Step Out. Step Up.
In an interview last week, Elizabeth talked with a man who had taken a 3-month sabbatical – an eye-popping, continent-hopping adventure with family and friends. Right before I was ready to glow blue-green with envy (blue for the two oceans he crossed; green for the amount of money this adventure must have cost), I tripped [...]
While we will continue to share amazing stories about what people are doing on sabbaticals, there is also inspiration in how people factor in financial reality and still manage to soar into a sabbatical experience. Even when salary and benefits continue, the money for one’s dream sabbatical might not exactly be floating around in [...]
As business sabbaticals garner more interest and experience steady growth, the benefits touted are largely on the back end – after the individual returns. Almost uniformly, employees return to their jobs feeling renewed, committed, more engaged and provides plenty of cross-training opportunities for the employees who pick up the slack. The freedom to explore [...]