"Sometimes, what’s not being said is just as important as what is"
Karl BorchersKarl Borchers is a seasoned strategic human resources consultant with a background in the insurance and financial services sectors. His experiences include partnering with business management to provide resolution of human resources issues and contributing to large-scale change initiatives requiring expertise in acquisitions, reorganizations, reward systems, and talent management. Karl is known for his abilities to effectively dissect issues to isolate previously undetected root causes of problems; distill solutions into communications and implementation plans that are easily understood; and for his ability to work as an individual contributor or member of a project team.
Prior to joining Axiom Consulting Partners, Mr. Borchers spent six years with MetLife in various Human Resources assignments comprising both HR business partner and compensation specialist roles. In the former role, he coached, trained, and served as an advisor to management in areas such as organization design, staffing, performance management, human resources information systems, and employee relations. In the latter role, he served as a consultant providing insights to MetLife’s U.S. Business leadership team through market pay data analysis, creating and pricing job ladders, training in the use of compensation planning tools and systems, communicating enterprise-wise pay policies, providing compensation best practices advisory, and serving as a team member representing the compensation function on high profile projects and initiatives, including business acquisitions.
Karl is a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) and a member of WorldatWork.
Karl earned his Masters degree in Business Administration from Loyola University Chicago’s Graduate School of Business with a concentration in Human Resources Management. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Biology from Lake Forest College.
"I believe putting yourself in new and challenging situations is the best way to grow and experience life. It is better for me to have tried something than to only be left with the thought of 'what if?'. Leaving the Midwest for New York City for almost three years was a big change but I wouldn’t have done anything differently given another chance. I’m looking forward to the different and challenging situations clients present to me and helping them grow and not be left with 'what if'.