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Responsibility is important.
Responsibility for yourself and for others.

We often hear the saying “If everyone thinks of themselves, everyone is thought of”.
Even as a simplified blanket statement, we at BERIAS think this is too short-sighted, because it does not create a social society.

We humans bear responsibility for our actions and this applies not only to our direct environment, but also to our indirect environment.
Especially in today’s globalized world.
At BERIAS, we live and work by this principle and it is a valuable asset to us.

In a social society, however, it is not only individuals who are responsible for their own actions; more complex structures such as companies also bear responsibility.
We are also aware of this responsibility and are not only involved individually in voluntary work and with donations, BERIAS as a company also gives something back.
This year, our support goes to the great HORIZONT e.V.

Horizont supports children and their mothers who suddenly find themselves on the street.
Even in a city like Munich, that’s 1,700 children without a home.
We would like to thank everyone involved and the volunteers of this great organization for their work, their commitment and their willingness to help.

We meet different people every day and shape our relationships with our words and actions. Whether professionally or privately, communication and interaction are central elements of our lives.

There are times when everything runs like clockwork. We are healthy, successful at work and get on well with everyone. And then there may be times that are difficult. Most difficulties can be overcome. Mind games do not refer to everyday obstacles – they are more about relationships in which manipulation is involved alongside entrenched patterns of behavior. This robs us of a lot of energy, wears on our nerves, is unhealthy and has the potential to draw us into a negative spiral.

Knowledge is power

Perhaps, but in any case, knowledge brings clarity.

The better we understand the roles in mind games, the better we can become an observer of a situation and not be completely caught up in it. This gives us the distance we need to see through manipulation and thwart or at least defuse it.

In a mind game, the roles of the participants are usually defined in the so-called “Drama triangle” (according to Stephen Karpman): Victims, persecutors and rescuers.

Let’s take a closer look at these roles by describing a somewhat exaggerated picture of each role.

The victim role: The victim assumes a passive position. They like to moan, are unhappy, believe themselves to be powerless at the mercy of fate and see themselves as flawless.

The pursuer role: The persecutor is a harsh critic who acts sternly and condescendingly. He likes sweeping and condemning statements. In the worst cases, he is choleric, shouts and throws accusations and even threats around. The persecutor considers himself strong, assertive and absolutely unable to tolerate criticism.

The savior role: The savior likes to act as a protector, treats others like little children, teaches and wants to bind other people to himself through his work. His self-image is characterized by strength, balance and selflessness.

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Each of these roles has a legitimate meaning in its moderate origin and can be lived by both men and women. In the context of manipulation and mind games, however, these roles take on an exaggerated and unhealthy form.

Although we are talking about a “game” here, it has little to do with fun. From one’s own perspective, every role has a “good” intention, which is to fulfill one’s own needs and confirm one’s own world view.

Each of us has our “favorite role”. Observe your own behavior and get to know your trigger points. Which statements make you angry? When do you tend to justify yourself or take on tasks that completely exceed your capacities?

Take a closer look and increase the time between the external event and your reaction to it. This will help you learn to change your role – because roles are never static!

From this perspective, none of the three roles has a particularly sympathetic or even desirable function.

But why do manipulation and mind games still take place? Each role pursues the goal of scoring a point for itself and raking in the winnings:

The victim does not have to take responsibility and “ideally” gets away without consequences.

The pursuer is gaining power. His world remains divided into black and white and he feels extremely vindicated in his view.

The savior feels like a hero who goes through life waving a flag and celebrating his supposed selflessness and strength. Unfortunately, those who look after others have no time to look after themselves.

The more often you manage to jump into the observer position, the better you will be able to get out of this “game” or even better: not to get involved in the first place!

BOTS CHANGE WORK

Stop for a moment and try to take in all the ways in which technology is shaping our lives.
Isn’t that amazing?
Confusing?
Or perhaps frightening?
Either way, it’s now a fact of life.
And one of the good news is – it works for us.
Better still, there are now even computer programs that work with us – namely RPA bots.

In this article, we will talk about how the combination of RPA technology and tracker software can revolutionize/transform the work landscape.

What is RPA?

RPA stands for Robotic Process Automation.
It is a computer program that aims to fully automate standardized and repetitive work processes.

It starts by mapping the process as it is carried out by human employees.
All the steps involved are recorded.
The RPA tracking software follows the work several times and, if possible, for several different team members to find the most efficient way to perform the task.
Once the software has “learned” how to carry out the process, it can begin.
The bot carries out the process on its own, completely independent of human input or instructions.

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As mentioned earlier, RPA is perfect for repetitive tasks that don’t require any degree of originality or creativity.
These processes typically involve a lot of copy-paste, accessing and editing data, filling out forms based on information provided, and so on.
Examples include processing accounts receivable in accounting, preparing invoices, filing tax returns, registering new clients and employees, and other similar tasks.

The best part is that the RPA software completes these processes much faster than a human and completely eliminates any possibility of errors or compliance failures.

