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First few days in Africa
“What is your vision?” A soft voice from behind me asked.
I turned around. Tribe was standing in the doorway to the classroom we’d just left where we taught the students about the power of differentiation when launching social ventures. During class Tribe only spoke when he was called upon and even then he was barely [...]
Sabbatical Checkpoint - Life is Bigger
I love the quote ”the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” This truth perfectly illustrates my journey. It has been approximately 3 months since I started my sabbatical journey and I am still so excited and thankful to God for the opportunity. One thing for sure is that my sabbatical is definitely teaching me to trust Him more. [...]
Travel Preparations for Africa
Joseph Quaderer, a director at Morgan Stanley, is on a 6-month sabbatical teaching Ugandan high school students the necessary skills to start and scale social enterprises - financially sustainable organizations that also address important social problems. “While I’m going to Uganda to teach high school students the basic tenets of entrepreneurship…I know I’ll be doing a lot more learning than teaching,” Joseph says. In his series of blog posts for yourSABBATICAL, read about how his exposure to a culture completely different than his own brings a new perspective on life. “While corporate America is very rewarding and challenging, I knew that I wanted to dedicate a portion of my life to using my skill set in a more altruistic manner. Capitalism is a very important catalyst in the engine for social change and I knew my finance background could make a palpable difference in people’s lives.”
Cultural Exposure Brings Career & Personal Benefits
Claudia Patton of Edelman took a five week paid sabbatical to the Himalayas, visiting China, India, Tibet, and Bhutan. “I have much deeper relationships with my colleagues in India now that I have shown some interest in their government, culture and way of doing business,” she says. Patton encourages her team members to take a similar break to step outside their own experiences. “Immerse yourself in another world and bring that awareness back to Edelman. In doing so you become a more fully 360 degree employee.”
Break for a Business Owner
For Michelle and Jon Richard, 2008 saw the culmination of a long-time goal. The couple spent seven months circling the globe, stopping at 22 countries along the way. They swam with manta rays in Australia, toured Vietnam on motorbike, and took a Thai cooking class in Chiang Mai.
Just a few short years after establishing Coalesce, [...]