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: Leigh Steinberg
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Business Daily meets: CEO of Proton Andy Yen
Stockholm: The capital of music tech?
Nato: Who’s spending what?
The sugar price surge
European farming’s existential crisis?
Business Daily meets: Ben Ainslie
The repercussions of the Hollywood strikes
Disruption and drought in the Panama Canal
Tourism’s sustainability ambitions
How are farmers adapting to climate change?
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Chile's move to a 40 hour work week
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