Haufe

Most players in the talent management landscape are looking solely at software solutions to solve talent needs. According to Kelly Max, CEO and Co-Founder of Haufe US, this is one of the prime reasons why the current offering of talent management solutions is still “broken”. “Challenges in the talent management landscape go well beyond digitizing processes or running analytics,” observes Max. “This is precisely why we offer custom and holistic talent solutions that meet the customers where they are today and help them paint a picture of their future and iteratively work with them to achieve the future vision successfully.” Haufe offers consulting, software, and services in a single solution and they call it “Success as a Service (SaaS)”. The company leverages the latest technologies to break the prevalent hyper complexity and equip users with easy-to-use functionality, great user experience, and powerful tools to track performance and impact.

“Our tools run recruiting and onboarding programs through an Application Program Interface (API) that enables clients to tailor their solutions to specific user groups, countries or departments,” states Max. “It also allows for an integration of the best of breed solutions to fully complete the candidate/talent empowerment.” An organization’s growth toward high performance starts with attracting and hiring the right people, onboarding them technically and culturally, designing performance frameworks that allows them to perform at a high level. “Through our programs such as metro mapping, success scoring, impact mixing and more, Haufe has added features to their talent suite that enable the ‘right people strategy’,” claims Max.

From individual user journeys, underlying systems and interfaces to personal touch points, cultural and business impact, metro mapping allows clients to understand and map the status quo of their HR processes within a single solution.

We offer custom and holistic talent solutions that meet the customers where they are today and help them paint a picture of their future and iteratively work with them to achieve the future vision successfully

Analyzing status quo, dream state, and best practice benchmarks, metro mapping makes the complex process simple and actionable as never before. “One of my personal favorites is Lego Serious Play which we use for leadership and vision alignment as well as a way to break through complexity in a gamified way,” says Max. “Haufe Eigenland, on the other hand, is a board game that actually makes pain mapping a fun experience, allowing for in-person interactive analysis.” Also, through various workshops and consulting offerings, Haufe has tools designed to analyze the “As-Is” situation such as vision alignment and goal setting workshops, in order to map gaps as well as pain points.

A recognized market leader in the European market, Haufe built a strong reputation through its work with more than 600 global companies ranging from Bayer, Olympus, and PricewaterhouseCoopers to Vice Media, Proper Hospitality and NeueHouse, among other top brands. Born from the fundamental philosophy that “employees run companies,” Haufe provides a bold new approach to user-centric programs, tailoring Talent Solutions to clients’ specific business goals.

In conclusion, Max points, “We are a family owned business with more flexibility than money market driven companies. With a clear strategy to stay private, we follow our core belief that employees run companies.” In 2016, Haufe will introduce a platform to their clients that allows for custom features within standard software to be fast and fun to develop. “With this, our global reach and local specific requirements will be simplified to support our expansion into the U.S. and Asia,” infers Max.