Gunther Wolf (entrepreneur)

Gunther Wolf (born July 20, 1964 in Kaiserslautern ) is a German entrepreneur and management consultant .

Life

Gunther Wolf grew up in Kaiserslautern , Meerbusch , Butzbach and Wuppertal , among others . After graduating from high school in Wuppertal , he first studied economics at the University of Cologne . He transferred in 1985 to the University of Wuppertal to there Economics study. At the same time he studied psychology at the University of Trier . He graduated from both courses in 1989 with a diploma (Dipl.-Oec. And Dipl.-Psych.).

During his studies he worked as a personnel and management trainer as well as a management consultant in the areas of marketing, sales and personnel. In 1983 he invented the credit card-shaped customer card as an instrument for customer loyalty for the cigarette brand Camel . In 1984 he developed the concept of outdoor training in the field of corporate management and personnel development in the Netherlands . In his first book, which was only published in the United States , he compared every conventional training with an outdoor concept as a counterpart .

After completing both courses, Gunther Wolf founded IO Business Management Consulting and Training , now Systagon, in Wuppertal in 1989 . From 1992 to 1995 he worked as an interim manager, in particular at subsidiaries of General Motors such as Adam Opel AG , GMAC, Raytheon and Delphi Automotive .

In 1996, Gunther Wolf developed the concept of target optimization as a variable remuneration system that particularly integrates employees . In 2005 he founded the SELIMAB method for the economic optimization of employee retention measures , which integrates the potential-performance portfolio . In 2013, he expanded this concept to include the PEA system for the strategic management of personnel potential, company value and employer attractiveness. Since 2017 he has been researching and publishing mainly in the field of performance management .

Honors

• 2013: German Management Book Prize

Works (selection)

• Target agreements in practice. Reduce effort, maximize benefits, realize opportunities . Haufe-Lexware, Freiburg 2018, ISBN 978-3-648-10586-3 (print), ISBN 978-3-648-10587-0 (EPUB), ISBN 978-3-648-10588-7 (PDF).
• Employee retention. Strategy and implementation in the company .
  • 4th edition. Haufe-Lexware Verlag, Freiburg 2020, ISBN 978-3-648-10732-4 (print), ISBN 978-3-648-10733-1 (EPUB), ISBN 978-3-648-10734-8 (PDF)
• Make meetings and discussions efficient and effective. Methods, techniques and checklists for fruitful meetings . 3. Edition. Verlag Dashöfer, Hamburg 2016, ISBN 978-3-89236-115-2 (print), ISBN 978-3-89236-116-9 (digital).
• Successful conflict management. Analyze conflicts, use tensions, resolve conflicts . 3. Edition. Dashöfer Verlag 2016, ISBN 978-3-89236-112-1 (print), ISBN 978-3-89236-111-4 (digital).
• When and whom which incentives? Use incentives for employees in a targeted and economical manner . Whitepaper. Edenred, Munich 2015.
• Strategic corporate management with the target and bonus system at TIGGES GmbH & Co. KG . In: Weißenrieder, Jürgen (Ed.): Sustainable performance and remuneration management , Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden 2014, ISBN 978-3-658-04159-5 .
• Employer branding in management consulting . In: Niedereichholz, C. et al. (Ed.): Handbuch der Unternehmensberatung . 23. Supplementary delivery IX / 14. Erich Schmidt Verlag, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-503-01422-4 .
• Employer branding. In four steps to a successful employer brand . Verlag Dashöfer 2014, ISBN 978-3-89236-074-2 .
• Variable remuneration. Controlling companies ingeniously, relieving managers and inspiring employees . 6th edition. Verlag Dashöfer, Hamburg 2019, ISBN 978-3-892361-66-4 .
• Employee development . In: Christel Niedereichholz et al. (Ed.): The consulting company . Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-486-58837-8 .
• Management of employee retention and fluctuation . In: C. Niedereichholz et al. (Ed.): Handbuch der Unternehmensberatung . 14. Supplementary delivery V / 11. Erich Schmidt Verlag, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-503-01422-4 .
• Variable sales compensation. The turbo for your sales performance: value creation, optimize income and processes, retain and inspire top salespeople . Verlag Dashöfer, Hamburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-941201-96-5 .

Web links

• Literature by Gunther Wolf in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

1. ^ Gunther Wolf: Indoor Outdoor Management Development . Boulder, Colorado 1984.
2. ↑ 25 years of air sports and management consulting . In: Bergische Wirtschaft , 7/2009, IHK Wuppertal-Solingen-Remscheid, ISSN 0944-7350 .  
3. ↑ Gunther Wolf: Variable remuneration - ingeniously easy to manage companies, relieve managers and inspire employees . 4th edition. Verlag Dashöfer, Hamburg 2014, ISBN 978-3-931832-67-4 .
4. ^ Daniela Schröder: Smart Talents: Looking for a company to grow with . In: Financial Times Deutschland , November 15, 2012.
5. ↑ Gunther Wolf: Employee loyalty - strategy and implementation in the company . Haufe-Lexware, Freiburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-648-03763-8 .
6. ↑ Gunther Wolf: Target agreements in practice . Haufe-Lexware, Freiburg 2017, ISBN 978-3-648-10586-3 , p. 321 .
7. ↑ "Employee loyalty " is the management book of the year . In: Buchmarkt , October 12, 2013. Accessed December 27, 2013.