If you’re the type of person who wakes with the sun, fresh-faced and raring to go then you’re one of the lucky ones.
But what about if getting out of bed to start work any time before 10am leaves you feeling sluggish and off kilter?
Well the latest study on energy diversity may be about to sway your boss in the right direction when it comes to working hours.
Researchers at the University of Sydney have found that making everyone get to work at the same time is actually not in their favour.
They instead suggest that employers should find out who amongst their employees are night owls and adapt their working schedule to best suit both parties.
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According to the study’s authors those who find it hard to wake up early aren’t simply ‘lazy’ but could actually be suffering with chronotype diversity. Or, in layman’s terms, an alternative body clock.
Published in the Academy of Management Review, Professor Stefan Volk and his team explain: ‘Given the widespread use of team-based structures in organisations, this lack of understanding imposes a limit on the ability of managers to fully comprehend a team's collective potential.’
However there are also those who fall into neither category. If that’s you then it may mean you’re an ‘intermediate’, someone whose energy levels tend to peak in the middle of the day.
In short though, the study concludes that giving blanket working hours to everyone could jeopardise the effectiveness of the team (not to mention the higher coffee expenses).
So, perhaps it’s time we all had a chat with our boss?
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