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How does tracker software help with RPA?

If you’re familiar with tracking software, you may know that it’s used to document team members’ computer activity.
This means that it recognizes which apps they use, which websites they visit, how long they spend on each task, etc.

With this in mind, it is clear that work tracker software can provide an excellent foundation for the RPA learning phase.
In other words: Its ability to recognize software usage, time spent on tasks and the sequence of different apps can provide insight into which processes are good candidates for robotic process automation.

Let’s take a closer look at the invoicing example:
Let’s say your tracker software shows that your team uses four different apps while creating invoices.
Typically, it takes about 15 minutes to create an invoice.
Knowing that this process only consists of copying data and packaging it into a pre-built format, you may decide to automate it by implementing RPA.
You will even have some of the data that the RPA software needs – for example, which programs to use and in what order.

The implementation of tracking software is becoming increasingly popular in many industries where RPA can be used, e.g. insurance, e-commerce, finance, customer support, human resources, etc.

How will this technology affect our work?

RPA, supported by computer tracking software, has many advantages for process-based tasks.
First of all, it is much faster than any human.
You gain time – without having to increase the pressure on your team.
Quite the opposite – a task that would take a human 20 minutes can be completed by the program in just a few seconds.
What’s more, it doesn’t make any mistakes – once the process has been learned, it is always carried out in exactly these steps, without any deviations, mix-ups or forgetting.
In addition, all tasks performed are automatically logged, so that the problem of compliance is also solved.

It can be quite worrying to read about all the processes in all industries that RPA can learn to perform autonomously (and apparently better than humans), but there’s no need to panic because millions of people could lose their jobs.

RPA can only be taught to do repetitive data-based tasks that most team members find boring and time-consuming anyway.
RPA cannot be creative, make decisions, develop ideas or solve complex problems.
The sole purpose of this system is to eliminate the need to spend hours on copy-paste based tasks.
At the same time, RPA frees up time for knowledge workers to focus on creativity, innovation and customer relationships.

With this in mind, it is clear that work tracker software can provide an excellent foundation for the RPA learning phase.
In other words: Its ability to recognize software usage, time spent on tasks and the sequence of different apps can provide insight into which processes are good candidates for robotic process automation.

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Conclusion

Robotic process automation technology in combination with tracker software can be a powerful tool to shorten lead times in administrative processes.
However, it is not intended to replace people.
RPA supports people to spend more time on innovative, creative or customer-oriented tasks.
Combine standardized processes with human creativity and experience a real difference for your company.

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Since the invention of the assembly line by Henry Ford, industry has been automating everything that can be automated. And nowadays there would be no other way how to do it. Neither can people do everything by hand, nor could we pay for the finished product according to the cost of production.

The situation is quite different for many other business processes. Hundreds of thousands of people in Germany sit in front of their computers every day and repeat the same tasks over and over again. They transfer numbers from one table to another or copy numbers from quotations into the data fields of ERP systems. You know what I mean, all of us have these repetitive activities that are mindless and eat up way too much of our lives.

Technology is already advanced enough to automate these activities, but this potential is not yet being exploited. Above all, automation fuels the fear of losing one’s job. After all, if one’s job is performed by a computer, what raison d’être do I have?

This always makes me wonder what kind of existence it is to simply write data from A to B all the time. This time could be filled with so many more meaningful things. For example, one could use this time to think about how to move the company forward in other areas. Such as in new market segments. You could think about how to improve existing products. One could use the time to perform challenging or creative tasks with more care. This maintains quality and ensures the company’s own competitiveness. You could even use the time to have coffee with your colleagues. This social time gives us humans more benefits than repeating mindless work every day and getting tired in the long run.

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And precisely this new freedom to be more creative, spend time in a social environment or simply create something really new increases inner satisfaction. More satisfaction of individuals and more satisfaction of the whole team.

Developments in the new world of work inevitably mean that we have to find and apply new methods of collaboration. These include more freedoms, more trust and more connectedness. The development of new corporate cultures goes hand in hand with relieving the burden of unpleasant tasks. Both aspects, the step towards a contemporary corporate culture and towards automation, open up new and completely undiscovered potentials among the employees that advance the entire company.

But how does RPA actually work?

Basically, RPA is a digital robot that looks at the action steps of humans and copies them. The robots work non-invasively, meaning they do not need to be written into the source code of individual software solutions. Simply put, they use the mouse and keyboard just like humans do. In doing so, they can open and describe ERP systems. They can open web pages, read the contents and save them to another location. Somewhat useless, but very simple would be for the robot to read the weather and traffic data every morning on the Internet and then send them summarized as a message by e-mail to your cell phone. A far more useful example would be to capture customer inventory levels from different warehouses around the world and write them into the ERP system. This would mean that the current data for the company’s own production planning would always be available.

The possibilities with RPA are vast. RPA can take companies a long way and, in particular, keep European companies internationally competitive, despite the high cost of labor, while easing the burden on employees and increasing the quality of life.

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