Dr. Elke Frank

Dr. Elke Frank

Chief Human Relations Officer and member of Executive Board for Legal and IT at Software AG.

Recent posts

  • Executive Voices

    Happiness is… when you love your job

    As  industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie said: "There is little success where there is little laughter." If you smile and laugh often at work, it probably means you are happy with your job. And when you are happy with your job, you are generally happier with your life - and more likely to be successful. Today, with Covid-19 lockdowns, concerns and health…

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    On IWD, women challenge the status quo

    Dream big. That’s what Sarah al-Amiri did when she led the UAE’s Hope Probe into Mars’ orbit in the first-ever Arab interplanetary mission. It’s also what seven ambitious women scientists and engineers did when they helped get NASA Perseverance to Mars to look for signs of life.  These women choose to challenge stereotypes (women aren’t good at math and science), they challenge prejudice (women…

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    Doing good makes you feel good

    Charity is a powerful thing; by helping others make their lives better, you feel empowered yourself. Corporate philanthropy improves morale – both for employees and for recipients, it benefits your local community, it helps to save the planet and it encourages others to do the same. Everyone wins. Today, the 5th of September, Software AG marks the United Nations' International…

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    Skills for a resilient youth

    World Youth Skills Day 2020 takes place in a challenging time for young people. Even before Covid-19, young people (aged 15-24) globally were three times more likely than adults to be unemployed, according to the UN. Today, Covid-19’s economic impact means that jobs are becoming scarcer and unemployment higher. Schools, universities and training institutes have closed or are offering limited services…

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    How to Stay Sane While Working from Home

    The past few weeks have radically reshaped our world, and one of the biggest changes is that most of us are now working from home. It is one thing to have the flexibility to work from home when you want to but being forced to do it all the time is another thing altogether. I had many concerns when I moved…

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    On International Women’s Day, be more like Zorro 

    On International Women’s Day 2020, we know that an equal world is an enabled world, and that sometimes we have to fight for it. For this you need to be inspired – by a person, a dream, or a cause. My inspiration is Zorro, who always fights for what’s right.  On IWD 2020 we can do just that - challenge…

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