Leadership is the real problem at SAP, period.
Can't speak for executive board leaders.
However, at the mid-management level, I've seen many managers are self-serving. They are on constant international trips without making any impact. They show no direction and strategy to their team. They hoard information to serve themselves. They operate like a line manager whose only existence is clicking approval button in the system. No accountability on their part. Worst of all, they left for another job and the team picking up pieces.
Any layoff for grade M?
This is going down hill. Sad.