<p><b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS 2021</b><br><b><br>In <i>The 4 Day Week, </i>entrepreneur and business innovator Andrew Barnes makes the case for the four-day work week as the answer to many of the ills of the 21st-century global economy.</b><br><br> Barnes conducted an experiment in his own business, the New Zealand trust company Perpetual Guardian, and asked his staff to design a four-day week that would permit them to meet their existing productivity requirements on the same salary but with a 20% cut in work hours. The outcomes of this trial, which no business leader had previously attempted on these terms, were stunning. People were <b><i>happier</i></b> and <b><i>healthier</i></b>, <b><i>more engaged</i></b> in their personal lives, and <b><i>more focused</i></b> and <b><i>productive</i></b> in the office.<br><br> The world of work has seen a dramatic shift in recent times: the former security and benefits associated with permanent employment are being displaced by