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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