Dave Ulrich

Ulrich was born in the small town of Ely, Nevada and grew up in Oregon. His father worked as a forester building campgrounds, then transferred in order to direct social programs for Job Corps. His mother spent time in church and community service. From his parents, he learned the importance of service and the value of hard work. The Ulrich family lived in Kansas City, Missouri where he attended high school.

Ulrich attended Brigham Young University where he completed his undergraduate degree in University Studies in five semesters and began graduate school in Organizational Behavior. He earned a PhD in Business (Organization Theory) from the University of California, Los Angeles. He has been awarded honorary doctorates by Abertay University in Dundee, Scotland and by Utah Valley University (2020).

Dave Ulrich’s professional focus has addressed questions on how organizations add value to customers and investors through both talent, leadership, organization, and human resource practices. In the human resource area, he and his colleagues have worked to redefine and upgrade HR. With his colleagues, Ulrich has articulated how the modern HR organization can be organized into shared services, centers of expertise, and business partners.{{Citation |last= Ulrich |first= Dave |title= HR Value Proposition |publisher= Harvard Business School Press |year= 2005 |url= http://marketplace.rbl.net/collections/publications/products/the-hr-value-proposition |access-date= 2009-02-10 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090217045028/http://marketplace.rbl.net/collections/publications/products/the-hr-value-proposition |archive-date= 2009-02-17 |url-status= dead }}{{Primary source inline|date=October 2012}} He has also co-directed research on over 125,000 respondents about the competencies required for successful HR professionals;{{Citation |last= Ulrich |first= Dave |title= HR Competencies |publisher= The Society for Human Resource Management |year= 2008 |url= http://marketplace.rbl.net/collections/publications/products/hr-competencies |access-date= 2009-02-10 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090217050343/http://marketplace.rbl.net/collections/publications/products/hr-competencies |archive-date= 2009-02-17 |url-status= dead }}{{Primary source inline|date=October 2012}} in addition, he has helped shape thinking on how to transform HR practices so that they are aligned to customer needs and integrated around organizational capabilities.{{Citation |last= Ulrich |first= Dave |title= HR Transformation |publisher= The RBL Group |year= 2009 }}{{Primary source inline|date=October 2012}}

In the leadership area, Ulrich has co-authored several works with organizational development consultant Norm Smallwood. They co-founded The RBL Group in 1999.The RBL Group, [https://www.rbl.net/about-us/consultants/norm-smallwood Norm Smallwood], accessed 17 August 2023 Smallwood and Ulrich have worked to focus on the outcomes of effective leadership;{{Citation |last= Ulrich |first= Dave |title= Results-Based Leadership |publisher= Harvard Business School Press |year= 1999 |url= http://marketplace.rbl.net/collections/publications/products/results-based-leadership |access-date= 2009-02-10 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090217050044/http://marketplace.rbl.net/collections/publications/products/results-based-leadership |archive-date= 2009-02-17 |url-status= dead }}{{Primary source inline|date=October 2012}} they have also shown how leadership will increase customer share by creating a leadership brand within the company.{{Citation |last= Ulrich |first= Dave |title= Leadership Brand |publisher= Harvard Business School Press |year= 2007 |url= http://marketplace.rbl.net/collections/publications/products/leadership-brand |access-date= 2009-02-10 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090217050439/http://marketplace.rbl.net/collections/publications/products/leadership-brand |archive-date= 2009-02-17 |url-status= dead }}{{Primary source inline|date=October 2012}} Their work also illustrates that investing in leadership will increase shareholder value.{{Citation |last= Ulrich |first= Dave |title= How Leaders Build Value |publisher= John Wiley & Sons |year= 2003 |url= http://marketplace.rbl.net/collections/publications/products/how-leaders-build-value |access-date= 2009-02-10 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090218235610/http://marketplace.rbl.net/collections/publications/products/how-leaders-build-value |archive-date= 2009-02-18 |url-status= dead }}{{Primary source inline|date=October 2012}} Their work also synthesizes the thicket of leadership competency models into a unified view of leadership.{{Citation |last= Ulrich |first= Dave |title= Leadership Code |publisher= Harvard Business Press |year= 2008 |url= http://marketplace.rbl.net/collections/publications/products/the-leadership-code |access-date= 2009-02-10 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090217045034/http://marketplace.rbl.net/collections/publications/products/the-leadership-code |archive-date= 2009-02-17 |url-status= dead }}{{Primary source inline|date=October 2012}} Their current work attempts to look at leadership through the eyes and expectations of investors.{{citation needed|date=October 2012}}. Ulrich spoke as part of the Asian Institute of Finance's Distinguished Speaker Series in 2014.{{cite web | url=http://www.aif.org.my/events/aif-s-distinguished-speaker-series-building-a-stronger-organisation-through-talent-and-culture | title=Permohonan Pengeluaran Khas KWSP RM10K (Semakan April 2022) | date=31 March 2022|access-date=17 August 2023|lang=ms}} In addition, he has shown how leadership can impact investor value by creating a leadership capital index that can be used in private equity, investor relations, boards of directors, and other settings. In the organization area, he has defined organizations as capabilities and written about culture change, learning, collaboration, change, and innovations in organization design. His latest (2019) book authored with Arthur Yeung, "Reinventing the Organization",Harvard Business Review Store, [https://store.hbr.org/product/reinventing-the-organization-how-companies-can-deliver-radically-greater-value-in-fast-changing-markets/10274 Reinventing the Organization: How Companies Can Deliver Radically Greater Value in Fast-Changing Markets], published 24 September 2019, accessed 22 June 2023 redefines organizations as "market oriented ecosystems".

