Mindfulness at SAP (B): From grassroots to global mindfulness

By Anand Narasimhan, Heather Cairns-Lee and Nancy Lane

7 pages

August 2024

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Reference: IMD-7-2521

This case picks up the story in 2014 and describes how Bostelmann and SAP spread and deepened the roots of the grassroots program over the span of a decade.

Learning Objective

Analyze what SAP did to successfully embed mindfulness into its organization
Explore the benefits of offering mindfulness in organizations.

Keywords

Workplace Well-being, General Management, Global Business, Human Resources, Leadership, Mindfulness, Leadership Development

Settings

World/global, Germany
SAP, Information Technology
2012-2023

Type

Field Research

Available Languages

English

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This case study is part of a series

Mindfulness at SAP (A): A skeptic attends the program
Mindfulness at SAP (B): From grassroots to global mindfulness

This case study is part of a series

Mindfulness at SAP (A): A skeptic attends the program
Mindfulness at SAP (B): From grassroots to global mindfulness

Mindfulness at SAP (A): A skeptic attends the program

By Anand Narasimhan Heather Cairns-Lee and Nancy Lane
Case reference: IMD-7-2489 ©2024

Summary

This case sets up the context for how the global, IT company SAP transformed a grassroots mindfulness program into a formal offering. Using the sit...

Reference IMD-7-2489

Organization SAP

Industry Information Technology

Available Languages English

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