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Joe O’Connor is a driven and dynamic changemaker and leader.
He is the CEO and Co-founder of Work Time Reduction, a consulting and research organization that specializes in reduced-hour, outcomes-focused work models.
Work Time Reduction is a global initiative based in Canada, developed in partnership with leading UK and US people-first transformation experts Curium Solutions.
As the Director of Curium Solutions Canada, Joe also spearheads the delivery of Curium's award-winning operational excellence, change management and leadership development programs in Canada.
Joe previously developed the world's first coordinated pilot program of the four-day working week at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020 in Ireland, alongside which he also co-designed and project managed a pioneering research collaboration with Boston College and University College Dublin.
He later expanded this model to lead the large-scale, heavily publicized trials of the four-day week in the UK, North America and Australia as the CEO of 4 Day Week Global throughout 2021 and 2022, supporting hundreds of organizations and thousands of employees to shorten their workweek and optimize their productivity.
Joe is globally recognized as one of the leading experts and evangelists of the shorter workweek movement, having been active on this issue since hosting an international conference on 'The Future of Working Time' in 2018, as well as leading a research project on work time reduction as a visiting research scholar with Cornell University in 2021 and 2022.
He holds an MBS in Strategy and Innovation Management and a BBS (Honours) in Accounting from the Atlantic Technological University, as well as an Advanced Diploma in Employment Law from The Honorable Society of The King’s Inns.
You can view a portfolio of Joe's recent media appearances and global coverage at this link: https://linktr.ee/joe.oconnor
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Can shorter work weeks follow the remote work trajectory?
Can shorter work weeks follow the remote work trajectory?
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Would you answer the phone just to say one sentence and then hang up immediately, only to repeat the process again and again? Or Imagine picking up…
Would you answer the phone just to say one sentence and then hang up immediately, only to repeat the process again and again? Or Imagine picking up…
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Here’s the hard truth about effort: you don’t get an A for just putting in the reps. There are only so many hours in a day, right? There’s a limit…
Here’s the hard truth about effort: you don’t get an A for just putting in the reps. There are only so many hours in a day, right? There’s a limit…
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Always great to chat with the inimitable Bill Banham. Check out the latest episode of his #PeopleAndPerformance podcast with Christopher Bjorling…
Always great to chat with the inimitable Bill Banham. Check out the latest episode of his #PeopleAndPerformance podcast with Christopher Bjorling…
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Season 12 of the #PeopleandPerformance Podcast continues with a conversation Christopher Bjorling, FIDELLO, INC. and I had with Joe O'Connor. Listen…
Season 12 of the #PeopleandPerformance Podcast continues with a conversation Christopher Bjorling, FIDELLO, INC. and I had with Joe O'Connor. Listen…
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Did you know that the world’s first-ever coordinated private sector trial of a shorter work week was designed by our CEO Joe O'Connor and took place…
Did you know that the world’s first-ever coordinated private sector trial of a shorter work week was designed by our CEO Joe O'Connor and took place…
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It is impossible to be strategic if you're always on output. The most underrated part of being a marketer is the part that doesn't look like work.…
It is impossible to be strategic if you're always on output. The most underrated part of being a marketer is the part that doesn't look like work.…
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The shorter workweek is a forced prioritization exercise. 🎯 It's not about compromising on performance. ❌ It's about shifting from an…
The shorter workweek is a forced prioritization exercise. 🎯 It's not about compromising on performance. ❌ It's about shifting from an…
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If your top performers face 'performance punishment' - where efficiency and innovation lead to more tasks - they won’t be motivated to improve…
If your top performers face 'performance punishment' - where efficiency and innovation lead to more tasks - they won’t be motivated to improve…
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Men used to be the primary breadwinners, and women were expected to manage the home. Today…
Men used to be the primary breadwinners, and women were expected to manage the home. Today…
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This has been another spectacular year for ZJ Hadley Inc.! This year I joined the incredible folks at Growclass to offer career coaching and…
This has been another spectacular year for ZJ Hadley Inc.! This year I joined the incredible folks at Growclass to offer career coaching and…
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Every day, companies are reaping the benefits of increased productivity. The question is: Should these gains solely benefit the company? or…
Every day, companies are reaping the benefits of increased productivity. The question is: Should these gains solely benefit the company? or…
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2024 Millennial and Gen Z's top priorities for choosing an employer are: 1. Work-life balance 2. Flexible hours 3. Reduced work weeks All of these…
2024 Millennial and Gen Z's top priorities for choosing an employer are: 1. Work-life balance 2. Flexible hours 3. Reduced work weeks All of these…
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Working a 4-day week has completely changed my life! Here’s why: I used to think there couldn’t really be that much difference between working 4…
Working a 4-day week has completely changed my life! Here’s why: I used to think there couldn’t really be that much difference between working 4…
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