{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Follow Up with Alex Soojung-Kim Pang","description":"Alex Soojung-Kim Pang is head of global programs for 4 Day Week Global, a nonprofit evangelizing the 4-day workweek. His trilogy of books\u2014&amp;nbsp;SHORTER: Work Better, Smarter and Less\u2014 Here\u2019s How&amp;nbsp;(Public Affairs, 2020);&amp;nbsp;REST: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less&amp;nbsp;(Basic Books, 2016), and&amp;nbsp;THE DISTRACTION ADDICTION&amp;nbsp;(Little Brown , 2013)\u2014 shows how companies and individuals can better integrate rest, creativity, and focus into digital-age lives and work. Alex has been a senior consultant at Institute for the Future and Strategic Business Insights, and a visiting scholar at Microsoft Research Cambridge, Oxford University, Stanford University, and UC Berkeley. Alex received a Ph.D. in history and sociology of science from the University of Pennsylvania. Alex shared with me updates regarding the implementation of the 4 day week across the world. He talked with me about insights from his recent The Four-Day Week 2022 Annual Report. Alex provided benefits of the 4 day week with regards to the great resignation and gave his view on where he sees the future of work evolving over the next years.&amp;nbsp; This podcast episode is based on our recent LinkedIn Live conversation.&amp;nbsp; In our previous conversation in episode 19 in the fall of 2020, Alex shared great insights from his book &quot;Shorter&quot; with me. Here is the link to that episode:  https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/alex-soojung-kim-pang-author-of-shorter-rest\/id1505170119?i=1000499304366 &amp;nbsp; How to connect with Alex: LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/askpang\/ Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/askpang Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/askpang\/ &amp;nbsp; If you would like to support the podcast: Ko-fi Account:&amp;nbsp;Ko-fi.com\/karintischler &amp;nbsp; How to connect with Karin Tischler, producer and podcast host of &quot;Job Sharing and Beyond&quot;, and founder of Emily's Path Consulting (EPC): Website:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/emilyspath.ca\/&amp;nbsp; LinkedIn:https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/karin-tischler\/ Instagram: &amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jobsharingandbeyond\/ Twitter:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/twitter.com\/JobsharingByond Twitter:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/twitter.com\/karin_tischler Instagram:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/karintischlerbc\/ LinkedIn:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/emilyspathca\/?viewAsMember=true ","author_name":"Jobsharing And Beyond","author_url":"http:\/\/jobsharingandbeyond.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/22508660\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/68368f\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/123594962"}