Article ESG in HR - hype or a real opportunity for success?
Interview with Klaus Konrad, Effectory, and Frank Gierschmann, hkp///group

ESG in HR - hype or a real opportunity for success?

Ecological and social sustainability are moving into the focus of society, politics and companies. As a result, HR is facing new challenges. hkp.com talks to Klaus Konrad, Effectory, and Frank Gierschmann, hkp///group. read more ...

Article Performance Management quo vadis - the end of Best Practices?
hkp// group consultants Karolin Schaper and Frank Gierschmann interviewed by hkp.com

Performance Management quo vadis - the end of Best Practices?

Where is the journey in performance management heading to? hkp// group consultants Karolin Schaper and Frank Gierschmann interviewed by hkp.com. read more ...

Article HCM: By no means a fad
Human Capital Management will soon be impacting the entire corporate landscape

HCM: By no means a fad

Human Capital Management and ESG as focus topics of the DGFP network meeting on September 8, 2022. read more ...

Article Investors’ focus on Human Capital Management – opportunity for HR
Institutional investors are increasingly focusing on ESG (environmental, social, governance) issues - HCM aspects are being prioritized more than ever

Investors’ focus on Human Capital Management – opportunity for HR

At first, the investors' focus was on financials, then governance issues played a key role, followed by a broader view on sustainability. In the meantime, human capital management (HCM) issues are being prioritized more strongly. read more ...

Article 6th HR Start-up Award: application stage started!
The award for founders with solutions for the future of work

6th HR Start-up Award: application stage started!

In 2021, the BPM, hkp// group, Human Resources Manager Magazin and Quadriga are once again calling on all founders in the HR sector to apply for the very recognized HRM innovation award. read more ...

Article Shaping a better future together! – #10YearsForward
A birthday letter from Michael H. Kramarsch

Shaping a better future together! – #10YearsForward

The hkp/// group celebrates its 10th birthday in 2021 - 10 years of commitment to a better, future-proof working world, in short: #10yearsforward. Founder and Managing Partner Michael H. Kramarsch looks ahead to the year of hope. read more ...

Article The hkp/// group Retention Management Toolbox
Mitarbeiterbindung in der Krise: Fluktuationskosten senken, Leistungsträger halten

The hkp/// group Retention Management Toolbox

Cost and process optimization, restructuring and downsizing are key concepts in times of crisis. At the same time, it is important to retain important talents. The Retention Management Toolbox supports you in this. read more ...

Article Retain for Success: Employee retention for the upswing
David Voggeser & Leon Jacob interviewed by hkp.com

Retain for Success: Employee retention for the upswing

In an interview with hkp.com, the hkp/// group experts David Voggeser and Leon Jacob report on the balancing act of having to build up and reduce staff at the same time - and, above all, to retain employees who are critical to success. read more ...

Article Twin winners of HR Start-up Award 2020
Danielle Software & Service and Userlane scoop the coveted start-up prize

Twin winners of HR Start-up Award 2020

HR Management Congress awards first place to solution for agile staff organization and software learning tool: Danielle Software & Service and Userlane scoop the coveted start-up prize. read more ...

Article Between Pain, Innovation and Feasibility
Frank Gierschmann and Anna-Maria Hirschfeld interviewed by hkp.com

Between Pain, Innovation and Feasibility

Performance Management is changing. In today’s dynamic markets, the traditional approach of a standardized, annual process comes under increasing pressure. read more ...

Article Design Thinking for Employee Experience
Leon Jacob @ the Employee Experience conference in London

Design Thinking for Employee Experience

Leon Jacob explains how Design Thinking helps to design the Employee Experience. In April he will teach you how to turn employees into fans using agile methods: at the EX Design Bootcamp in Frankfurt. read more ...

Article AI in talent management—everyone’s talking about it, but is anyone doing it?
Sabrina Müsel and Frank Gierschmann interviewed by hkp.com

AI in talent management—everyone’s talking about it, but is anyone doing it?

The hkp/// group experts Frank Gierschmann and Sabrina Müsel discuss the current use of artificial intelligence and modern technology in talent management. read more ...

Article Performance Management in the Energy Sector
Dr. Jan Dörrwächter and Frank Gierschmann interviewed by hkp.com

Performance Management in the Energy Sector

The energy industry is changing. A lot is demanded of the people shaping this revolution: agility, new skills, driving changes and much more. Performance management can take on a key role. read more ...

Article Succession Planning - key task of Supervisory Boards
Dr. Jan Dörrwächter and Frank Gierschmann interviewed by hkp.com

Succession Planning - key task of Supervisory Boards

Why succession planning for managing board positions is an essential element of risk management within the company and what supervisory boards need to be aware of. Dr. Jan Dörrwächter and Frank Gierschmann interviewed by hkp.com read more ...

Article Employee Experience: a factor for success
BPM-Präsidiumsmitglied Felicitas von Kyaw und hkp/// group Experte Leon Jacob im Interview

Employee Experience: a factor for success

Felicitas von Kyaw, Präsidiumsmitglied im Bundesverband der Personalmanager (BPM), im Gespräch mit Leon Jacob, Senior Manager hkp/// group, zu dem agilen Trendthema Employee Experience. read more ...

Article Digitalization: HR is catching up
Press Information - results of the study "HR drives digital"

Digitalization: HR is catching up

HR organizations have caught up with digitalization but are not yet active as digital drivers in companies. These are the main findings of the study "HR drives digital" by hkp/// group and Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg Lörrach (DHBW). read more ...

