“Hanami” is a Japanese tradition of welcoming spring. The literal meaning is “viewing flowers” and enjoying cherry blossoms is an old Japanese custom (that’s been around for over a 1000 years). Hanami is like a picnic to enjoy under the cherry blossoms. People get together for this short period of time and enjoy food and drinks. Many people go early in the morning to secure a spot. However, given the Covid-19, we are not allowed to (or at least, not encouraged to) do “Hanami” last year and this year, so we, Communications held the “Online Virtual Hinami” session with our colleagues via Teams, setting our own favorite cherry blossom pics as our background scene, and get together to chit chat. We all talked about “Where is your favorite hanami spot?” or “Where did you take that photo?” and had great time together. #Japan #virtual #cherryblossom #evonikgroupjapan #online #evonikjapan #hanami

Welcome TS Trainees! Today the new TS Trainees were able to gain a little insight into the world and culture of Evonik, the Employer Branding work and all the great opportunities to stay connected with each other. Thanks to Rabea for the exciting introduction. Wish you all a great time at Evonik! #HumanChemistry #EmployerBranding #Welcome #TsTrainees

Some timeless attributes of industry professionals such as Sourcing Managers include: - Be proactive and prepared - Stay calm under pressure - Go the extra mile - ”Dress the part”…   …Yes, in our world it is important to project a crisp, professional image. However, when you conduct business from home and your image to the outside world is literally chest high, some options emerge that were not previously available. #procurement #business #flattenthecurve #sourcing #RawMaterials #SourcingManager #casual #WFHCulture