06/05/2025

Take a Sabbatical as CEO

Redefine your role and growth your business

As a CEO, I did something unconventional to scale my business: I stepped away from my role for over a year. No, I wasn’t lounging on a beach. I took a purposeful sabbatical to focus on strategic growth, and the results were transformative — for me, my team and my company. Here’s why a well-planned break from leadership can be a driver for exponential growth and how you can make it work for your business.

This time away from my day-to-day responsibilities served several purposes. The first was that it allowed me to write my first book, which has been a powerful marketing tool for the growth of my company and a personal accomplishment I’m incredibly proud of. The second purpose was a sort of stress test on my business to see how well my ability to delegate was in order to step back from many of the duties I'd previously filled. Finally, and perhaps, most importantly, it empowered my team to grow in the roles they filled, allowing the business to run more smoothly with everyone performing at the top of their skill level.

While I'm not suggesting that every business owner should or even could drop everything and head to the Bahamas for 18 months, I genuinely believe that an extended and purposeful break from your leadership role can be an extremely effective way to quickly grow your business. 

Please select this link to read the complete article from Rolling Stone.