Now, more than ever, it’s important for all of us to stay connected – to reinforce our sense of community, to help each other, and to discover and share ways to keep engaged. The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting us all in different ways. No matter what your situation, we wanted to share our tips and best practices to help you during these times.
Work from home tips from the #LifeAtSAP team
Watch members of our #LifeAtSAP team share their personal tips for #workfromhome success.
My attempt at finding balance
“Balancing my family's needs in this time of social distancing along with work commitments and demands and personal needs for health and wellness has become an act of intense proportions. It requires strength, flexibility, and awareness of all the moving parts so that nothing collides.”
Life at SAP crowdsourced remote working tips from the experts: our employees
The first week of a new way of working uncovers new distractions and four key lessons.
From new fitness goals to family bonding time, Arpit shares personal moments and reflections on the "new normal".
As we all grapple with a global pandemic, social unrest, economic uncertainty, and environmental disasters, stress levels have skyrocketed. Lost productivity due to the surge in mental health disorders is estimated to cost companies a trillion dollars a year. SAP is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion and eliminating the stigma around mental health disorders in the workplace.
“You Are Not Alone” - Recognizing World Mental Health Day 2020
SAP is committed to fostering a culture of belonging and destigmatizing mental health disorders in the workplace. Whether you’re struggling with loneliness, balancing a job while homeschooling your children, or grappling with the emotional distress of current social justice issues, we are all coping with various challenges. Let’s come together and support each other.
Take care of your health
Resilience is the capacity to cope with and become stronger as a result of experiencing and dealing with difficult events. Strengthening resilience combines building inner strength with applying personal strength to challenging situations.
Five tips to build resilience (click image above)
Manage your stress wisely
The early warning signs of stress are your body’s alarm bell for taking action. Recognize the signs and take them seriously.
10 tips to step out of the stress zone (click image above)
Maintaining positive mental health
In many ways, mental health is just like physical health: everybody has it, and we need to take care of it. We all have times when we feel down, stressed, or frightened.
The importance of social health
Maintaining good social health during this time gives you a network that will support you through this time of change. And help you build resilience. Staying connected with your team will ultimately determine your success.
Together as ONE
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, SAP Labs Network shot a special video to share the belief that Together as ONE we will emerge stronger from this crisis. The beautiful song used in the video was composed by 1001 Music Lab (one employee club in SAP Labs China) showcases the team spirit and collaboration across many countries to over come this global challenge together.
A Song of Solidarity
The pandemic may have transitioned SAP employees out of the office, but our spirit remains very much united. SAP Labs Israel employees recorded a song, “We’re all in this together”, to show that even when physically apart, our support for each other only grows stronger in challenging times. And despite working from home, we remain connected as one team in a virtual workplace.
How technology helps bring German citizens home
SAP provided the Federal Foreign Office of Germany with a simple, safe, scalable, and stable Web application for stranded German citizens to submit their residence and personal data, in an effort to help their citizens return home safely.
SAP helped a client secure 500 hospital beds in just 30 minutes
Richard helped a client, Ram Tool, secure 500 hospital beds from Joerns Healthcare in just 30 minutes. He did this using SAP Ariba Discovery, which SAP has opened access to so any buyer can post their immediate sourcing needs and any supplier can respond to show they can deliver.
