Insights from the Best in Leadership Development
Leading for Results is based on the work of two acknowledged thought-leaders in the field of business management.
Dave Ulrich is a Partner and Co-founder of The RBL Group, and a professor of business at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan. His professional work focuses on how organizations build capabilities of speed, learning, collaboration, accountability, talent, and leadership through leveraging human capital. He has helped generate award-winning databases that assess alignment between strategies, human resource practices and HR competencies. He has published over 100 articles and book chapters, and 15 books.
Mr. Ulrich's CV includes:
- Editor of the Human Resource Management Journal from 1990 to 1999
- Served on the editorial board of four journals
- Board of Directors for Herman Miller
- Fellow in the National Academy of Human Resources
- Co-founder of the Michigan Human Resource Partnership
Dave has consulted and done research with over half of the Fortune 200. He has been named the “#1 Management Educator & Guru” by BusinessWeek; cited as “one of the top five business coaches in the world” by Forbes; ranked as “one of the 10 most innovative and creative leaders” by
Fast Company; and designated “the most influential person in human resources” by
HR Magazine.
Norm Smallwood is a recognized authority in developing businesses and their leaders to deliver results and increase value. His current work relates to increasing business value by building organization, strategic HR, and leadership capabilities that measurably impact market value. He is co-founder of The RBL Group, a firm of well-known and broadly experienced management educators and consultants. For several years, Leadership Excellence has ranked The RBL Group as one of the top Leadership Development firms in the world.
Dave Ulrich and Norm Smallwood are co-authors of three Harvard Business Press books:
- Results-Based Leadership (with Jack Zenger)
- Leadership Brand: Delivering Customer-Focused Leaders to Drive Performance and Deliver Value
- Leadership Code: Five Rules to Lead By (with Kate Sweetman, forthcoming)