Dave Ulrich in Romania - 11th-12th March 2009-Strategy conference in HR

Who is Dave Ulrich?

David Olson Ulrich (born September 13, 1953) is a writer, speaker, management consultant and university professor. Ulrich’s writing focuses on Human Resources (HR) and Leadership issues. Ulrich is a professor of business at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan and co-founder of The RBL Group. He has written 15 books covering topics in HR and Leadership. Ulrich is currently on the Board of Directors for Herman Miller, and a Fellow in the National Academy of Human Resources, and is on the Board of Trustees of Southern Virginia University.

Dave Ulrich has been ranked the #1 Management Educator & Guru by BusinessWeek, selected by Fast Company as one of the 10 most innovative and creative leaders, and named the most influential person in HR by HR Magazine.

Dave Ulrich’s professional focus has addressed questions on how organizations add value to customers and investors through leadership and strategic human resource practices. Much of his research has included how organizations change, learning, collaboration, accountability, talent, and leadership in human resources.

Honors and awards

2007: Listed as the most influential person in HR by HR Magazine.

Awarded the Lifetime Achievement in Workplace Learning and Performance by the American Society for Training and Development.

Awarded Honorary Doctorate from University of Abertay Dundee in Scotland for outstanding achievements in business strategy and research.

2006: Most influential person in HR by HR Magazine.

2005: Selected by Fast Company as one of the 10 most innovative and creative leaders.

2004: Ranked as No. 2 among management thinkers by Executive Excellence in 2004.

2001: Ranked by BusinessWeek as No. 1 management educator and guru

2000: George Petitpas Memorial Award from World Federation of Personnel Management for lifetime contributions to human resource profession.

Listed in Forbes as one of the "world's top five" business coaches.

Society of Human Resource Management Book of the Year award for Results-Based Leadership.

1998: Award for Professional Excellence for lifetime contributions for intellectual leadership of the profession from Society for Human Resource Management.

International Association of Corporate and Professional Recruitment lifetime achievement award.

Employment Management Association, lifetime achievement (PRO) award.

1997: Warner W. Stockberger Achievement Award by International Personnel Management Association to "recognize an individual in private or public life who has made a contribution toward improvement of public personnel management at any level of government."

1995: The Pro Meritus Award from the Employment Management Association for "outstanding contribution to the human resources field."

1994: Elected Fellow, National Academy of Human Resources.

1993: Listed in BusinessWeek in 1993 as one of the "top ten" global executive educators.

1992: Awarded "paper of the year" award by Human Resource Planning Society.

1991: Awarded "researcher of the year" award by Society for Human Resource Management.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Ulrich

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