Step Out. Step Up.
Google, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Qualcomm, EMC, Autodesk….
If you work for any of these companies, you’re involved in a highly innovative culture. And if you’re double-lucky, you look forward to a paid sabbatical. Four of these companies – IBM, Intel, Microsoft and Autodesk – are on our “Companies on a Quest” list (see the list [...]
Employers and even individuals can sometimes view a sabbatical as having benefits that are pretty one sided…and slim. The sabbatical taker returns refreshed and rejuvenated. Whoopee! Why not just buy Starwood’s SweetSleeper Bed, pull that downy comforter over your head and get some sleep?
When individuals choose to do something on their sabbatical [...]
“Companies that ignore the global mindset do so at their own peril.”
(Chief Learning Officer Magazine, June 2008.)
If your company’s leaders are innovating across political, social and cultural boundaries in ways that suggest they are looking for opportunities, then they’re already talking “global leadership.” One characteristic of global leaders is they can see many [...]
When sabbatical work partners – those left behind to do the work while a person is away on sabbatical – are less than 48 hours of being without their valuable boss or co-worker for a block of weeks, cute remarks are apt to be made. Awww, no boss? We’re looking forward to it…..Hey, I’m [...]