okay so I thought I would start this are bit of a science experiment so what I
bit of a science experiment so what I
bit of a science experiment so what I want to know is how quickly does alcohol
want to know is how quickly does alcohol
want to know is how quickly does alcohol metabolize okay or perhaps more
metabolize okay or perhaps more
metabolize okay or perhaps more accurately you’re going to find out how
accurately you’re going to find out how
accurately you’re going to find out how quickly I metabolize alcohol okay
quickly I metabolize alcohol okay
quickly I metabolize alcohol okay so let’s give it a go bear with me bear
so let’s give it a go bear with me bear
so let’s give it a go bear with me bear with me on this one okay I’m not a cheap
with me on this one okay I’m not a cheap
with me on this one okay I’m not a cheap date I’ll tell you that much
date I’ll tell you that much
date I’ll tell you that much sure we really go crazy I’ve only got 15
sure we really go crazy I’ve only got 15
sure we really go crazy I’ve only got 15 minutes so we need to make this
minutes so we need to make this
minutes so we need to make this worthwhile okay so 500 milliliters of
worthwhile okay so 500 milliliters of
worthwhile okay so 500 milliliters of millimeters of wine okay two large
millimeters of wine okay two large
millimeters of wine okay two large glasses of wine it’s already having an
glasses of wine it’s already having an
glasses of wine it’s already having an effect dark to think about these
effect dark to think about these
effect dark to think about these questions
questions
questions how likely now are you to employ me see
how likely now are you to employ me see
how likely now are you to employ me see me do that
how likely am I to employ me how likely
how likely am I to employ me how likely are you to allow me to drive a school
are you to allow me to drive a school
are you to allow me to drive a school bus or to stand in an operating theater
bus or to stand in an operating theater
bus or to stand in an operating theater and operate on your nearest and dearest
and operate on your nearest and dearest
and operate on your nearest and dearest or to teach your children or to lead
or to teach your children or to lead
or to teach your children or to lead your organization just reflect on that
your organization just reflect on that
your organization just reflect on that for a second I’ll come back to it what
for a second I’ll come back to it what
for a second I’ll come back to it what I’m going to do in the next couple of
I’m going to do in the next couple of
I’m going to do in the next couple of minutes is give you one very simple
minutes is give you one very simple
minutes is give you one very simple solution on the thing that every single
solution on the thing that every single
solution on the thing that every single one of you can do tonight every single
one of you can do tonight every single
one of you can do tonight every single one of you can easily do it’s entirely
one of you can easily do it’s entirely
one of you can easily do it’s entirely within your control it will not cost you
within your control it will not cost you
within your control it will not cost you a single penny you will not need to work
a single penny you will not need to work
a single penny you will not need to work harder and in fact if you do it you will
harder and in fact if you do it you will
harder and in fact if you do it you will not need to exert any effort at all but
not need to exert any effort at all but
not need to exert any effort at all but if every single one of us does this
if every single one of us does this
if every single one of us does this every day in the UK for one year we will
every day in the UK for one year we will
every day in the UK for one year we will save the UK 38 billion pounds a year
save the UK 38 billion pounds a year
save the UK 38 billion pounds a year okay what is that one thing I will
okay what is that one thing I will
okay what is that one thing I will guarantee that if the whole of the UK
guarantee that if the whole of the UK
guarantee that if the whole of the UK does this one thing every day for a year
does this one thing every day for a year
does this one thing every day for a year the saving to the UK will be nearly 2%
the saving to the UK will be nearly 2%
the saving to the UK will be nearly 2% of the GDP if we include the u.s. Canada
of the GDP if we include the u.s. Canada
of the GDP if we include the u.s. Canada Japan and Germany into that it is 680
Japan and Germany into that it is 680
Japan and Germany into that it is 680 billion pounds what is it tell me what
billion pounds what is it tell me what
billion pounds what is it tell me what is it okay it’s very simple all I need
is it okay it’s very simple all I need
is it okay it’s very simple all I need you to do is to sleep that one simple
you to do is to sleep that one simple
you to do is to sleep that one simple thing not sleep forever just sleep for
thing not sleep forever just sleep for
thing not sleep forever just sleep for seven hours a night if every single
seven hours a night if every single
seven hours a night if every single working adult in the UK slept for seven
working adult in the UK slept for seven
working adult in the UK slept for seven to nine hours a night every night for
