The 128 Hours You're Not Thinking About
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Here's the truth most organizations Here's the truth most organizations overlook. During their 40-hour work overlook. During their 40-hour work overlook. During their 40-hour work week, the results your employees produce week, the results your employees produce week, the results your employees produce are often diminished by what happens are often diminished by what happens are often diminished by what happens during the other 128 hours of their during the other 128 hours of their during the other 128 hours of their week. In fact, those 128 hours away from week. In fact, those 128 hours away from week. In fact, those 128 hours away from work shape your corporate culture more work shape your corporate culture more work shape your corporate culture more than anything you can mandate from than anything you can mandate from than anything you can mandate from inside the office. Consider the math. If inside the office. Consider the math. If inside the office. Consider the math. If you employ a thousand people for 40 you employ a thousand people for 40 you employ a thousand people for 40 hours a week, wouldn't you expect 40,000 hours a week, wouldn't you expect 40,000 hours a week, wouldn't you expect 40,000 productive hours? But those same productive hours? But those same productive hours? But those same employees spend 128 hours each week employees spend 128 hours each week employees spend 128 hours each week managing life with marital conflicts, managing life with marital conflicts, managing life with marital conflicts, issues with children, aging parents, issues with children, aging parents, issues with children, aging parents, finances, friendships, health problems, finances, friendships, health problems, finances, friendships, health problems, home and car maintenance, social home and car maintenance, social home and car maintenance, social obligations, and more. Now ask the obligations, and more. Now ask the obligations, and more. Now ask the critical question. What happens during critical question. What happens during critical question. What happens during those 128 hours that steals [music] those 128 hours that steals [music] those 128 hours that steals [music] time, energy, and focus from the 40 time, energy, and focus from the 40 time, energy, and focus from the 40 hours you're paying for? Oh, and add the hours you're paying for? Oh, and add the hours you're paying for? Oh, and add the constant social media and texting constant social media and texting constant social media and texting distractions and the mental weight of distractions and the mental weight of distractions and the mental weight of unresolved problems. These things don't unresolved problems. These things don't unresolved problems. These things don't stay at home. They walk straight into stay at home. They walk straight into stay at home. They walk straight into your workplace, draining productivity your workplace, draining productivity your workplace, draining productivity and engagement. I have a company that and engagement. I have a company that and engagement. I have a company that builds better people with fewer issues.
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builds better people with fewer issues. builds better people with fewer issues. We develop more knowledgeable, wiser We develop more knowledgeable, wiser We develop more knowledgeable, wiser team members by improving the personal team members by improving the personal team members by improving the personal results they achieve during their 128 results they achieve during their 128 results they achieve during their 128 hours so that your company can receive hours so that your company can receive hours so that your company can receive the benefits of happy employees who are the benefits of happy employees who are the benefits of happy employees who are performing to their full potential at performing to their full potential at performing to their full potential at work. Creating measurable results has work. Creating measurable results has work. Creating measurable results has helped companies double their financial helped companies double their financial helped companies double their financial results in a year's time, and we do it results in a year's time, and we do it results in a year's time, and we do it at a price that will surprise you. If at a price that will surprise you. If at a price that will surprise you. If you'd like to know more, click the link you'd like to know more, click the link you'd like to know more, click the link below. I'm Andy Andrews, New York Times below. I'm Andy Andrews, New York Times below. I'm Andy Andrews, New York Times best-selling author of The Traveler's best-selling author of The Traveler's best-selling author of The Traveler's Gift and The Noticer. I'm also the CEO Gift and The Noticer. I'm also the CEO Gift and The Noticer. I'm also the CEO of Creating Measurable Results.
Summary
Organizations often overlook how employees' lives outside of work significantly impact workplace productivity and culture. The speaker, Andy Andrews, emphasizes that personal issues stemming from the 128 hours outside the 40-hour work week, such as family, financial, and health problems, directly affect focus and energy at work. The takeaway is that investing in employees' personal well-being and development during their off-hours leads to greater engagement and measurably improved business results.