REPORT

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INSIGHTS GATHERED FROM

56K+

Employees

73.4M

Hours of data

2.7B

Data points

Better understand how to promote healthy productivity

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10 key findings

Work habits & scheduled flexibility

1

Routines matter

Employees with consistent start times appear to be more productive than their peers.

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2

Shorter hours

Employees are working shorter hours with greater efficiency.

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3

Reduce weekend working hours

Employees reduced their weekend working hours, showing potential signs of work-life balance improvement.

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4

Flexibility risks

Schedule flexibility limits employees’ ability to connect with each other throughout the day.

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Workload balance & utilization levels

5

Rebalancing

There is an immediate opportunity to rebalance work and increase healthy work habits.

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6

Healthy habits

Employees with healthy work habits do not deviate from these habits for more than two days at a time.

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7

Burnout

Employees at the greatest risk of hours-based burnout spend more than 75% of the year in an overutilized state.

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Workplace focus & distractions

8

Focus sessions

The average workday consists of many brief focus sessions, as opposed to longer periods of deep work.

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9

Focus disruptions

Collaboration tools are the number one source of focus disruptions.

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10

Collaboration

Employees spend substantial time in collaboration and multi-tasking activities throughout the day.

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