Your HR employees are feeling the daily impact of now years of supporting a burned out organization. As 57% of employees are experiencing burnout, few are untouched as reported by Aflac in 2023.
We all want, instead:
- Increased retention
- Energized and strategic leaders with capacity to lead nonstop change
- Succession plan progress
A Modern, Differentiated Solution
HR business partners and their colleagues can now assist the business in designing this way forward…beyond burnout.
Fortunately, there is a different and cutting edge strategy to prevent burnout while increasing employee retention. It boosts change-readiness across your organization. It’s called EPIC Sabbaticals, the flagship component of your future-forward HR talent management strategy. Based on the proven benefits of sabbaticals, it amplifies extended time away from work.
15% of US companies already offer this new type of modern time away.
EPIC Sabbaticals is a program where Experienced Professionals Ignite Change upon return. Employees recharge and revitalize themselves for the long and ambiguous road ahead while their teams are afforded on the job development while away, sparking succession plans.
What makes this Future of Work service unique?
- The EPIC sabbatical framework was designed by an expert with a career of leading transformations in a Midwest, Fortune 100 organization.
- Founder expertise in process, people and technology with a Masters in Educational Technology, Six Sigma and Human Systems Dynamics Certifications and an Associated Coaching Certification.
Industries beyond tech have stepped up and are preparing their organizations for the future of work through sabbaticals. Bank of America’s SVP, Anne Oxrider, explains why and how productivity balanced with revitalization results in even better employees as reported by Stephanie Schomer of Employee Benefit News,
“The thing you’ll hear our CEO talk about a lot is the beauty of the ‘and.’ I can ask you to deliver a lot, and I can give you some great time away to do things that will make you an even better person in your community, in your family and ultimately in our company. We have a great vacation package, but one week at Disney World with your 5-year-old may not actually be the kind of recharge that you need. So let’s create the next type of time away.”
The Benefits: Increased Productivity and Strategic Change Leadership
There are three components of the program that ensure a successful and meaningful sabbatical experience for your employees and their teams.
- Customized: Employees choose their own sabbatical goals while preparing their team for on the job development opportunities.
- Flexible: The process flexes to include both time to reconnect with others and ample time to reflect using prompts.
- Curated: A Concierge will support and offer guidance to ensure progress along checkpoints, ensuring employees develop breakthrough strategies to enhance their performance and contribution to your organization.
By leveraging this model, your employees will not only enjoy a rewarding and fulfilling sabbatical, but will return to work more resilient and ready to lead strategic change.
The Call to Action: Partner with The Shift Matters
EPIC Sabbaticals is not just a policy, but a future of work benefit. It is a strategic service designed for Midwestern cultures that value hard work and reward progress.
That’s why you need to partner with The Shift Matters, the leading provider of EPIC Sabbaticals for Midwestern organizations. We are experts in designing, implementing, and managing sabbatical programs that deliver results for your organization and your employees.
Click here to schedule a call or receive more information from www.epicsabbaticals.com.
Don’t let burnout and change overwhelm your staff. Take a proactive step forward today to ensure those that are burned will not be, as McKinsey reported in 2023, six times more likely to leave.
Authenticity clause: The program and service offerings were written by myself while the framework and additional enhancements were provided by AI.