A 4-Day Work Week to Recharge the Workforce With Alex Soojung-Kim Pang

The 4-day work week has gained momentum in recent years, but has
not yet entered the mainstream. Alex Soojung-Kim Pang, Global
Programs Director at 4 Day Week Global, joins the Talent Angle to
explain why organizations should consider experimenting with new
ways of working. He highlights the importance of rest for human
creativity and problem solving, and outlines how a shortened work
week can unlock human potential to benefit both employers and
employees.


Alex Soojung-Kim Pang a leading voice in reduced hours working.
He is the author of three books exploring how companies and
individuals can better integrate rest, creativity, and focus into
digital-age lives and work. Before joining 4 Day Week Global,
Alex was a research director at the Institute for the Future and
senior consultant at Strategic Business Insights, and lectured at
Oxford University, Stanford University, and UC Berkeley. Alex
received a Ph.D. in history and sociology of science from the
University of Pennsylvania.


Brent Cassell is a VP, Advisory at Gartner, where he has worked
for the past 18 years in both the HR and CIO Research Groups. His
job is to help clients find the research they need, to help them
understand that research, and to coach them through the
implementation of those best practices in their own
organizations. Currently, his research focuses on the Future of
Work and Total Rewards. In 2022, he won Gartner's award for
Outstanding Thought Leadership for his work on Redesigning Work
for the Hybrid World. He is also the Contributing Editor of HR
Leaders Monthly and the Co-Host of the Talent Angle podcast.