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HR TECHNOLOGY

HR Tech Driving Business Value, Employee Experience Leadership Growth

Mar 7, 2026

Dave Ulrich, Father of Modern HR on HR Trends

Dave Ulrich is the Rensis Likert Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan and a partner at t...

Human Resources

Feb 10, 2026

Dave Ulrich, Father of Modern HR on HR Trends

Dave Ulrich on Top HR Priorities for CHROs in

In Conversation with Dave Ulrich, Rensis Likert Professor at the Ross School of Business, University...

Human Resources

Jan 27, 2025

Dave Ulrich on Top HR Priorities for CHROs in

Reinventing Performance Management Business and HR Leaders Must Lead With Courage

Performance management matters for all organization stakeholders both inside individuals, business ...

Performance Appraisal

Jun 13, 2024

Reinventing Performance Management Business and HR Leaders Must Lead With Courage

Human Resources

Dave Ulrich, father of modern HR: 2023 reflections & 2024 HR trends

In Conversation With Dave Ulrich Rensis Likert Professor, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan Partner, The RBL Group on 2023 reflections and 2024 HR trends Dave Ulrich is the Rensis Likert Professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, and a partner at The RBL Group, a consulting firm focused on helping organizations […]

Jan 3, 2024

New HR Trends

Top 4 HR Trends for 2024 – Dave Ulrich, Father of Modern HR

Each year, many try to anticipate the next year’s agenda and HR trends for human capability (our term for talent + leadership + organization + HR). We do the same through our research, observations, LinkedIn comments, and personal engagements with 10,000 HR professionals and business leaders. At the RBL Group Institute, we partner with senior HR leaders […]

Dec 18, 2023

Thought Leader

Rendezvous with Dave Ulrich on Layoffs and Global Recession

Rendezvous with Father of Modern HR, Dave Ulrich on Layoffs and Global Recession Dave Ulrich is the Rensis Likert Professor of Business at the Ross School, University of Michigan, and a partner at the RBL Group a consulting firm focused on helping organizations and leaders deliver value. The father of Modern HR, Dave has published over […]

Apr 25, 2023

Performance Management System

Proactive Performance Management- Ensuring Development Through Accountability

Research by Gallup scientists identified three different dimensions that provided the simplest and most comprehensive definition of performance that best statistically predicts overall success in a role: That means that performance development (based on the above-mentioned dimensions) may require more critical thinking than organisations of today may be doing. Organizations appear to be more involved […]

Feb 8, 2023

New HR Trends

Top 4 HR Trends for 2023 by the father of Modern HR, Dave Ulrich

Top 4 HR Trends for 2023 by the father of Modern HR, Dave Ulrich Without a doubt, the context of business (physical pandemic to emotional endemic, technological disruptions, political toxicity, social justice, shareholder intangibles) have made “human capability” (talent + leadership + organization + HR) material for all stakeholders. In this context, we have identified […]

Dec 26, 2022

New HR Trends

How to Increase the Impact of Your Talent Initiatives: Dave Ulrich, Father of Modern HR

How to Increase the Impact of Your Talent Initiatives We know it matters. Some go to war for it. Professional sports teams draft for it. Actors and musicians audition to show they have it. Others consider it the ultimate solution and try to manage it. Agents contract for it. Organizations build plans to leverage it. Some are […]

May 7, 2021

Jobs

Dave Ulrich receives Lifetime Achievement Award from IMS

Dave Ulrich receives Lifetime Achievement Award from IMS The Institute for Management Studies (IMS), a pioneer in leadership development for organizations, announced that Dr. Dave Ulrich will receive its Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to organizational development and the HR profession. The award will be presented to Dr. Ulrich during a special event on March 16 from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. ET. […]

Mar 2, 2021

Hot Topic

What’s Next in the HR Space Post COVID-19

Many are asking, “What’s next?” following this unprecedented global pandemic? Some suggest that society is now in a “new normal” which seems ludicrous given that people are practicing social distancing and home sheltering, which is far from normal. Others speculate that organizations will move from “A” to “B” (e.g., from office work to nearly all work […]

Jun 24, 2020