Why More Companies Should Have a Sabbatical Policy

Sabbaticals have long been thought of as an academic privilege, but
a growing number of companies offer them, especially since the
pandemic. DJ DiDonna, a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School
and founder of The Sabbatical Project, has interviewed hundreds of
workers who’ve taken them and studied organizations that offer
them. From his research and his own experience on a sabbatical,
DiDonna shares the surprising impacts that extended time off—paid
or unpaid—can have on workers, teams, and the overall organization.
And he explains how organizations can make sabbaticals work both
financially and culturally.