FREE Sabbatical
Negotiation Toolkit
Want a break without quitting?
This FREE toolkit will help you prepare for the conversation with your employer and make a strong case for your sabbatical. You'll get
1. A Complete Sabbatical Negotiation Guide
A practical 7-step guide to know what to ask for and how to ask.
2. An Editable Sabbatical Proposal Template
An editable presentation template to help you make your case and get a 'yes'!
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Hi, I'm Lyndall
I’ve spent 9+ years helping people plan, negotiate and take sabbaticals.
I’ve supported more than 300 mid-career professionals taking sabbaticals and taken 12 extended breaks of my own.
One thing I’ve learned? You often don’t have to quit your job to take meaningful time away.
A well-prepared proposal can create a very different conversation with your employer.
Your strongest argument may not be why you need the break.
It may be why keeping you is better than replacing you.
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How to use the toolkit
Start with the guide
Work through the 7 steps first.
It will help you get clear on what you want, what your employer is likely to care about and where you have room to negotiate.
Then build your proposal
Use the Proposal Template to pull your thinking together into something concrete.
You do not necessarily need to present the whole deck to your manager.
You can use it to:
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prepare your own thinking
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structure a written proposal
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pull out the slides you need
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guide the conversation with your manager
The important thing is that you go into the discussion prepared.
One thing to remember
Your goal is not to convince your boss that you deserve a break.
Your goal is to show that there is a workable way for you to take meaningful time away and return.
That means thinking about both sides:
What do you need from the sabbatical?
and
What does your employer need in order to say yes?
That’s where the strongest negotiations start.
Don’t ask only: “Is the answer yes or no?”
Ask: “What would need to be true for this to work?”
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Want to talk it through with an expert?
If you want someone in your corner to help you think it through, make decisions and navigate the tricky bits, I offer 1:1 sabbatical coaching tailored to you and what you need.
We can work together on everything from making the sabbatical possible and planning the details, to navigating challenges while you’re away and figuring out what comes next.
Want a community to share the journey with?
Planning a sabbatical can feel exciting, overwhelming and a little lonely when no one around you is doing the same thing.
That’s what BreakSpace is for.
Come join a community of people planning, taking and returning from sabbaticals, with coaching, practical support and people to share the ups, downs, questions and decisions with.
You’ll get:
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regular live coaching
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practical tools and resources
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support through each stage of your sabbatical
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a community of people who really get it