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    STAY SAFE. AVOID FRAUD AND SCAMS. 注意安全。提防詐騙。
    Did you receive a text, call or email that seems suspicious? Don’t respond to it. 切勿回覆任何可疑的簡訊、電話或電子郵件。

Investing in an Ownership Culture 

Ownership has been a tenet of private equity since its beginnings but historically has been reserved only for management. Giving every team member a stake in the business can build stronger alignment, increase engagement, and allow everyone to participate in the value created. When employees think and act like owners, the entire company can perform better.

  • Make Everyone an Owner
    Spread ownership to everyone in the company and treat them like an owner in the business.
  • Give Workers a Voice
    Provide key information on the business plan and performance and give workers a voice in how the company operates and invests.
  • Focus on Engagement
    Regularly measure engagement, solicit input and act on it.
  • Enhance Financial Literacy
    Empower employees with access to financial literacy training and coaching.

Turning Vision Into Action

Bringing this vision to life requires holistic execution. Through KKR’s Human Capital Center, we help portfolio companies build a workplace where employees are empowered to lead, grow, and contribute to their company’s success. This Center of Excellence provides practical tools and expert guidance across three critical areas:

Employees sitting at several tables clapping their hands over excitement from hearing good news.

Engaged and High-Performing Cultures

We help companies develop employee engagement programs that align business performance with employee outcomes. By conducting regular surveys, offering corporate financial education, and other initiatives, we aim to amplify employee voices, actively involve teams in idea generation, and foster awareness and transparency on business performance.

Hiro Hirano, CEO of KKR Japan, speaks at the Bushu Pharma employee ownership rollout announcement.

Empathetic and Empowering Leadership

Through peer community building, coaching support, a network of talent advisors, and executive empathy workshops, we aim to promote self-awareness and personal development among our portfolio company leaders and their teams to fuel a sense of common purpose, stronger culture, and better business performance.

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Employee Well-being

We support companies to build environments where employees can thrive.  We focus on workplace safety and financial resiliency, and resources include emergency assistance funds, financial coaching, and more.

Ownership Works


To date, more than 80 KKR portfolio companies have awarded billions of dollars in equity to 180,000+ non-senior management employees. 
KKR joined more than 20 organizations in becoming a founding partner of Ownership Works, a nonprofit created to support public and private companies transitioning to shared ownership models.
We have seen firsthand the benefits of this model. Investing in the workforce by introducing broad-based ownership and engagement programs is not only good for employees and good for business. If applied at a larger scale, programs that seek to align the interests of all employees can lead to greater financial inclusion, worker satisfaction and financial returns for all stakeholders."
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Nate Taylor Co-Head of Global Private Equity

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