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This OmnicomUniversity Yellow Page (B132, May 2012) provides a synopsis of Leslie Perlow’s book "Sleeping With Your Smartphone: How to Break the 24/7 Habit and Change the Way You Work." It summarizes Perlow’s BCG field experiment that introduced "Predictable Time Off (PTO)" supported by "structured dialogue" and a weekly "Pulse Check" (four team questions). The synopsis describes implementation challenges (trust, leadership, openness), leadership qualities linked to success, rollout scale (implemented in 900+ BCG teams and 86% of Northeast U.S. staff), comparative team-satisfaction statistics for teams with vs without PTO, and questions whether PTO could be applied at Omnicom.
Questions this document answers
(1) How are you feeling? (2) How much value are we delivering to the client? (3) How satisfied are you with your learning? (4) Is the current operating model sustainable for you?
More than 900 BCG teams globally.
86% of the staff in BCG’s Northeast U.S. offices.
51% (implementing) vs. 27% (not implementing).
72% (implementing) vs. 49% (not implementing).