The Future of Time

How do you value and manage time in your business?

This award-winning business book reveals how to manage working time better across teams and organisations to build a more diverse, engaged and productive workforce.

Published by Practical Inspiration Publishing.

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About The Future of Time

The Future of Time is for business and HR leaders who need to create more diverse, productive and engaged workforces and transform their work ing practices in order to succeed in a challenging business environment. For too many businesses, productivity remains low; stress and burnout are rocketing; retention is falling and diversity initiatives are stalling.

The Future of Time reveals to leaders that the way we collectively value and manage time at work is broken and demonstrates how this is preventing their workforces from flourishing. It proposes a new way of managing time that boosts productivity, creates a better workplace experience and helps achieve business goals.

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Praise for The Future of Time

"There are so many ways in which we talk about time, we think about time, and we worry about time. But how many of us as leaders really put the necessary time into managing time? The Future of Time is a must-read for anyone who, like me, works in a knowledge and ideas business where time and people are your two most valuable assets. It will save many hours, in many days, for you and many others."

Lord Carter, Stephen A. Carter CBE,
Group Chief Executive, Informa plc

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Caroline Waters

"Every leader who is interested in building an inclusive culture, maximizing the benefits of highly engaged and empowered people and nurturing innovation, productivity and profitability should read this book. Time is the invisible frontier that must be embraced and put at the heart of all organizations that wish to thrive and build sustainably towards a better future for all. Helen captures the potential time offers for intelligent growth and how to bring it to life in your organization."

Caroline Waters OBE

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Simon McBride

"The Future of Time is a practical and well-written antidote to the dehumanization of the modern workplace. Helen inspires us not to serve time or to pass it, but to be courageous in changing how we see it. By doing this, we can create the opportunity for deeper meaning in our work, for richer connections with our co-workers and for greater value to our organizations."

Simon McBride, Head of People & Organization, Investec plc

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Janet Gaymer

"The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a re-evaluation of the workplace and the way we work. The Future of Time is highly relevant: it challenges us to reassess our attitude towards time at work from many different perspectives, and to create a time-aware culture fit for purpose in today’s world. Solutions which enable the effective use of time and time intelligent leadership are examined. The result is a thought-provoking and invaluable guide to the role of time in the future of work which will benefit employers and employees alike."

Dame Janet Gaymer DBE, QC (Hon.)

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Julie Humphreys

"Helen has a way of writing that is captivating and thought-provoking. The Future of Time makes us think of time in a new, more '21st century' way. As increasingly more people work from home, the frameworks that Helen offers will make a real, practical difference in the workplace."

Dr Julie Humphreys, Group Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Reach plc

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Simon Blake

"Our time is precious. As someone who tries to fit too much of everything in, this book made me think as a worker, a chief exec, a husband and a human. Helen presents a compelling picture of why we need to think about time differently and offers practical, clear strategies for change."

Simon Blake OBE

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"I loved this book. It reflects Helen’s style: calm, inclusive, reflective and with a laser-sharp focus on solutions to the problem. The format made my heart sing: a clear description of the issue, well referenced, with excellent summaries at the end of each chapter. The Future of Time could make such a difference to the world of work for so many people. It tackles head on the BIG question that businesses should be answering for themselves: what is the impact to society as a whole, to increasing levels of inequality, and to business profitability and productivity, when knowledge workers are ‘subsidising’ their paid hours with unpaid hours? The way we view time is broken. Helen has the solution."

Jane van Zyl, Chief Executive, Working Families

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Neil Laybourn

"Forget piecemeal wellbeing solutions. If you’re a leader looking for a wellbeing strategy that works, then I urge you to read The Future of Time. Absorbing and insightful, it explains how businesses and individuals are suffering from the dual tyranny of overwork and wasted working time. Helen sets out a compelling blueprint for how businesses can achieve high levels of performance and employee wellbeing, however fast-paced and demanding your industry."

Neil Laybourn, mental health campaigner, keynote speaker and founder of the 'This Can Happen' conference.

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Ashley Whillans

"If you are looking to create systematic change within your organization, look no further than The Future of Time. In this insightful and action-packed book, Helen Beedham gives leaders the tools to identify common time deficits, overcome collective time blindness, and put into place tactical steps to rework time, improve engagement and bolster productivity. With employees more exhausted than ever, and organizations losing their best talent to time poverty, this book comes at a perfect moment. Now is the time for leaders to act, and Helen provides everything leaders need to take the first steps toward collective time affluence."

Ashley Whillans, Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; author, Time Smart

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