Dave Ulrich

Dave Ulrich Dave Ulrich is the Rensis Likert Professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan and a partner at the RBL Group (http://www.rbl.net) a consulting firm focused on helping organizations and leaders deliver value.  He has published over 200 articles and book chapters and over 30 books. He edited Human Resource Management 1990-1999, served on editorial board of 4 other journals and on the Board of Directors for Herman Miller (16 years), has spoken to large audiences in 90 countries; performed workshops for over half of the Fortune 200; coached successful business leaders, and is a Distinguished Fellow in the National Academy of Human Resources. He is known for continually learning, turning complex ideas into simple solutions, and creating real value to those he works with in three fields. Organization.  With co-authors, he has influenced thinking about modern organizations (Reinventing the Organization) by empirically showing how organization delivers 4 times business results over talent (Victory Through Organization), defined organizations as bundles of capabilities (Organization Capability) and worked to delineate capabilities of talent management (Why of Work; Talent Accelerator), culture change (GE Workout), learning (Learning Organization Capability), and collaboration (Boundaryless Organization).  Leadership.  With colleagues, he has also articulated the basics of effective leadership (Leadership Code and Results Based Leadership), connected leadership with customers (Leadership Brand), shown how leadership delivers market value (Why the Bottom Line Isn’t), shapes investor expectations with an ability to measure leadership (Leadership Capital Index), and synthesized ways to ensure that leadership aspirations turn into actions (Leadership Sustainability).  Human Resources.  He and his colleagues have shaped the HR profession and he has been called the “father of modern HR” and “HR thought leader of the decade” by focusing on HR outcomes, governance, competencies, and practices (HR Champions; HR Value Added; HR Transformation; HR Competencies; HR Outside In).  He spearheaded a “gift” book on the future of HR (The Rise of HR) distributed to over 1,500,000 HR professionals), in which 70 thought leaders freely shared their insights. Most recently, he posts new articles and insights each Tuesday on Linkedin (over 170). Dave and Wendy live in Alpine, Utah, have 3 children and 10 grandchildren. e-mail:  dou@umich.edu

How are You Doing at AI for HR? A Ten-Item Assessment to Evaluate Your Progress.

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In nearly every business conference, podcast, or webinar, AI is lauded as the “next” innovation or invention—for all functions and geographies. The same applies to HR, which constantly publishes and promotes how AI will change HR. We (and many others) have shared many innovations and experiments. Mastering AI for HR requires a deep dive (not […]

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Why Talent Management and Succession Bench Building Aren’t Working Today: At Least Not as Well as They Could!

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Workforce Solutions often starts with Talent Management (TM) to help organizations solve strategic human capital challenges that drive business growth through three agendas: Identifying top talent Filling roles and jobs with employees who perform well today and Facilitating and even accelerating the development of those who will continue to develop and lead the business. While these

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The Next Agenda for Human Capability Improvement and Reporting

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Suppose you are a senior business, finance, or HR leader. In that case, you have likely already been asked to share your organization’s commitment to and investment in human capability (talent + leadership + organization + HR) (see Figure 1 for definition). Figure 1. Overview of Human Capability What will you say, and to whom

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