Change Your Leaders From the Inside Out

SAP’s Social Sabbatical

Session TU404

• Jenny Dearborn, SVP, Chief Learning Officer, SAP

• Madeleine Homan-Blanchard, Co-Founder, Blanchard Online Learning and Coaching Services

• Laura Asiala, VP, Public Affairs, PYXERA Global

• Susan Camberis, VP, Learning and Organizational Development, Executive Coaching Connections 

How a Social Sabbatical in Kenya Changed Molly Swenson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z54qnvWNMSo

Today Tomorrow

1.3 billionyouths

85%living in developing countries

90 millionunemployed youths

300 millionyouth working poor

By 2020, economies will face a shortage of skilled talent needed to drive prosperity & social security

40 millionhigh-skilled workers especially with STEM knowledge globally

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Our Mission

Equip the world’s youth with tools they need to tackle society’s problems and thrive in the 21st century workforce.

Our Core Assets

Social EnterprisesBuild the capacity of social enterprises that put young people on the path to successful (IT) careers

Our ProgramsSkilled IT Workforce Build a skilled workforce for the IT sector through training and workforce development

Talent, Technology, and Partnerships

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The SAP Social Sabbatical is a short-term assignment for key talents who work in highly diverse teams to:

o Strengthen their leadership competencies, cross industry sector know-how and intercultural sensitivity

o Solve concrete business challenges for the education and social entrepreneurship sector in emerging markets

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The Program Today…

19 workdays, plus pre-work and

travel

Participants per year

Teams comprised of 12 employees

from across functions, multiple board areas, and

diverse nationalities

Assignment locations

10 1219 120

Global Pro Bono at a GlanceSince 2008…

80 countries on 5 continents.

on global pro bono projects in

8000+employees

26 corporations have sent

39 known companies with global pro bono

2014 Global Pro Bono Benchmarking Survey, PYXERA Global

MBA On-Boarding

Team-based

Executive

Virtual Fellowship

Program Models

Different Pro Bono Models Meet Varied Goals

Measuring Participant Impact

78%of managers of participants reported improvement in attitude and motivation

IBM survey of managers and employees

have a better understanding of business’

role in society

90%have increased ability to listen for client needs

88%

improved their ability to work with

a team

76%exhibit

enriched cultural

awareness

92%

Results to Date

PARTICIPANTS

Employees acquired, gained, and developed critical competencies:

Leadership• 83% Building Trust• 77% Execute for Success• 67% Deliver Customer-focused

Innovation

Global Skills• 78% Teamwork + Collaboration• 76% Cultural Awareness• 64% Problem Solving

• 93% Employee Engagement Index after Sabbatical

• 91% More motivated to perform work at SAP

• 96% More likely to tell others about SAP

• 89% Felt program learnings are relevant to SAP work

SAP

Results to Date

PROGRESS

• By 2014: 304,800 pro-bono service hours, 127 employees from 31 nations

• 2014-15: 96 were selected (44% Women, 40% Millennials) from 362 applications

CLIENTS

• 98% of client organizations satisfied or highly satisfied with quality and output of the team

• 97% would likely recommend SAP

Stanford Social Innovation Review, European Conference Board, The New Global Citizen

Key Coverage