# Four-day Workweeks and 8 Other Trends That May Alter 2024 and Beyond Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/harvard-business-review-7777387/four-day-workweeks-and-8-other-trends-that-may-shape-2024-and-beyond Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/harvard-business-review-7777387/four-day-workweeks-and-8-other-trends-that-may-shape-2024-and-beyond.md Podcast: [Harvard Business Review](https://stenobird.com/podcast/harvard-business-review-7777387) Published: 2026-06-21T22:30:00+00:00 Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG5049148275.mp3?updated=1777655148 Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG5049148275.mp3?updated=1777655148 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/harvard-business-review-7777387/episodes/four-day-workweeks-and-8-other-trends-that-may-shape-2024-and-beyond Duration seconds: 414 ## Resource Four-day Workweeks and 8 Other Trends That May Shape 2024 and Beyond 15 Feb 2024 --- In 2023, organizations continued to face significant challenges, from inflation to geopolitical turmoil to controversy over DEI and return-to-work policies — and 2024 promises more disruption. Gartner researchers have identified nine key trends, from new and creative employee benefits to the collapse of traditional career paths, that will impact work this year. Employers who successfully navigate these will retain top talent and secure a competitive advantage for themselves. More details on these trends: https://hbr.org/2024/01/9-trends-that-will-shape-work-in-2024-and-beyond 00:00 Are you and your team ready for these game changers? 00:27 Trend 1 - Work costs 00:59 Trend 2 - AI and work 01:28 Trend 3 - Four-day workweeks 01:53 Trend 4 - Conflict resolution 02:15 Trend 5 - GenAI 02:46 Trend 6 - Skills-based hiring 03:11 Trend 7 - Climate change 03:37 Trend 8 - DEI 04:08 Trend 9 - Career paths Produced by Scott LaPierre and Elainy Mata Video by Elie Honein Design by Alex Belser Follow us: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/ https://www.facebook.com/HBR/ https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz https://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_review Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters #HarvardBusinessReview #2024 #Trends #YourCareer #Career #AI #Work #Business #Harvard Copyright © 2024 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/harvard-business-review-7777387/episodes/four-day-workweeks-and-8-other-trends-that-may-shape-2024-and-beyond/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/harvard-business-review-7777387/four-day-workweeks-and-8-other-trends-that-may-shape-2024-and-beyond.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.