07/07/2017

5 Steps to Implement Summer Fridays

By the way, your staff will love you

Let your staff knock off early this summer without missing deadlines or annoying clients. It's a Friday in July. Take a look around the office. How do your people look? Are they actually working? Are they working very hard?

Let me guess the answer: if you're honest, you probably have to admit that the end of the week in the summer is pretty much a productivity wasteland. Coffee breaks are frequent, absences notable, and faces grim (or distracted). And if you're often just killing time daydreaming about an upcoming BBQ or beach trip, your employees are probably doing the same.

Don't fret. Your office is far from alone. According to a new article in Fast Company that claims to offer the definitive case for giving your people Friday afternoons off this summer, new research shows a whopping 42 percent of organizations are letting their people start their weekends a bit early this year. (Some bold companies actually do this year round.)

Please click here to read the complete article on Inc.