Article Creating HR Transformation
hkp/// group Innovation Lab - the new event format

Creating HR Transformation

In spring 2019 a new event format started: the hkp/// group Innovation Lab. HR experts, forward thinkers as well as corporate professionals came together discussing solutions for the transformation of the personnel management. read more ...

Article Transparency as an opportunity!
hkp.com talks with Martina Schüpbach and Johanna Rewald

Transparency as an opportunity!

In times of digitalization, company data transparency and its significance for talent and compensation management is also an issue undergoing changes. Companies should approach the topic with a critical but proactive eye. read more ...

Article This Side of Utopia: Performance Management and Reward
hkp.com speaks to Dr. Harriet Sebald and Joachim Kayser

This Side of Utopia: Performance Management and Reward

Performance management and how it impacts the way companies pay and develop executives and employees continues to be a topic that dominates the HR agenda. An interview on current trends and their impact. read more ...

Article The HR Products Challenge
Leon Jacob talks to hkp.com

The HR Products Challenge

In an event series by the German Association for HR managers (BPM) and hkp /// group, employee-oriented solutions for HR products were developed in 2018 by using EX design. Leon Jacob explains the challenges (in German). read more ...

Article Global Performance Management
Case Study Performance Management

Global Performance Management

By presenting a concrete case study hkp/// group expert Frank Gierschmann shows an example for designing and implementing a global performance management process. read more ...

Article Recruiting Experts
Addressing potential candidates directly instead of using sophisticated aptitude testing

Recruiting Experts

Traditional recruitment methods often doesn’t fit to the requirements of expert candidates. What’s needed is a change of perspective – as Frank Gierschmann and Laura Hohmann, consultants at the hkp/// group, explain. read more ...

Article Digitalization and Agility: New Approaches in HR
Dr Harriet Sebald and Johannes Brinkkötter talking to hkp.com

Digitalization and Agility: New Approaches in HR

hkp/// group is inviting guests to a new kind of event: The hkp/// Innovation Lab. The initiators of the new event format, Dr Harriet Sebald and Johannes Brinkkötter, were talking to hkp.com. read more ...

Article Succession Planning as essential Corporate Governance Aspect
hkp.com interview with Regine Siepmann and Frank Gierschmann

Succession Planning as essential Corporate Governance Aspect

The hkp/// group Survey “Succession planning for board members” shows: A functioning succession plan is still a central element enabling to fill vacancies as quickly as possible with the best suited candidates. read more ...

Article Best Practice and Fit for Purpose
Redesigning Performance and Talent Management Systems

Best Practice and Fit for Purpose

Many firms are busy redesigning their performance and talent management systems. What trends and developments in the market should they follow, and which can they safely ignore? hkp.com spoke to Laura Hohmann und Leon Jacob. read more ...

Article Scrum, Design Thinking, Hackathons & Co.
Agile working methods in HR projects

Scrum, Design Thinking, Hackathons & Co.

Agile working methods are increasingly popular in HR projects. What opportunities and challenges come with them? And what should personnel management be aware of when using them? hkp.com spoke to Leon Jacob and Nils Meier. read more ...

Article hkp/// group management team grows
Internal hkp/// group Talent Pool

hkp/// group management team grows

On January 1, 2017 Regine Siepmann and Frank Gierschmann were appointed Partners, members of Group management and members of the management team at hkp/// group read more ...

Article How can Companies leverage Recruiting to drive Success?
Talent acquisition in an applicant-driven Environment

How can Companies leverage Recruiting to drive Success?

hkp.com spoke to hkp/// group expert Frank Gierschmann about the necessary transformation of recruiting practices and how professionals in the field need to adapt. read more ...

Article Über den vermeintlichen Vorteil unlimitierter Vertriebsprovisionen
Interview with the hkp/// group sales compensation experts David Voggeser and John Pfeiffer

Über den vermeintlichen Vorteil unlimitierter Vertriebsprovisionen

In Aussicht gestelltes Geld wirkt positiv verhaltensstimulierend! Einblicke in Kernfragen von Führung und Vergütung im Vertrieb. read more ...

Article On-Site-Support
Personnel Support and Interim Management

On-Site-Support

Whether you a need an experienced senior manager to take charge of your HR department or a team of young consultants to help you implement a new HR tool, we have the right solution for you. read more ...

Article Succession planning for executive management
Laura Hohmann and Regine Siepmann interviewed by hkp.com

Succession planning for executive management

The latest hkp/// study shows that companies whether based in Germany or Austria or Switzerland attach the utmost importance on finding the best candidates to fill vacant executive management positions. read more ...

Article What should companies be doing?
Gender quotas in business

What should companies be doing?

How to increase the proportion of women in management in the long term? hkp.com spoke to hkp/// group experts Leon Jacob and Laura Hohmann. read more ...

Article Self-nomination – an alternative Approach to Talent Management
Frank Gierschmann interviewed by hkp.com

Self-nomination – an alternative Approach to Talent Management

The hkp/// Talent Pulse Survey "Self-nomination in talent management" reveals that more often German companies are using "self-nomination", a system whereby staff take on more responsibility for their own development. read more ...

Article The hkp/// Recruitomat
Online Tool to deal with Corporate Culture

The hkp/// Recruitomat

The hkp/// group Experts Dr. Harriet Sebald and Frank Gierschmann on the new online tool of hkp/// group allowing applicants to deal with the topic corporate culture in a fun yet serious way. read more ...

Article hkp/// stärkt Talent Management Practice
Performance und Talent Management rückt stärker in den Fokus

hkp/// stärkt Talent Management Practice

Mit Frank Gierschmann wechselt ein gestandener Praktiker im Führungskräfte-Management in die Unternehmensberatung read more ...