From tackling the long commute to sleeping on the job - we head to Lagos, New York, Tokyo, Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore) and Dublin to look at the diverse ways businesses are attempting to boost productivity and therefore also boost profits.
We hear from businesses installing sleep pods in the office and others using technology to boost production on their farms and in their factories but are these techniques really working?
Producer: Hannah Mullane Presenter: Leanne Byrne
(Image: Buildings working on a roof space. Credit: Getty Images)
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Business Daily meets: Joyce and Raissa de Haas
Star Wars: The empire strikes cash
Women, sport and business: Merchandise
The K-rice belt: Seeds for self-sufficiency?
What’s holding women back from work in Sri Lanka?
How to solve fashion’s waste problem
Business Daily meets: Konrad Bergstrom
Is the corporate world too close to COP?
Can China stop its love affair with coal?
Asia's air pollution problem
Why is Spain betting on green hydrogen?
Who is Sultan Al-Jaber?
The world's longest subsea power cable
Kimchi: Korean food goes global
How to spot a diamond
Disruption in the diamond sector
Business Daily meets: Cycling boss Doug Ryder
Argentina goes to the polls
Biden and Xi to meet in San Francisco
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