to nine hours a night every night for
to nine hours a night every night for one year it would save the UK economy 34
one year it would save the UK economy 34
one year it would save the UK economy 34 million pounds a year let’s put that in
million pounds a year let’s put that in
million pounds a year let’s put that in some context war on want say that in
some context war on want say that in
some context war on want say that in order to get 62 countries up to the
order to get 62 countries up to the
order to get 62 countries up to the Millennium Development Goals it would
Millennium Development Goals it would
Millennium Development Goals it would cost 45 billion dollars tick done in one
cost 45 billion dollars tick done in one
cost 45 billion dollars tick done in one year in the UK the debt for the NHS is
year in the UK the debt for the NHS is
year in the UK the debt for the NHS is depending on what you read 2 to 3
depending on what you read 2 to 3
depending on what you read 2 to 3 billion could set that 15 times over in
billion could set that 15 times over in
billion could set that 15 times over in one year and all we have to do is sleep
one year and all we have to do is sleep
one year and all we have to do is sleep for seven to nine hours a night maybe
for seven to nine hours a night maybe
for seven to nine hours a night maybe these goals to aspirational may be
these goals to aspirational may be
these goals to aspirational may be thinking about figures in billions is
thinking about figures in billions is
thinking about figures in billions is too difficult so let’s take it down to
too difficult so let’s take it down to
too difficult so let’s take it down to the individual level let’s take it down
the individual level let’s take it down
the individual level let’s take it down to what it means to a person so meet
to what it means to a person so meet
to what it means to a person so meet John John works for you John is part of
John John works for you John is part of
John John works for you John is part of your team John is a lovely lovely guy
your team John is a lovely lovely guy
your team John is a lovely lovely guy he’s professional he delivers you care
he’s professional he delivers you care
he’s professional he delivers you care about him
about him
about him you want him as part of your team but
you want him as part of your team but
you want him as part of your team but over the last few months something’s not
over the last few months something’s not
over the last few months something’s not been quite right with John he’s not
been quite right with John he’s not
been quite right with John he’s not really been hitting his targets he’s
really been hitting his targets he’s
really been hitting his targets he’s been a little bit late he’s been a bit
been a little bit late he’s been a bit
been a little bit late he’s been a bit poor in his decision-making he’s perhaps
poor in his decision-making he’s perhaps
poor in his decision-making he’s perhaps taken a few risky business decisions and
taken a few risky business decisions and
taken a few risky business decisions and something it’s not on his game he’s not
something it’s not on his game he’s not
something it’s not on his game he’s not performing and John takes you to one
performing and John takes you to one
performing and John takes you to one side one day and he says um I really
side one day and he says um I really
side one day and he says um I really need to talk to you about something
need to talk to you about something
need to talk to you about something that’s going on for me I’ve been
that’s going on for me I’ve been
that’s going on for me I’ve been struggling mr. Foote with this for a
struggling mr. Foote with this for a
struggling mr. Foote with this for a while
while
while but I now feel able to talk to you about
but I now feel able to talk to you about
but I now feel able to talk to you about it because not only is it affecting me
it because not only is it affecting me
it because not only is it affecting me personally now I realize it’s affecting
personally now I realize it’s affecting
personally now I realize it’s affecting my ability to this job and your caring
my ability to this job and your caring
my ability to this job and your caring sharing boss and you sit down and you
sharing boss and you sit down and you
sharing boss and you sit down and you listen to John and John tells you he’s
listen to John and John tells you he’s
listen to John and John tells you he’s got a problem with alcohol he’s been
got a problem with alcohol he’s been
got a problem with alcohol he’s been drinking and he’s been trying to manage
drinking and he’s been trying to manage
drinking and he’s been trying to manage it and it’s now affecting his ability to
it and it’s now affecting his ability to
it and it’s now affecting his ability to do the job what do you do in that
do the job what do you do in that
do the job what do you do in that incident in that moment that John shares
incident in that moment that John shares
incident in that moment that John shares and discloses that information what do
and discloses that information what do
and discloses that information what do you do well the chances are because
you do well the chances are because
