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It’s Friday afternoon and an empoyee at Emtrain, a California-based human resources technology company, settles in for a nap.

Another employee is enjoying horseback riding lessons, while others are learning piano, practicing photography or visiting family members or friends they haven’t seen in a while.

They can do this because Emtrain adopted a four-day work week pilot program in 2021, one of the many companies across the globe experimenting with a new way of working.

Even the boss likes it. “It’s been very, very touching to see the amount of time that people have had back in their lives,” said Emtrain President Odessa Jenkins. “We hear stories all the time where our employees are learning something new, engaging with family that they haven’t before, and it really is changing the way they live their lives.”

Successful pilots of the four-day work week, both in the US and abroad, have seen a multitude of benefits to both companies and employees, including improved employee well-being, increased productivity and a new way to retain and recruit talent in a competitive labor market.

We asked three business leaders and one Fortune 500 executive coach about why four-day work weeks are gaining popularity. Here’s what they say are the main benefits of this new way of working — and how to effectively sell your boss on the idea.

Employees have more time outside of work

A four-day work week gives back to employees one of their most valuable resources: time.

After Emtrain

Korean luxury automaker Genesis added a third model to its now trilogy of X Concept design study vehicles this evening with the debut of the X Convertible concept on the eve of the 2022 LA Auto Show.

The X Convertible shares its EV architecture and powertrain — as well as much of its aesthetics and design — with the previously revealed X Concept and X Speedium Coupe concepts. The electric four-seater continues Genesis’ exploration of Korean-inspired EV design in a drop-top configuration infused with a California vibe. That’s the state with both the highest electric vehicle adoption and the most convertible-friendly weather year-round.

Like the X Speedium, the X Convertible’s parallel, wraparound light signature evolves and stretches to form the frame of the automaker’s shield-shaped Crest Grille. The elongated body features subtle curves and an arching belt line that finishes with a slight downward slope towards the X Convertible’s rear. Out back, a subtle ducktail spoiler blends into the decklid and integrates a notched high-center brake lamp just above the double tail lights.

Large G-Matrix pattern wheels fill the bulging arches with a concave aero dish rim section designed to extract heat from the EV’s big six-piston brakes.

The X Convertible has four seats, but the most important bucket is the one behind the steering wheel. The cockpit-style dashboard flows into a wraparound center console with an integrated touchscreen display that hugs the driver’s seat. Up front is a digital instrument cluster.