Stefan Mileschin

What is the sound of one BAP instance of an SAP system containing the enqueue server and the message server clapping?

The maker of expensive software which no one is sure what it does has done well by turning to the meditation technique of mindfulness.

According to Reuters, it all started when Peter Bostelmann, an industrial engineer at Europe’s technology giant SAP, discovered meditation during a personal crisis a decade ago. It had such a significant impact on him he convinced the outfit to start a pilot of mindfulness training in 2013.

Bostelmann, who now runs a global mindfulness programme at SAP claims that employees are more healthy and more engaged and they can cope better with a changing world.

Now SAP is rolling out mindfulness training to all 22,000 German staff and offering consulting services to other firms. It teaches them to pay attention to the present moment, and tune in to thoughts, feelings and surroundings.

Of SAP’s 91,000 employees, 6,500 have participated in a two-day programme, including several top executives. Another 5,500 are on a waiting list, with 21 trainers employed in 20 locations around the world and another 20 set to join in July.

After the training, SAP employees often start meetings with a minute of stillness. Groups also get together to practice “mindful” eating and walking in their breaks, slowing down and paying full attention to their chewing or their steps.

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