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- December 2023
- Article
Recover, Explore, Practice: The Transformative Potential of Sabbaticals
By: Kira Schabram, Matt Bloom and DJ DiDonna
Sabbaticals have seen an exponential growth in adoption over the last two decades and are ascribed extensive benefits by employers and employees alike. Little is known, however, about how individuals spend their time or how their experiences impact them after they... View Details
Schabram, Kira, Matt Bloom, and DJ DiDonna. "Recover, Explore, Practice: The Transformative Potential of Sabbaticals." Academy of Management Discoveries 9, no. 4 (December 2023): 441–468.
- 13 May 2021
- News
Zhalisa Clarke's Sabbatical Story: Tech Leader Turned Healer
- 02 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Paul’s Sabbatical Story: Hypothesis-Testing by Sabbaticals
three to five years going forward. Two years out of school, Paul set out on a full year sabbatical to answer four questions: what should he do next in life, what would it be like to pursue a passion project, what would happen if he pushed... View Details
- 06 Mar 2019
- News
Making Sabbaticals Mainstream
He needed the kind of break that the typical American vacation week couldn’t offer. So in 2017, he took a sabbatical—which included a ten-day silent meditation retreat followed by a six-week walking pilgrimage in Japan. The experience was so rewarding that he took... View Details
- 09 Jul 2024
- News
How To Take a Sabbatical
- 22 Feb 2023
- News
Research: The Transformative Power of Sabbaticals
- 17 Apr 2019
- Blog Post
Making Sabbaticals Mainstream Series: Marty
importance of these breaks, combined with their relative rarity, drove DJ to investigate further. He partnered with Professor Matt Bloom’s Well Being at Work Initiative at the University of Notre Dame to formally study when and why View Details
- 06 Jun 2022
- News
The Case for Sabbaticals
- 05 Feb 2023
- News
What Workplaces Gain When Younger Workers Take Sabbaticals
- 16 Nov 2021
- News
The Urgent Case for Sabbaticals for All
- 06 Jun 2022
- News
DJ DiDonna on Why Sabbaticals Are for Everyone
- 06 Jun 2023
- News
Why More Companies Should Have a Sabbatical Policy
- 27 Jan 2022
- News
The Great Resignation Has Morphed into the Great Sabbatical
- 21 Oct 2012
- News
Windows Whiz Sinofsky Faces Moment of Truth
DJ DiDonna
Dennis “DJ” DiDonna has dedicated his career to commercializing social science research to create organizations which positively impact the world.
He is a Senior Lecturer in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at Harvard Business School where he teaches the... View Details
- June 2005 (Revised April 2008)
- Case
Whole Foods Market, Inc.
By: John R. Wells and Travis Haglock
Can a short-sleeved, sandal-wearing, college dropout create a company manifesting love, joy, and happiness? Chainsaw John Mackey did. This CEO took a five-month sabbatical to hike the Appalachian Trail. More credentials: Sales-per-square foot of $690 and rising. Hiring... View Details
Keywords: Management Style; Motivation and Incentives; Food; Management Practices and Processes; Groups and Teams; Success; Leadership Style; Management Teams; Business Growth and Maturation; Emerging Markets; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Consumer Products Industry
Wells, John R., and Travis Haglock. "Whole Foods Market, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 705-476, June 2005. (Revised April 2008.)