{"id":9661,"date":"2021-08-10T09:00:29","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T16:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/?p=9661"},"modified":"2021-08-10T09:02:39","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T16:02:39","slug":"tokyo-olympics-inspire-qad-to-host-own-virtual-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/tokyo-olympics-inspire-qad-to-host-own-virtual-olympics","title":{"rendered":"Tokyo Olympics Inspire QAD to Host Own Virtual Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;9662&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the 2020 Summer Olympic Games (which were delayed until Summer 2021) come to a close in Tokyo, we are inspired by the Olympians. Through adversity, challenges and even a global pandemic, they have been able to adapt, put forth amazing effort and perform on a world stage. Seeing the videos and pictures of these athletes has been thrilling to watch. The concept of the Olympics has always been a beacon of hope and inspiration to many throughout the world. It even encouraged us to share one of the <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/qad-recognized-for-best-employee-relations-practices\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">QAD best practices<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> we recently implemented in a similar spirit that quickly became an annual highlight of the virtual workplace.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bringing Employees Together for the QAD Olympics<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since March 2020, QAD has hosted a series of its own Olympic Games. Much like the actual Olympics, it has been a way to bring teams and individuals across borders together to compete, collaborate and inspire each other. The teams compete for Gold, Silver and Bronze medals and the prize for each is the ability to make a sizable donation to the teams\u2019 selected charity organizations. Instead of traveling and competing in a live setting, we held the QAD Olympic Games much like we have conducted all of our business during the pandemic, virtually.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most recent QAD Olympics ran from April 1 to 30, 2021. Employees were encouraged to organize into teams and pick creative team names. Some examples of the team names included Captains of Multitasking, Binge Walking, Elastic Waistbands, Not Your High School PE Class, QuaranQueens, the HEARTies, the Krawling Koalas and many more. Participants logged their daily fitness and wellness activities. Some of the competition activities included yoga, crossfit, weightlifting, walking, cycling, swimming and even mindfulness meditation. At the core, the QAD Olympics encouraged a daily routine or practice of choice that supported employees\u2019 physical, mental and emotional well-being, and a leaderboard ranked teams based on average totals. The top three teams that had the best averages by the end of the competition won virtual medals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Healthy competition and commitment to a team helped motivate many to increase their fitness activities. For many, this commitment continued even beyond the QAD Olympics. With most employees working in their homes around the world, fitness activities provided a nice escape from the home office and Zoom life. Many of the teams shared photos with each other of their favorite places to exercise. Here are some of the collages teams built to recognize each others accomplishments.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The QAD Olympic Teams<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;9663&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]<em>\u201cD.S.C.P Team: As usual, it has been a fantastic experience and tough competition, sharing our daily activities and slices of our personal lives. Everyone was highly committed and never gave up! It has been a pleasure to share that with you!\u201d &#8211; Damien Trepiccioni, Pre-Sales Consultant<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;9664&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]<em>\u201cBoth Limerick teams teamed up to do Online Yoga under the guidance of one of our former colleagues Lucia Sheehan Guerin who now runs her own business for Yoga and Wellbeing.\u201d &#8211; Martin Guerin, Sr. Release Production Technician<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;9665&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]<em>\u201cThank you, HEARTies, for this great experience! It was a pleasure to be part of this international (6 offices) team. Thank you for your commitment during our international challenge to keep motivated. Other teams were too strong indeed and deserve our hearty HEARTies congratulations. \ud83d\ude42 Your contribution allowed us to collect 131 \u20ac for Hospital Marie Lannelongue. Warm thanks.\u201d &#8211; Anthony LeBagousse, Sr. Project Manager<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;9666&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Team Symphonic Diversity with representation from all regions of the world!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teams showed their sense of humor and also celebrated each other\u2019s fitness achievements. It increased our connectedness, enhanced team spirit and certainly brought a lot of enjoyment to the virtual workplace.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2021 QAD Olympics Podium<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Gold:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Gold medal went to Team \u201cDon\u2019t Spread COVID Please (DSCP)\u201d. They chose to have the $3,000 grand prize be donated to the <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">United Nations Children\u2019s Fund (UNICEF)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. UNICEF delivers essentials such as health care and immunizations, safe water and sanitation, nutrition, education, emergency relief and more to children around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Silver:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Team \u201cPending Approvals\u201d took the Silver medal and elected to have their cash prize of $2,000 given to <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/zobaczjestem.pl\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fundacja Zobacz Jestem<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Fundacja Zobacz Jestem is a foundation that provides help for children and teenagers with emotional problems. It specializes in areas such as eating disorders, autoaggression, depression, suicidal behavior and peer violence. It also conducts educational activities and supports parents, teachers, and all institutions that work and help for children and youth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Bronze:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Bronze medal was awarded to Team \u201cBinge Walking\u201d and their prize of $1,000 was provided to <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.feedingamerica.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Feeding America<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Feeding America is the largest hunger relief organization in the USA. It works with corporations, organizations and individuals through a network of foodbanks, pantries and meal programs throughout the US providing over 4.3 billion meals annually.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you, Olympians!<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Congratulations to all of the 2020 Olympians in Tokyo. You were inspiring to watch and while your abilities are far beyond the norm, seeing you compete did help all of us experience some form of normal even as the pandemic continues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Congratulations as well to all of our QAD Olympians around the world. Thank you for your continued efforts, teamwork and perseverance throughout the pandemic. 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