worklife – Real Returns by Dan Mikulskis

Who wants a 4-day work week?

March 16, 2023

Reading Time: 3 minutes For potential fans of a 4-day work week a big study just dropped- but realistically what does it tell us? Sky News covered it as a “Major Breakthrough”, but was it? The bbc went with the more mundane observation that most firms were planning to continue the pilot. A few thoughts: Must have been a … More Who wants a 4-day work week?

What’s the most underappreciated work skill in 2022?

April 11, 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutes I asked the big question on Linkedin: what’s the most underappreciated workplace skill in 2022? Passive aggressive email drafting? Pretty powerpoint slides? Perfectly labelled excel spreadsheets? Here’s some of the answers I got back (crowd sourced): Teamwork The people who contribute huge value by making everyone around them a little bit better, though often in … More What’s the most underappreciated work skill in 2022?