Dave Ulrich is a Professor of Business at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and a partner at The RBL Group ([...] a consulting firm that helps organizations and leaders deliver value. Ulrich studies how organizations build capabilities of speed, learning, collaboration, accountability, talent and leadership through leveraging human resources. He has helped generate award-winning databases that assess alignment between strategies, human resource practices and HR competencies. Ulrich has published more than 200 articles and book chapters and co-authored over 20 books covering topics in leadership and human resources, including HR Transformation (2009); The Leadership Code (2008); HR Competencies (2008); Leadership Brand (2007); and HR Value Proposition (2006). He has also served on the editorial board of four journals, the Board of Directors for Herman Miller, and the Board of Trustees at Southern Virginia University, and is a Fellow in the National Academy of Human Resources. Ulrich has been ranked the most influential person in HR by HR Magazine and the #1 Management Educator & Guru by BusinessWeek, and also listed in Forbes as one of the "world's top five" business coaches.

Preface
Part I: HR Matters
Chapter 1: Why HR and Why Now?
Chapter 2: The Empirical Basis of HR Effectiveness
Part II: Organization
Chapter 3: Why Organization Matters: The Value of the Organization Beyond Individual Talent
Chapter 4: High-Priority HR Practices: Information Management and Integrated HR Practices
Chapter 5: High-Priority HR Practices: Employee Performance and HR Analytics
Part III: Individual
Chapter 6: Credible Activist: Getting Invited to the Table
Chapter 7: Strategic Positioner: Going Beyond Knowing the Business
Chapter 8: Becoming a Paradox Navigator
Chapter 9: Strategic Enablers: HR Competencies that Deliver Strategic Value
Chapter 10: Foundation Enablers: HR Competencies that Help Deliver Foundational Value
Part IV: What Happens Next?
Chapter 11: Now What?

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Index