you do well the chances are because you’re super warm caring compassionate
you’re super warm caring compassionate
you’re super warm caring compassionate people you make sure that John feels
people you make sure that John feels
people you make sure that John feels heard you make sure he’s got a support
heard you make sure he’s got a support
heard you make sure he’s got a support network at work you checked that he’s
network at work you checked that he’s
network at work you checked that he’s got support at home you might refer him
got support at home you might refer him
got support at home you might refer him on to a specialist organizations such as
on to a specialist organizations such as
on to a specialist organizations such as Alcoholics Anonymous the Samaritans you
Alcoholics Anonymous the Samaritans you
Alcoholics Anonymous the Samaritans you might refer him on to an internal system
might refer him on to an internal system
might refer him on to an internal system that you have such as an employee
that you have such as an employee
that you have such as an employee systems or a counselling scheme but
systems or a counselling scheme but
systems or a counselling scheme but ultimately you won’t let John leave your
ultimately you won’t let John leave your
ultimately you won’t let John leave your office until you feel he is safe secure
office until you feel he is safe secure
office until you feel he is safe secure that he feels part of the organization
that he feels part of the organization
that he feels part of the organization and there is an action plan to help him
and there is an action plan to help him
and there is an action plan to help him change his behavior if that’s what he
change his behavior if that’s what he
change his behavior if that’s what he wants to do now imagine John comes into
wants to do now imagine John comes into
wants to do now imagine John comes into the office and his behavior is exactly
the office and his behavior is exactly
the office and his behavior is exactly the same he’s making wrist kisses
the same he’s making wrist kisses
the same he’s making wrist kisses engines his late at work
engines his late at work
engines his late at work he’s argumentative with colleagues is a
he’s argumentative with colleagues is a
he’s argumentative with colleagues is a little bit hostile he’s finding it
little bit hostile he’s finding it
little bit hostile he’s finding it difficult making decisions he’s he’s not
difficult making decisions he’s he’s not
difficult making decisions he’s he’s not really there he’s finding difficult to
really there he’s finding difficult to
really there he’s finding difficult to be present he’s Moody exactly the same
be present he’s Moody exactly the same
be present he’s Moody exactly the same kinds of things but instead of saying he
kinds of things but instead of saying he
kinds of things but instead of saying he has a problem with alcohol John says I’m
has a problem with alcohol John says I’m
has a problem with alcohol John says I’m tired exactly the same outcome exactly
tired exactly the same outcome exactly
tired exactly the same outcome exactly the same behavior
the same behavior
the same behavior this time you probably say so am i John
this time you probably say so am i John
this time you probably say so am i John join the club
join the club
join the club yeah we’re all tied around here guys we
yeah we’re all tied around here guys we
yeah we’re all tied around here guys we have to do more with less that’s just
have to do more with less that’s just
have to do more with less that’s just the way it is these days welcome to the
the way it is these days welcome to the
the way it is these days welcome to the heady heights of leadership that’s just
heady heights of leadership that’s just
heady heights of leadership that’s just the way we have to behave not that
the way we have to behave not that
the way we have to behave not that supportive probably thinking yeah I feel
supportive probably thinking yeah I feel
supportive probably thinking yeah I feel exactly the same John you wouldn’t refer
exactly the same John you wouldn’t refer
exactly the same John you wouldn’t refer him on to some organizations you
him on to some organizations you
him on to some organizations you wouldn’t check his network you probably
wouldn’t check his network you probably
wouldn’t check his network you probably just pat him on the back so you’re doing
just pat him on the back so you’re doing
just pat him on the back so you’re doing a good great job keep doing it off you
a good great job keep doing it off you
a good great job keep doing it off you go
go
go but why would we do that if the outcome
but why would we do that if the outcome
but why would we do that if the outcome is exactly the same it’s just that the
is exactly the same it’s just that the
is exactly the same it’s just that the cause is different you’ll be very glad
cause is different you’ll be very glad
cause is different you’ll be very glad to know you’ll be very glad to know that
to know you’ll be very glad to know that
to know you’ll be very glad to know that this was blackcurrant juice okay because
this was blackcurrant juice okay because
this was blackcurrant juice okay because I’m a highly trained professional and I
I’m a highly trained professional and I
