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How a Volunteer Sabbatical Changed My Career and My Life
In my previous life (this is what I call my life before my sabbatical), I worked as a project manager in the UK at an American insurance company called ACE Insurance. I worked all hours, earned decent money, was stuck in a rut and was going through a divorce, which like all divorces was costing [...]
Dashed Dreams While on Sabbatical. Don’t Let it Happen to You.
In her essay for the New York Times on Sunday, April, 4, 2010, Coming to Terms with My Sabbatical, Michele Mendelssohn mourns her sabbatical dream. Eight months into a career break that she won, she says, “my original plan now looks like a delusional fantasy. Though I have done many things on my list, I [...]
With 42% Dive in Top Talent’s Loyalty (insert alarm sound), What Does the Future Hold?
Imagine cutting your workforce then losing your best people? New data shows that top talent in many companies already have one foot out the door. But with eight pragmatic interventions outlined in this just-released book (October 12th), a company vying for “employer of choice” can hold tight to a bright future and beyond.
The source: Top [...]
Sagmeister on Sabbaticals
If you don’t know about TED’s “ideas worth spreading”, then you absolutely must. If you haven’t been invited to its invitation-only global conferences, I am feeling your pain.
Renowned for album covers, posters and his recent book of life lessons, designer Stefan Sagmeister invariably has a slightly different way of looking at things. He views sabbaticals [...]