Mindfulness at SAP (B): From grassroots to global mindfulness
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.
- Analyze what SAP did to successfully embed mindfulness into its organization
- Explore the benefits of offering mindfulness in organizations.
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