I’m a highly trained professional and I wouldn’t dream of drinking alcohol on
wouldn’t dream of drinking alcohol on
wouldn’t dream of drinking alcohol on the job but the point is if we are
the job but the point is if we are
the job but the point is if we are encouraging organizations to work people
encouraging organizations to work people
encouraging organizations to work people longer and longer and longer we are
longer and longer and longer we are
longer and longer and longer we are basically encouraging people to behave
basically encouraging people to behave
basically encouraging people to behave as though they had drunk
as though they had drunk
as though they had drunk two glasses of wine the effect on their
two glasses of wine the effect on their
two glasses of wine the effect on their behavior can be equivalent to drinking
behavior can be equivalent to drinking
behavior can be equivalent to drinking two glasses of wine think about how
two glasses of wine think about how
two glasses of wine think about how uncomfortable you were feeling when you
uncomfortable you were feeling when you
uncomfortable you were feeling when you thought that was alcohol when I was here
thought that was alcohol when I was here
thought that was alcohol when I was here talking to you and actually drinking
talking to you and actually drinking
talking to you and actually drinking alcohol
alcohol
alcohol the thought of me actually operating on
the thought of me actually operating on
the thought of me actually operating on your nearest and dearest or driving a
your nearest and dearest or driving a
your nearest and dearest or driving a school bus or leading our organization
school bus or leading our organization
school bus or leading our organization having drunk two glasses of alcohol so
having drunk two glasses of alcohol so
having drunk two glasses of alcohol so why would we encourage that kind of
why would we encourage that kind of
why would we encourage that kind of behavior in organizations by encouraging
behavior in organizations by encouraging
behavior in organizations by encouraging lack of sleep by working longer and
lack of sleep by working longer and
lack of sleep by working longer and longer and longer and longer hours and
longer and longer and longer hours and
longer and longer and longer hours and don’t think that this is just a
don’t think that this is just a
don’t think that this is just a leadership issue so the research that we
leadership issue so the research that we
leadership issue so the research that we did here at Ash rige is we now know that
did here at Ash rige is we now know that
did here at Ash rige is we now know that being a leader does not have to mean
being a leader does not have to mean
being a leader does not have to mean that you get poor sleep but equally poor
that you get poor sleep but equally poor
that you get poor sleep but equally poor sleep is just not the remit of leaders
sleep is just not the remit of leaders
sleep is just not the remit of leaders this isn’t something that it’s just
this isn’t something that it’s just
this isn’t something that it’s just about leadership this isn’t just about
about leadership this isn’t just about
about leadership this isn’t just about teaching leaders to look after
teaching leaders to look after
teaching leaders to look after themselves this is across the entire
themselves this is across the entire
themselves this is across the entire organization the research that we did
organization the research that we did
organization the research that we did found that even
found that even
found that even very junior people in organizations
very junior people in organizations
very junior people in organizations people with no line management
people with no line management
people with no line management responsibilities were not sleeping
responsibilities were not sleeping
responsibilities were not sleeping enough that it was showing up for them
enough that it was showing up for them
enough that it was showing up for them in a whole range of behaviors physically
in a whole range of behaviors physically
in a whole range of behaviors physically psychologically socially emotionally and
psychologically socially emotionally and
psychologically socially emotionally and cognitively people were reporting things
cognitively people were reporting things
cognitively people were reporting things like it was making them feel stressed
like it was making them feel stressed
like it was making them feel stressed and pressured they were more hostile at
and pressured they were more hostile at
and pressured they were more hostile at work they felt less able to communicate
work they felt less able to communicate
work they felt less able to communicate effectively with their peers they felt
effectively with their peers they felt
effectively with their peers they felt less likely to go into meetings it was
less likely to go into meetings it was
less likely to go into meetings it was making them physically unwell
making them physically unwell
making them physically unwell in fact we know from the research that
in fact we know from the research that
in fact we know from the research that chronic lack of sleep increases your
chronic lack of sleep increases your
chronic lack of sleep increases your rate of cardiovascular disease of stroke
