in our Team
Overcommunicate

9. High Quality Output

10. Something to Prove
4DWW pilot has no planned end date. If it works, we
continue, if it doesn’t, we don’t.
Some say: “We could never succeed working remotely.”
We say: “United States (CA/WA/TX/PA/NY/NJ), Costa
Rica, Nicaragua, Argentina, Cyprus, United Kingdom,
Ukraine”
We can do this AND be the best in the industry.

11. Something to Prove

12. Health, Happiness and
Hobbies
We are a healthcare and research technology
company.
Chronic stress is linked to the six leading causes of
death.
Move more, sleep more.
Do things that improve your quality of life.

13. Health, Happiness, Hobbies

14. What it means:
Working smarter
Better communications, less noise
Efficient execution on "on" days
Redefining what a good day's work means
Another day: with family, to do things, to live your life

15. What it doesn’t mean:
Less work to do
Customer service ends on Friday (or Sat or Sun)
Your life (work/personal) will automatically improve
Your significant other/roommates will approve of your
new "No Pants" dress code

17. References and Research
5 Reasons It’s Time for the 4-Day Work Week
http://www.alternet.org/economy/5-reasons-its-time-4-day-work-week
UK needs four-day week to combat stress, says top doctor
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jul/01/uk-four-day-week-combat-stress-top-doctor
Long Working Hours and Cognitive Function (The Whitehall II Study)
http://m.aje.oxfordjournals.org/content/169/5/596.full
The Case for the 32-Hour Workweek
http://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/396527/case-32-hour-workweek/
To grow your company and make millions, start working four days a week
http://qz.com/197060/to-grow-your-company-and-make-millions-start-working-four-days-a-week/
Chronic stress is linked to the six leading causes of death
http://www.miamiherald.com/living/article1961770.html
41 Random Facts about Stress
http://facts.randomhistory.com/stress-facts.html
It’s 2015, And America’s Ready For a 4-Day Workweek
http://www.cheatsheet.com/business/3-reasons-to-embrace-a-4-day-workweek.html/?a=viewall