HR from The Outside In - Six Competencies for The Future of Human Resources

HR from the Outside In: Six Competencies for the Future of Human Resources--------------------------------------------------""This definitive work on HR competencies provides ideas and tools that"help HR professionals develop their career and make their organization" effective". (Edward E. Lawler III, Professor, University of Southern" California). "This book is a crucial blueprint of what it takes to" succeed. A must have for every HR professional". (Lynda Gratton, Professor," London Business School). "One single concept changed the HR world forever:"'HR business partner'. Through consistent cycles of research and practicalapplication, Dave and his team have produced and update the most comprehensive" set of HR competencies ever". (Horacio Quiros, President, World Federation" of People Management Associations). "Packed with facts, evidence, and"prescriptive advice. It is about being a business leader first, and" an HR professional second". (Randy MacDonald, Senior Vice President," Human Resources, IBM Corporation). "The concepts and competencies presented" in this book provide HR leaders with new insights". (Gina Qiao, Senior" in this book provide HR leaders with new insights". (Gina Qiao, Senior" Vice President, HR Lenovo). "Powerful, relevant and timely! Defines" new HR in a pragmatic way. This book is a must for leaders and HR folks who seek to create sustainable competitive advantage . (Satish Pradhan, Chief, Group Human Resources, Tata Sons Limited). You can'targue with the data! This book is a definitive and practical guide to learning the HR competencies for success . (John Lynch, Senior Vice President, HR, General Electric). A must read for any HR executive.This research-based competency model is particularly compelling because it is informed by the perspective of non-HR executives and stakeholders .(Sue Meisinger, Distinguished speaker and author, former CEO of SHRM). Read this book for a unique long-term perspective on where HR competencies have brought us and must take us in future . (John Boudreau, Professor,University of Southern California and Research Director, Center forEffective Organizations).--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: Dave Ulrich is a Professor at the Ross School ofBusiness, University of Michigan, a partner at the RBL Group, and ExecutiveDirector of the RBL Institute. He studies how organizations build capabilitiesof leadership, speed, learning, accountability, and talent throughleveraging human resources. He has helped generate award winning databases that assess alignment between strategies, organization capabilities,HR practices, HR competencies, and customer and investor results. Hehas published over 200 articles and book chapters and 23 books. JonYounger is a partner of the RBL Group, leads the firm's strategic HRpractice, and is a director of the RBL Institute. Jon's career hascombined experience in consulting, executive management and HR leadership.He has also managed executive compensation and HR strategyHe is a co-authorof many articles and book chapters and two books: HR Transformation(2009 Justin Allen, Wayne Brockbank, Jon Younger, Mark Nyman), andHR Competencies (2008 Wayne Brockbank, Dani Johnson, Kurt Sandholtz,Jon Younger). His articles have appeared in HR Management Journal,HR Planning Journal, Harvard Business Review, Strategic HR Review amongothers. Wayne Brockbank is a Clinical Professor of Business at theUniversity of Michigan's Ross School of Business and an Emeritus Partnerin the RBL Consulting Group. At the Ross School of Business, he isthe Co-director (with Dave Ulrich and Dick Beatty) and core facultyof the Advanced Human Resource Executive Program. He is also the Directorof HR executive programs in Hong Kong, India, Singapore, and UnitedArab Emirates. Over the past twenty years, these executive programshave been consistently rated as the best HR executive programs in theUnited States and Europe by the Wall Street Journal, Business Week,Fortune and Leadership Excellence. He serves on the core faculty toMichigan's senior management executive programs in India. He has heldvisiting faculty appointments in Argentina, Australia, China, HongKong, India, the Netherlands, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. Mike Ulrichis a PhD student at the Moore School of Business, University of SouthCarolina. Before returning to the university, he was a Research Associatefor RBL Group where he led the data collection and analysis of theRBL/Michigan global HRCS. Mike's background is focused on researchmethods and statistical analysis. Mike's work with The RBL Group focusedon managing the firm's many research studies (including the HRCS, LeadershipCode, and talent management research).