Implementing Personal Leaves of Absence and Sabbaticals Into Partnership Agreements

Recently, we completed a partnership agreement where the partners built in a framework for taking creative and personal sabbaticals without being in a breach of their partnership obligations.

They're both committed substantially full-time to their partnership. But they also wanted some flexibility to take deep dives into outside creative and personal pursuits, so long as the company would be okay.

So we built some parameters and procedures into their partnership agreement enabling them to take these leaves while ensuring their company and partner are protected.

I love the approach.

What I've found in my career is that having the freedom and capacity to pursue the full scope of my creative interests enables me to bring much more of myself to work.

And having the autonomy to determine when and how much to do that has been a huge source of fulfillment.

So kudos to my clients here. I think they've done something to make their partnership a lot more productive, inspiring and resilient.