There are three popular 10-hour shift schedules used today: the “4-3 shift schedule,” the “4-2, 4-3, 4-3 schedule,” and the “4/10 work schedule.” Then, we have the 50-hour work week (five 10-hour work days) that entrepreneurs or company leaders might use to drive growth. That’s it. Those are your four options for a structured 10-hour work day schedule. Use the links below to jump to the…
What is a hybrid work schedule? A policy that states when remote work happens and when office work happens for which employees on which days. As we’ve been tracking every company switching to a hybrid work model, we’ve found 22 unique names for hybrid work schedules. Companies are making it up on the fly (and making up new names for their hybrid schedules as they…
How many work weeks are in a year? There are 52 work weeks per year. Said differently, most companies are open every week of the year. However, the answer can change depending on a few factors: If you exclude US federal holidays, there are 50 work weeks per year If you exclude an average amount of time off for employees, it is 49-50 work weeks…
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It’s time to plan out your 2026 business calendar. You need some solid information about the work calendar: How many working days are in 2026? How many per month? How many weekdays are there in 2026? If you’re in a hurry, here are the important takeaways from the 2026 work calendar: Average work days per month in 2026: 20.83 Average work hours in a month…
You’re here to know how many weekends (and weekend days) occur in a year. On average, one can count on 52 weekends and 104 weekend days in a given year. However, this can be affected by leap years and which day of the week January 1 falls on. Accurate counting of work days and weekend days is essential for various operational purposes in your business,…
You’ve see PLENTY of advice about how to build a remote company culture. But most of the articles I see offer intangible and esoteric advice, like “embrace transparency.” For me personally, I can’t do anything with that. It’s too hard to read those and then implement something that we can actually do each day, week, or month to improve the culture. Here’s my idea: 🛑 …
The nature of work has changed. Studies show that today, anywhere between 25-50% of Americans work from home, at least part-time. And while some of this shift is due to AI helping us accomplish more work more efficiently, society is also becoming more conscious of a healthy work-life balance. Once a place of escape and relaxation, the home has become a primary environment for our…
This is part of our series on meeting agenda templates. You can edit these team meeting agendas in Google Docs or Word or print them out. Meeting Agenda Templates > Team Meeting Agendas A “team meeting” could mean just about anything: your full team, your full company, your department, or a team dedicated to a certain project. Since it’s such an amorphous term, I built…
This is part of our series on meeting agenda templates. You can edit this leadership meeting agenda in Google Docs or Word or print it out. Meeting Agenda Templates > Leadership Meeting Agendas > Leadership Meeting Template Leadership meetings (or management meetings) align the heads of each department on the key numbers, issues, and strategies within the company. They serve as a forum for analysis,…