rate of cardiovascular disease of stroke
rate of cardiovascular disease of stroke of type 2 diabetes and some cancers in a
of type 2 diabetes and some cancers in a
of type 2 diabetes and some cancers in a really quite significantly and profound
really quite significantly and profound
really quite significantly and profound way in fact the World Health
way in fact the World Health
way in fact the World Health Organization now classify shift work
Organization now classify shift work
Organization now classify shift work where your circadian rhythms change it
where your circadian rhythms change it
where your circadian rhythms change it is now classified as a carcinogenic
is now classified as a carcinogenic
is now classified as a carcinogenic shift work as a carcinogenic this
shift work as a carcinogenic this
shift work as a carcinogenic this doesn’t get any more serious if 34
doesn’t get any more serious if 34
doesn’t get any more serious if 34 billion pounds doesn’t scare you then
billion pounds doesn’t scare you then
billion pounds doesn’t scare you then think of it at the personal level if you
think of it at the personal level if you
think of it at the personal level if you still need convincing think about this
still need convincing think about this
still need convincing think about this an hour to an hour and a half less sleep
an hour to an hour and a half less sleep
an hour to an hour and a half less sleep per night than you need and let’s be
per night than you need and let’s be
per night than you need and let’s be honest we all probably operating on
honest we all probably operating on
honest we all probably operating on about an hour an hour and a half less
about an hour an hour and a half less
about an hour an hour and a half less than we need most nights that equates
than we need most nights that equates
than we need most nights that equates the next day so straightaway the very
the next day so straightaway the very
the next day so straightaway the very next day can reduce your level of
next day can reduce your level of
next day can reduce your level of awareness by 32% I thought it was rot
awareness by 32% I thought it was rot
awareness by 32% I thought it was rot worth writing that on the slide because
worth writing that on the slide because
worth writing that on the slide because for those of you operating on a sleep
for those of you operating on a sleep
for those of you operating on a sleep debt you won’t be able to remember the
debt you won’t be able to remember the
debt you won’t be able to remember the figures so I thought I’d know better
figures so I thought I’d know better
figures so I thought I’d know better reinforce it for you you are 32 percent
reinforce it for you you are 32 percent
reinforce it for you you are 32 percent less alert the next day so what’s the
less alert the next day so what’s the
less alert the next day so what’s the business case here if you have three
business case here if you have three
business case here if you have three people working for you and each of them
people working for you and each of them
people working for you and each of them have an hour and a half less sleep per
have an hour and a half less sleep per
have an hour and a half less sleep per night than they need you are paying for
night than they need you are paying for
night than they need you are paying for one person to be asleep all day not
one person to be asleep all day not
one person to be asleep all day not particularly effective is it if you have
particularly effective is it if you have
particularly effective is it if you have 30 people working for you they are you
30 people working for you they are you
30 people working for you they are you paying for 10 people to be asleep all
paying for 10 people to be asleep all
paying for 10 people to be asleep all day so if you don’t care about them as
day so if you don’t care about them as
day so if you don’t care about them as an individual think
an individual think
an individual think about the business case so what does
about the business case so what does
about the business case so what does this actually mean what can we actually
this actually mean what can we actually
this actually mean what can we actually do about it
do about it
do about it well obviously the answer is to sleep
well obviously the answer is to sleep
well obviously the answer is to sleep more but it’s about thinking about the
more but it’s about thinking about the
more but it’s about thinking about the individual it’s about thinking about the
individual it’s about thinking about the
individual it’s about thinking about the organization and it’s about thinking
organization and it’s about thinking
organization and it’s about thinking about the economy as a whole and it’s
about the economy as a whole and it’s
about the economy as a whole and it’s actually really simple because if we
actually really simple because if we
actually really simple because if we start to think about the cost of the
start to think about the cost of the
start to think about the cost of the individual physical health psychological
individual physical health psychological
individual physical health psychological health emotional health and then it
health emotional health and then it
health emotional health and then it starts to show up in the organization so
