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Archives for June, 2008
If a Top Ten Sabbaticals List Existed, This One Would Be In It
I don’t want to go too far with “rating” what people choose to do on their sabbaticals….after all, the outcome is critical, too. Someone could spend the entire break at home and experience a bigger life impact than someone who climbs Everest or studies gorillas in Uganda.
That said, I’m holding up a card right now [...]
Company Sabbaticals in India
An Indian media outlet, The Financial Express, just published an article about a new study from Boston Consulting Group that finds that Indian companies will juggle between solving manpower shortage and offering work-life balance to its employees in the next five years. In the article, BCG was quoted as saying: “By 2015, 56% of [...]
General Mills’ Two-Pronged Approach to Sabbaticals
Instead of only one sabbatical program, why not two? General Mills offers its employees:
A personal sabbatical. After seven years of service, employees who have at least a “satisfactory” performance rating can apply to take an unpaid leave of 4-12 weeks to go and do whatever they need or desire to do. Individuals must apply at [...]
Small Business Owners and Sabbaticals
Cedric Blye commented recently about the challenges of small business owners taking sabbaticals. “How can a one-man-show/sole proprietor with a growing business that needs nurturing reap the benefits offered by a sabbatical?” he asked.
No doubt, while small business owners have more control over their time, they also have unique challenges with sabbaticals. In Escape 101: [...]
Tim Ferriss and his Mini Retirements
Not that I see Tim Ferriss’ ideas as pie in the sky. I don’t. I liked his book, The 4-Hour Workweek, a whole lot, and I know he’s inspired many, including me.
Blogger Get Rich Slowly recently interviewed Ferriss about his ideas for financing mini retirements, and U.S. News & World Report’s Katy Marquardt wrote about [...]