Lessons learned from my 10-year anniversary When I started at SAP in January 2007 the world was a different one: Nokia achieved a 40% global market share, no smartphone believe it: no AirBnB, no WhatsApp SAP stock was at 33 EUR my kids attended kindergarten The world has changed massively since then. And the world […]
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Fellowships Are a Vehicle for Innovation
Lessons learned from my fellowship (part 3) A fellow adds diversity to the receiving team. The fellow also opens his network and adds his web of connections to the receiving team. Thus, multiplying the potential to open doors e.g. for co-innovation with customers. This contributes to “across-team diversity” as described in this insightful article “Maximising […]
Become a mentor for students
Lessons from my 10-year anniversary I’ve developed and nurtured a pipeline of more than 30 working students and interns since my start at SAP. I’m proud to observe these Generation Y talents grow in their career and make enormous contributions to their teams. As a mentor you also learn a lot about yourself e.g. by […]
Lessons Learned from My Fellowship (Part 1)
One: Grow your creative confidence based on exposure to topics you are passionate about My company offers 6-month fellowships as an opportunity to move from the day job in order to explore a new business area. I had the chance to do a fellowship in the Design business area thanks to the support of my sending manager […]