Managing the Crisis and Recovery


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 Meeting the challenges of sales compensation
Compensation expert John Pfeiffer in hkp/// group Remote Talk with Constantin Härthe

Meeting the challenges of sales compensation

Sales and sales compensation were subject to strong trends even before COVID-19. hkp/// group expert John Pfeiffer explains what has changed due to the corona crisis and how sales compensation can be part of the solution. read more ...

Corporate Governance & Board Compensation


Article The Intersection Of ESG And Executive Incentive Plans
An article by Phil Johnson and Tara Tays from Pay Governance

The Intersection Of ESG And Executive Incentive Plans

More and more companies are integrating ESG goals into executive incentive plans. Phil Johnson and Tara Tays from Pay Governance, our partner for North America and Asia, report on how this is being done in a compact article. read more ...

Article Operational support and supervision for management/supervisory boards

Operational support and supervision for management/supervisory boards

Supervisory boards often seek independent external support on operational matters for top managers. hkp/// group supports board members and top management in companies of various sizes at the request of supervisory boards. read more ...

Digitalization, Start-ups & IT-Tools


Article Yasmin Fahimi Joins HR Tech Ethics Advisory Board
DGB Chairwoman joins expert panel on responsible use of modern technologies and AI in HR

Yasmin Fahimi Joins HR Tech Ethics Advisory Board

DGB Chairwoman Yasmin Fahimi joins the HR Tech Ethics Advisory Board. She replaces Reiner Hoffmann, who had represented the interests of the employee side in the expert committee. 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 ...

Compensation & Benefits, Grading


Article Job evaluation: Agility – a driving force of innovation
John Pfeiffer and Verena Vandervelt interviewed by hkp.com

Job evaluation: Agility – a driving force of innovation

hkp// group Senior Directors John Pfeiffer and Verena Vandervelt on innovative and field-tested approaches to grading/job evaluation under dynamic conditions. read more ...

Article John Pfeiffer new Senior Manager at hkp/// group
International HR and compensation expert strengthens the executive compensation business

John Pfeiffer new Senior Manager at hkp/// group

Beginning January 1, 2020, John Pfeffer joins hkp/// group as new Senior Manager. The international HR and compensation expert with experience in the raw materials and energy sector strengthens the executive compensation business. read more ...

Performance & Compensation Benchmarking


Article Global ExecuNet: your fingertips on global peer reward market intelligence
Exchange and benchmark your own policies in people management globally

Global ExecuNet: your fingertips on global peer reward market intelligence

To address threats as business opportunities companies need to re-wire their people strategies. Tooling up to discover trends is key. hkp/// group Global ExecuNet is a networked membership model that helps companies do just that. read more ...

Article Internationalization and location of top executives in German mid-sized companies
hkp/// group Workforce Insights Snippets, Part 1

Internationalization and location of top executives in German mid-sized companies

How international are German companies really? In Part 1 of the hkp// group Workforce & Compensation Insights, Verena Vandervelt and Sabrina Müsel answer this question with a focus on workforce and managers. read more ...

Employee Participation & Equity-based Compensation


Article Equity-based compensation trends reflect global challenges
Global Equity Insights Survey 2021 provides latest insights on global market practice of equity-based compensation

Equity-based compensation trends reflect global challenges

Equal Pay is top priority, say-on-pay votes also affect equity-based compensation, COVID-19 viewed as one-off exogenic shock: Global Equity Insights Survey 2021 provides insights on global market practice of equity-based compensation. read more ...

Article Strong tool in times of uncertainty: Equity-based compensation
Results of the Global Equity Insights Survey 2020

Strong tool in times of uncertainty: Equity-based compensation

Ownership and employee engagement are the key objectives of equity-based compensation for companies worldwide, according to the recent Global Equity Insights Survey from the management consultancy hkp/// group. read more ...

HR Strategy & Transformation


Article Human Capital Management as part of EESG
A Viewpoint by Dr. Harriet Sebald and Michael H. Kramarsch

Human Capital Management as part of EESG

The focus of investors on ESG is also moving HR into the spotlight. Investors expect information on human capital management (HCM). Dr. Harriet Sebald and Michael H. Kramarsch classify the developments on the basis of current studies. read more ...

Article Evergreen/relic? 20 years of the Dave Ulrich model
hkp.com interview with hkp/// group expert Johannes Brinkkötter

Evergreen/relic? 20 years of the Dave Ulrich model

hkp.com discussed current developments in the scope and organization of the HR role with hkp/// group expert Johannes Brinkkötter. read more ...

Employee Experience Design & Agile Methods


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 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 ...

Strategic Talent Management


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 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 ...

New Performance Management


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 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 ...

HR in Financial Services


Article Remuneration Ordinance for Institutions 4.0 finalized
Amended version of the “Institiutsvergütungsverordnung” (IVV 4.0) published

Remuneration Ordinance for Institutions 4.0 finalized

On September 24, 2021, the amended version of the Remuneration Ordinance for Institutions (Institutsvergütungsverordnung, IVV 4.0), which had been expected since the beginning of the year, was published in the German Federal Law Gazette. read more ...

Article When compensation regulation misses the mark
Petra Knab-Hägele interviewed by hkp.com

When compensation regulation misses the mark

On December 21, 2015 the EBA published its final "Guidelines on sound remuneration policies and disclosures" as required by the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD IV). Petra Knab-Hägele on contents and consequences. read more ...