The Sabbatical Mindset Blog
How to Create High Return on Your Sabbatical
A sabbatical is an extraordinary adventure with the potential to be a return on investment like no other. Time, energy and money all converge to create a possible life-changing event. We know individuals who improve their leadership game, careers, lifestyles, approach to conflict, work/life balance and relationships after they return. But in the planning stages […]
The Single Best Practice for a Company Sabbatical Policy that Rocks
Let’s say the company announces a new program to allow time out from work – a sabbatical program. Immediately after a shock and awe moment, employees have a few questions. Do you know what they are? They want to know: Do I get to go? For how long? Will I be paid? Can I do […]
Dear Company, Your Sabbatical Program Makes Employees Worry. Please Fix This.
Ron leaves his workplace at the end of next week for a six-week paid sabbatical provided by his company. The opportunity to live in Germany with his wife and young son in the small town of Bonn has been well planned. He’ll attend language classes, travel and also call on a couple of prospective clients. […]
You Want Me to Do Your Work AND Mine?: Guiding Questions for Pre-Sabbatical Work Transfer
Let’s face it. When you are away from the workplace on your sabbatical, people will talk about you. It’s nice to think they are wishing you well on your extraordinary experience and smiling as they tackle their job and part of yours. But in the preparation for leaving your work behind, a myriad of details […]
Want to go from Employee to Entrepreneur? Attend A Unique Sabbatical Experience in Bali.
Do you see your future as an entrepreneur, freelancer, mid-career breaker or creator of social change? You can gain skills, tools, insight and knowledge to make your idea happen … if you’re willing to move quickly. Why take a chance and zoom off to Bali in October for three weeks? Because seizing opportunities are how […]
Who Covers Your Work While You’re on Sabbatical? First Steps to Extraordinary Success.
Planning a sabbatical is fraught with challenges. How do I find the cheapest airfare to Bhutan? What is the most valuable professional experience for my time away? Can I fit my family into a small Airstream? When you decide to take a sabbatical offered by the company or negotiate your own six-weeks away, the most […]
CBS Segment, “More Professionals Taking Sabbatical,” Features yourSABBATICAL.com
A recent survey found 16-percent of companies now allow unpaid sabbatical leave. Human resource consultant Dan Ryan says sabbaticals are growing in popularity, partly because expectations on the job have intensified. The pace of work now, especially after the economic downturn, is very frantic and the sabbatical is a very innovative way for companies to hang […]