Rainer Strack
Managing Director & Senior Partner
Düsseldorf
Since joining Boston Consulting Group in 1994, Rainer Strack has led projects on strategy, process optimization, culture, organization, transformation, change, talent, and human resources management in many industries. From 1996 to 1998, he was based in BCG's office in Boston as a BCG Ambassador.
Rainer has led BCG’s work in HR globally for ten years. He was the head of the People & Organization practice area in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa for more than ten years, and currently leads the Social Impact practice in Germany. In 2001, he received the Erich Gutenberg Award for the development and implementation of new HR and customer-controlling concepts.
In 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2019 the journal Personalmagazin named Rainer one of the 40 leading minds in human resources in Germany—the only member of a top consulting firm to receive this distinction. He has written numerous articles, including on HR-controlling and demographic risk management and strategic workforce planning, both published in the Harvard Business Review. He was a member of the Global Agenda Council for talent mobility of the World Economic Forum and presented twice on this topic in Davos.
In 2014 Rainer gave a widely viewed TED.com talk (more than 1.7 million views) on "The Workforce Crisis of 2030 - and how to start solving it now."
Organizations can move out of their state of suspended animation and build a new compact based on trust with their employees.
Three essential elements—head, heart, and hands—can help leaders keep their teams engaged and motivated through a time of uncertainty and radical change.
The crisis is changing the way we work at lightning speed. To survive and thrive in the years ahead, companies will have to adapt and respond—and get started immediately.
Effective people-centric solutions—in areas such as workforce flexibility, corporate purpose, and digital readiness—can play a big role in helping companies find their way through the crisis.
What 366,000 people in 197 countries tell us about their willingness and preferences for learning.
As change accelerates, most companies are not keeping up. Leaders need to understand the key drivers of change and redesign their organizations with a focus on six core attributes.
What we learned from analyzing 95 million online job postings over the past three years.
Many workers are drawn to public service, but to attract, develop, and retain top talent for the digital age, governments need a major HR overhaul.
What 27,000 digital experts in 180 countries tell us about their mobility and work preferences.
