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On this week’s episode, we are joined by Perry Timms, Founder and Chief Energy Officer at People and Transformational HR where we discuss how the consultancy set up a four-day working week, the benefits and challenges and Scotland’s plans to trial this.

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1 – The Scottish Government has announced its intention to reduce working time through trialing a shorter working week.

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James Marsh

Host: Monica Sharma

Monica Sharma studied English Literature at Western University and then University of Warwick.  While in Warwick she took on the role of Deputy Editor at Warwick Uncanny: Journal of Literature, Theory and Modernity.

Between 2020 and 2020 Monica was the editor of HRreview. She is currently working as a Marketing and Business Development Assistant (Dispute Resolution) for the international law firm, Witherworldwide.

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Perry Timms

Guest: Perry Timms

Perry Timms is the founder and Chief Energy Officer of PTHR – a consultancy setting out to create better business for a better world. Perry is an international and 2x TEDx speaker and award-winning writer on the future of work, HR & learning.

Perry’s 2017 book Transformational HR was an Amazon.com Top 30 HR seller shortly after its release.  His second book – The Energised Workplace – was published in August 2020.

Perry’s work is influenced by human-centred design and systems thinking plus agile, inclusive and autonomous ways of working that enhance personal fulfilment and organisation effectiveness.

Perry is Adjunct Professor at Hult International Business School and Ashridge Management School; a visiting fellow at Cranfield School of Management, and Sheffield Hallam University, a is a Fellow of the RSA.

Perry is a Chartered member of the CIPD and is a 3x member of HR Magazine’s HR Most Influential Thinkers making the top 10 in 2018 & 2019.

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