Jochen Gürtler reflects on his 20-year career at SAP, which began as an ABAP and Java developer and included roles as a development architect, product owner, development manager, and innovation manager. Throughout his career, he invested in personal development through training programs in areas like coaching and design thinking. This allowed him to bring new perspectives to SAP while gaining skills to work independently. He recommends that employees invest in themselves, follow their inner compass, see their job pragmatically, stay curious through experiments, and create their own dream job. For managers, he recommends supporting employees' ideas and development plans.