Cameron HeroldFounder of the COO Alliance & Invest In Your Leaders Training

What I Learned From Taking Fridays OFF!

29 Jun 2010 · 0 min

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Short YouTube video by Cameron Herold (founder of Back Pocket COO) describing his decision to not work on Fridays for about 18 months. He recommends entrepreneurs allow themselves and their employees to take Fridays off to improve culture and productivity, focusing on outcomes rather than time spent. The tone is informal and advisory.

Hi, I'm Cameron Herrell, the founder of Back Pocket coo. I'm up skiing on Friday at Whistler Blackcomb. This is about 18 months I haven't worked Friday. And I highly suggest if you're an entrepreneur, you don't either start letting your employees take Fridays off as well. There's no point in getting people to work five days a week. You just don't get as much done. Give people more time off, build a better culture. Focus people on what you need to get done, and let them do it in their own time. Hope you're having a great Friday. I know I am.