HR Transformation

People Analytics – next stage of development?

We are currently working in detail on the possibilities of generative AI and a European standard for sustainability reporting (ESRS) in line with the CSRD, which came into force at the beginning of January 2023. What does this mean for people analytics? Is the next stage of development due? […]

Generative AI in HR – a different perspective

Application areas of generative artificial intelligence, or GenAI for short, are often examined from a technical perspective. With regard to HR, automation, recruiting and the evaluation of employee data are often mentioned. That´s all? This article takes a different perspective. […]

Consistency factors of an HR structure

The temptation to start structure discussions with “box-painting” is still great. […]

“Strategic HR” – also in execution

Strategy and HR are not easy to bring together. Even if this seems to work, the transition from development to implementation is a major challenge. […]

Disruption succeeds with STEM skills

The trigger for this article is a study by the German Economic Institute from 2021 (in German), which I recently read and which has been on my mind ever since. […]

Business first – Start of a PA initiative

Too often a people analytics initiative starts with a “navel gaze” and reflection within the HR department. Experience has shown that such a procedure does not lead to any noteworthy results that represent added value for business policy decisions. […]

Central statements on upskilling and reskilling

For a long time, reskilling and upskilling were mainly used in Anglo-Saxon corporate cultures and tech circles. In the past 18 months or so, they became common. Various specialist magazines dealt with this in detail over the past few months: Upskilling and reskilling stand for forward-looking, systematic forms of further training. They are gaining in [...]

HR Management: Review 2020 and Outlook 2021

Shortly before the beginning of 2020, I dealt with the question: When will strategic HR come and close the evidence gap? A few weeks later, Covid 19 overshadowed (almost) everything. Nevertheless, there is increasing pressure on human resources to develop from an operational, administrative function to a strategic, transformational function in the company. [...]

Lecture on “Business Impact” in Zurich

Our CEO, Dr. Volker Mayer, will give a lecture on November 7, 2014 in Zurich on "Relationships between Leadership Development, Employee Engagement and Business Performance" at 10 AM. The conference "4th annual HR Transformation, Talent and Employee Engagement Forum" is hosted by Thought Leader Global in the Swissotel Zurich.

Human Resources is facing three key challenges in its role as strategic business partner:

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