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Studies confirm that the best managers and leaders have rich personal lives. Is your company realizing the power of time away from the job?

A senior executive returns from overseas with a clarified vision for his company. A middle manager returns from a volunteer effort with a new way to organize her team. An engineer returns with the solution to a complex design problem. Around the world, sabbaticals – strategic job pauses – are giving business leaders

a powerful tool for retaining human capital and advancing their organizations.

RSS The Sabbatical Mindset

  • Three Common Approaches to Asking for a Sabbatical – and Why They Don’t Work April 6, 2012
    What is it about springtime that prompts individuals to want to act on the idea of asking their boss for a sabbatical? While sabbatical programs in companies are a growing trend, individuals at work in companies without them are taking the initiative and negotiating their own. With more and more people contacting yourSABBATICAL for help, [...] […]

Negotiate Your Sabbatical or Career Break

Our latest toolkit enables even the mildest mannered employee to assemble an intelligent and convincing proposal. It's loaded with solid strategies, sage advice, and an arsenal of resources that give you the tools and confidence you need to convince higher ups that giving you a sabbatical is a great idea.

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Workplaces for Sabbaticals

Career-minded individuals use this one-of-a-kind list to choose positions with today’s savviest employers. Business leaders can keep tabs on their most forward-thinking competitors. Come take a look at these bold, new workplaces!

Benefits to Companies

Retain valued employees, attract top talent, increase productivity and succession bench strength, and accelerate high potentials - all at a relatively low cost, if your sabbatical program is designed properly.

Services for Individuals

Considering a sabbatical, or already planning one? We can help. Check out our services and tools that will leverage the power of time off.

Services for Employers

If you’re considering implementing a sabbatical program, or revitalizing an existing program, we're your best partner. We offer customized materials, design options, advisory services, benchmarking data on best practices, and much more.
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