The leading authority on next practices in human capital.

The world’s most prominent organizations and HR leaders turn to i4cp to better capitalize on HR best practices and emerging workforce trends. While we constantly uncover best practices, we are best known for discovering next practices that our members rely on to be future-ready.

Supported by a powerful community of human capital practitioners, we provide world-class HR research, executive insights, and benchmarks that help organizations better anticipate, adapt, and act in a constantly changing business environment.

An HR think tank for the future of work.
A critical resource for today's market uncertainty.

We connect chief people officers, business leaders, and their teams with peers in other leading organizations to help power productivity for millions of employees worldwide—and prepare organizations for what’s coming next.

Our unique combination of research and community—and dedication to discovering the next practices of high-performance organizations—makes us the think tank HR leaders turn to for data-backed guidance and support.

How we partner with leading HR teams

Many of the world's leading organizations, from Amazon to Citi, use i4cp enterprise membership to develop their HR teams, guide their HR strategy, and create organizational cultures and workforces built for the future.

Research + peers + tools + data

i4cp Enterprise Membership enables CHROs, their HR teams, and other business leaders to access unique global insights and cutting-edge resources

HRLT connection and development

hundreds of human capital leaders are members of i4cp’s Executive Boards, groups that serve as “boards of directors” for their respective functions

Building high-performance HR teams

our HR Executive Search function is uniquely positioned to find top talent and increase team capability

Culture Renovation®

i4cp Advisory Services, founded upon years of deep research and our best-selling book on how to create healthy, agile, and productive cultures.
The i4cp management team
WHO WE ARE
Meet our management team, led by CEO Terry Waters and featuring co-founder Kevin Oakes

Our management team has decades of experience in the human capital industry, and is dedicated to helping the i4cp member community navigate and capitalize on today’s business challenges.

Our team

Our team consists of HR practitioners, thought leaders, and experienced research analysts, including Chief Research Officer Kevin Martin; Rob Cross, author of bestsellers Beyond Collaboration Overload and The Microstress Effect; and Pulitzer Prize finalist Amber Burton.

A community of your peers...

from some of the most recognized companies in the world, federal government institutions, and up-and-coming organizations looking to scale their growth.


What makes us unique

While some organizations work with us to bring best practices to life with practical tools and others want to be on the cutting edge of the latest HR trends, what we often hear that sets us apart is:

Next practice focused

Our Market Performance Index™ and other indices identify next practices to help plan, prioritize, and benchmark based on business impact.

Community led

We put our community in the driver’s seat, to both inform our research and our members on what’s coming next—and how to implement the practices that matter.

Enterprise access

We offer enterprise-wide access vs. seat-based licenses because organizations are only successful if their entire HR teams (and beyond) are equipped with the proper resources.

Culture expertise

Based on the largest volume of culture research ever collected, we wrote the definitive book on culture change which is being used by hundreds of organizations worldwide to create unshakeable cultures.