starts to show up in the organization so
starts to show up in the organization so we know that poor sleep lends itself to
we know that poor sleep lends itself to
we know that poor sleep lends itself to cyberloafing unethical behavior
cyberloafing unethical behavior
cyberloafing unethical behavior hostility with colleagues supervisor
hostility with colleagues supervisor
hostility with colleagues supervisor abuse so this is at that organizational
abuse so this is at that organizational
abuse so this is at that organizational level and then when we get to the UK
level and then when we get to the UK
level and then when we get to the UK we’re talking about thirty four billion
we’re talking about thirty four billion
we’re talking about thirty four billion pounds saved if we take this seriously
pounds saved if we take this seriously
pounds saved if we take this seriously so what do we do let’s take a step back
so what do we do let’s take a step back
so what do we do let’s take a step back in the manufacturing industry there’s
in the manufacturing industry there’s
in the manufacturing industry there’s now a huge amount of emphasis on
now a huge amount of emphasis on
now a huge amount of emphasis on something called predictive maintenance
something called predictive maintenance
something called predictive maintenance it’s really simple if you run a factory
it’s really simple if you run a factory
it’s really simple if you run a factory you in a production line you want to
you in a production line you want to
you in a production line you want to know when your machine breaks down
know when your machine breaks down
know when your machine breaks down because if you know when your machine is
because if you know when your machine is
because if you know when your machine is going to break down you can intervene
going to break down you can intervene
going to break down you can intervene before it breaks down and you save
before it breaks down and you save
before it breaks down and you save hundreds of thousands of pounds a huge
hundreds of thousands of pounds a huge
hundreds of thousands of pounds a huge amount of disruptive innovation is going
amount of disruptive innovation is going
amount of disruptive innovation is going on predictive maintenance in these kinds
on predictive maintenance in these kinds
on predictive maintenance in these kinds of production lines because the ability
of production lines because the ability
of production lines because the ability to solve the problem before it becomes
to solve the problem before it becomes
to solve the problem before it becomes an issue and before your production line
an issue and before your production line
an issue and before your production line breaks down can not only save hundreds
breaks down can not only save hundreds
breaks down can not only save hundreds of thousands of pounds but it means you
of thousands of pounds but it means you
of thousands of pounds but it means you can choose when you look after your
can choose when you look after your
can choose when you look after your machine it is just more effective in the
machine it is just more effective in the
machine it is just more effective in the manufacturing industry we know from our
manufacturing industry we know from our
manufacturing industry we know from our research we know from all of the
research we know from all of the
research we know from all of the research around sleep how important is
research around sleep how important is
research around sleep how important is for well-being how important it is for
for well-being how important it is for
for well-being how important it is for health how important it is for the
health how important it is for the
health how important it is for the economy as a whole we know what we need
economy as a whole we know what we need
economy as a whole we know what we need to do so if we are thinking about
to do so if we are thinking about
to do so if we are thinking about predictive maintenance in the
predictive maintenance in the
predictive maintenance in the manufacturing industry then surely what
manufacturing industry then surely what
manufacturing industry then surely what we need to think about with our own
we need to think about with our own
we need to think about with our own well-being is the simple answer to save
well-being is the simple answer to save
well-being is the simple answer to save thirty eight billion pounds a year
thirty eight billion pounds a year
thirty eight billion pounds a year we need to think of ourselves in the
we need to think of ourselves in the
we need to think of ourselves in the same way as a machine we know what we
same way as a machine we know what we
same way as a machine we know what we need to look after ourselves we know
need to look after ourselves we know
need to look after ourselves we know what we need to do to stop ourselves
what we need to do to stop ourselves
what we need to do to stop ourselves breaking down we need to treat ourselves
breaking down we need to treat ourselves
breaking down we need to treat ourselves with some predictive maintenance thank
with some predictive maintenance thank
with some predictive maintenance thank you very much
you very much
you very much [Applause]
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