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Culture: 2 Weeks Between US and ANZ
What two back-to-back trips, one to North America West and one to ANZ, taught me about Erin Meyer’s Culture Map, and why the same global program needs a different playbook in every Market Unit.
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Breathwork for Salespeople
How I use box breathing, Kapalabhati and Sivananda pranayama to manage sales stress and travel fatigue, backed by HBR and McKinsey research on stress, energy and resilience at work.
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Time & Energy
There are many fundamental human constraints: lifespan, cognition, perception, knowledge, etc. However, time and energy are arguably the two most fundamental constraints on being human. Nearly every other limitation, the above + wealth, skill, relationships, etc. can be improved to some degree. Time and energy cannot. In a sense, life is the process of converting…
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Sivananda Yoga Experience
In the past years, I exposed myself to all sorts of practices. Mostly yoga, with the help of the app called Down Dog. It was more like an exercise, rather than a spiritual practice. Then I heard from so many people that meditation is supposed to help in stressful jobs to regulate the nervous system.…
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We forgot how to breath
Five sessions. One breathwork workshop. And a growing realization: the thing closest to us is the one we’ve neglected the most. Session 1 (April 10, 2026): The tape over the mouth The first evening begins with an unexpected insight: I breathe wrong. Not occasionally, but systematically, most of my life. Mouth instead of nose. Chest…
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How to keep energized despite heavy travels
May was one of those months where I barely recognized my own reflection in the hotel mirror. Traveling for 4 weeks between the US, Switzerland and Spain might sound appealing, but can be draining at times. During those travels, we were visiting local market units in the US, we executed the biggest SAP customer event…
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Building Resilience With Breath
Since 2016 I work in various sales roles. From Inside Sales in Spain, to Field Sales in Germany and Switzerland. Sales is a job that comes with many Up’s and Down’s – but as I’ve grown into the profession, it was (somewhat) easy for me to cope with the constant pressure and expectations of carrying…
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The Role Of “Culture” in Change
Change is easy to mandate. It is hard to live. Anyone who has led a transformation initiative across multiple markets knows this intuitively: the strategy looks elegant on a slide, but the moment it touches real organizations, real people and real cultures, it becomes something altogether messier and more human. I recently returned from a…
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Growth Culture – The DNA for change
Growth Culture is an organizational mindset and operating framework that prioritizes continuous learning, adaptability and development at all levels. In enterprises like SAP, where technological shifts, market disruptions, and evolving customer expectations are constant, Growth Culture serves as the connective tissue that enables teams to not only navigate change but to thrive within it. Unlike…
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Workforce education in tech
The accelerating pace of change in technology, particularly with AI, cloud computing, and automation, has fundamentally changed what “lifelong learning” means. Due to the rapid advancement of technology, it is very hard for the workforce to keep up to date with all developments. Only a generation ago, it was enough to go through university and…