The 80 Hour Work Week Myth
People believe that working endless hours is the only path to success. They think burnout is a sign of dedication.
In manufacturing, this leads to disaster. Tired workers make more mistakes. Quality suffers. Safety risks go up. You lose good people and can't replace them. It hurts both your team and your profits. (1/3)
Henry Ford proved this wrong over a century ago. He cut the workday to 8 hours and raised pay. Productivity went up. Errors went down. He didn’t do it to be kind. He did it because it worked. Rested workers are better workers. That’s not a theory. It’s history.
Why are so many still using a plan that failed 100 years ago? Are you building a business or just burning out your team? (2/3)
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