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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 […]
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 […]
Money Does Buy Happiness: Here’s How Much Moolah You Need and Why
In the pursuit of happiness, how many times have we asked ourselves, “How much money is enough?” only to quickly realize we have no idea. Finally, we have the answer. According to the latest research, once you have about $75,000 a year, earning more doesn’t really help. Not surprisingly, people with a comfortable living standard […]
Why a Sabbatical on Your Resume Makes You More Desirable - Plus Tips for Negotiating One
Marlo Gaal, who hires employees as corporate HR director for Hyatt Hotels Corporation, says a sabbatical on a resume has the potential to make a candidate more interesting. “It’s an upside [for a candidate] because I appreciate the diversity,” Gaal says, in a US News & World Report article this week. “To me, [what you […]
Matt Koenig’s Big Decision: Four Months or One Year for His Family’s Sabbatical?
Matt Koenig of 1 Year Sabbatical might have a few sleepless nights ahead of him. A few weeks ago, after working through Negotiating Your Sabbatical: The Ultimate Toolkit for Writing and Presenting a Killer Sabbatical Proposal Your Boss Can’t Refuse, Matt presented his sabbatical proposal to his boss. She understood Matt’s desire to live with […]
The New York Times’ Trip Contest: My Mother Could Be the Lucky Winner
What do people usually want to do on sabbatical? Learn something, travel, and give back are the top answers we hear. Pulitzer-winning journalist Nick Kristof of The New York Times is offering all three in his Win-a-Trip 2011 contest. He’ll take a college student and a senior citizen along with him to a developing country […]
Adventure Philanthropy: The Sabbatical to Challenge You and Do for Others
You’re thinking of negotiating a sabbatical and what you really want to do with your time away is satisfy your need for a first-rate outdoor adventure and physical challenge. But you’re in virgin territory, in a company where no one has ever asked for a sabbatical before …. and not everyone can appreciate your idea […]
Stand-Out Sabbatical Applications: Key Factors for Success
As more and more organizations investigate the best design for sabbatical programs, the sabbatical-by-application option could be the design that stands out. Already used in many universities, the by-application program means you will be in competition with your peers for the number of sabbatical slots available. In a competition for a sabbatical, how can you […]
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The Question at Meetup’s Sabbatical Send-Off Party: “What Would Brendan Do?”
Meetup’s first sabbatical-goer, Brendan McGovern, the company’s CFO, departed last month for his three month, fully paid sabbatical - an opportunity offered to all Meetup employees after every seven years of employment (who wouldn’t want to work at that company, huh?). Brendan didn’t leave without a proper send-off from his team members, who gave him […]
IKEA’s Unique Sabbatical Contest Has A Winner!
Last year IKEA announced their Life Improvement Project with the tag line, “Life Improved. Community Improved.” The possbility of a year-long paid sabbatical was an innovative contest idea, and this year’s winner proves that the whole sabbatical trend is not just about the person who is on sabbatical. Yes, this year’s winner will have a sabbatical year […]
Seven Alaska Nonprofit Leaders Selected for 2011 Rasmuson Sabbatical Grants
There’s no doubt that the nonprofit sector values the sabbatical experience for its leaders. Nonprofits also prove to be willing to reach into their pocketbooks to make sabbaticals happen. The goal of the Alaska-based Rasmuson Foundation Sabbatical Program is to retain top-quality leaders in nonprofits by providing three- to six-month opportunities for rest, reflection and […]
Google’s Response to its Brain Drain. And What Will Your Employer Do?
Last week’s news about Google fighting off Facebook and other fast-growing internet firms in the war for talent is a glimpse into the future as well as a substantial morale lift if you’re feeling stuck or looking for a brighter future. Now hear this! You really can get a job somewhere else - if not […]
Win a $100,000 Sabbatical in IKEA’s Contest
Write an essay about how you would use $100,000 to help others and you could win a chance to do just that with the IKEA Life Improvement Sabbatical Contest. If you ever dreamed of changing your life and someone else’s, this is one big opportunity. What: Hoping to help people who want to help others […]
I’m Eating, Praying and Loving What’s Coming … and You Will, Too!
I’m disappointed. I expected the reviews on the new movie, Eat, Pray, Love, to be better. They’re not so hot. “… be warned that you are diving into a movie with the spiritual and emotional depth of a birdbath.” - St. Louis Suburban Journal. “A bloated monster of a movie. … gargantuan running time.” - […]
Multitudes Sing “Take This Job and Shove It.” Then What?
Johnny Paycheck’s 1977 hit went platinum. Don’t know what tune you’re humming, but the research tells us that Paycheck’s song is on the lips of many: Better not try to stand in my way, As I’m walking out the door. Take this job and shove it. I ain’t working here no more. In February, the number of […]
More Workers Quit Jobs When Career Break Is Smarter Move
The number of workers who voluntarily quit a job surpassed the number who were laid off or discharged in February 2009, according to the the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Before February, the BLS had recorded more layoffs than resignations for 15 straight months. That’s not a surprising turn of events. In fact, it may be […]