If you’re considering a sabbatical, or already planning one, we can help. The following services and materials are available on an a la carte or package basis.
Coaching Services & Support
Work one-on-one with a yS team member in creating, executing, and leveraging the best sabbatical plan for you and your career. Through enlightening assessment tools and insightful evaluation, your personal yS coach can guide you through all phases of a successful career sabbatical, from negotiating a leave and planning your work coverage to integrating your sabbatical experience into your leadership practices and personal brand.
Assessment, Evaluation & Planning Materials
- Discovery Manual – This workbook guides individuals through the process of choosing, planning, and leveraging the best sabbatical experience. It includes a section on how to write a sabbatical plan to ensure structure and successful outcomes for you as well as your company and your career. This resource is particularly valuable for integrating a sabbatical program with leadership practices. Includes a template and samples of sabbatical plans.
- Work Coverage Manual – This tool guides you in structuring a work coverage plan that benefits your coverage team and your company, increasing agility and uncovering new ways of working. It outlines the different methods that can be used, such as a work coverage bid process and developing a “sabbatical orbit”. The manual also includes a work audit to help you break down your work and identify what needs to be covered, criteria for selecting the best work coverage individual/team, scripts for approaching work coverage partners, a “before-you-leave” checklist, agendas for pre-departure and after-return meeting with the work coverage team, and a re-entry plan that outlines what you should do during your first three days after returning.