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| last4 = Ulrich

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| year = 2012

| title = HR from the outside in: the next era of human resources transformation

| location = New York

| publisher = McGraw-Hill

| isbn = 9780071802666

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|last3 = Younger

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|year = 2012

|title = Global HR competencies: mastering competitive value from the outside in

|location = New York, NY

|publisher = McGraw-Hill

|isbn = 9780071802680

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|url = https://archive.org/details/globalhrcompeten0000unse

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• {{cite book

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| last2 = Sutton

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| year = 2010

| title = Asian Leadership: What Works

| publisher = Singapore Ministry of Manpower; McGraw-Hill

| isbn = 9780071084307

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• {{cite book

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| year = 2010

| title = Leadership in Asia: challenges, opportunities, and strategies from top global leaders

| location = New York

| publisher = McGraw-Hill

| isbn = 9780071743846

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• {{cite book

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| year = 2010

| title = The Why of Work: How Great Leaders Build Abundant Organizations That Win

| location = New York

| publisher = McGraw-Hill

| isbn = 9780071739351

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• {{cite book

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| first2 = Justin

| last3 = Brockbank

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| last4 = Younger

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| last5 = Nyman

| first5 = Mark

| year = 2009

| title = HR Transformation: Building Human Resources from the Outside In

| location = Chicago

| publisher = McGraw-Hill

| isbn = 9780071638708

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|first2 = Wayne

|last3 = Johnson

|first3 = Dani

|last4 = Sandholtz

|first4 = Kurt

|last5 = Younger

|first5 = Jon

|year = 2008

|title = HR Competencies: Mastery at the Intersection of People and Business

|location = Alexandria, Va

|publisher = Society for Human Resource Management

|isbn = 9781586441135

|url-access = registration

|url = https://archive.org/details/hrcompetenciesma0000unse

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• {{cite book

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| last2 = Smallwood

| first2 = W. Norman

| year = 2007

| title = Leadership Brand: Developing Customer-Focused Leaders to Drive Performance And Build Lasting Value

| location = Boston, MA

| publisher = Harvard Business School Press

| isbn = 9781422110300

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• {{cite book

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| last2 = Eichinger

| first2 = Robert W.

| last3 = Ruyle

| first3 = Kim E.

| year = 2007

| title = FYI for Strategic Effectiveness: Aligning People and Operational Practices to Strategy

| location = Minneapolis, MN

| publisher = Lominger

| isbn = 978-1933578064

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• {{cite book

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| first2 = Robert W.

| last3 = Kulas

| first3 = John

| last4 = De Meuse

| first4 = Ken

| year = 2007

| title = 50 More Things You Need to Know: The Science behind Best People Practices for Managers and HR Professionals

| location = Minneapolis, MN

| publisher = Lominger

| isbn = 978-1933578088

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• {{cite book

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| last2 = Smallwood

| first2 = Norm

| year = 2006

| title = How Leaders Build Value: Using People, Organization and Other Intangibles to Get Bottom-Line Results

| location = Hoboken, NJ

| publisher = Wiley

| isbn = 047176079X

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• {{cite book

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| author-mask = 2

| last2 = Brockbank

| first2 = Wayne

| year = 2005

| title = The HR Value Proposition

| location = Boston, MA

| publisher = Harvard Business School Press

| isbn = 1591397073

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• {{cite book |last1 = Ulrich

|first1 = Dave

|author-mask = 2

|last2 = Losey

|first2 = Michael

|last3 = Meisinger

|first3 = Sue

|year = 2005

|title = Future of Human Resource Management: 64 Thought Leaders Explore the Critical HR Issues of Today and Tomorrow

|location = Hoboken, NJ

|publisher = Wiley

|isbn = 0471677914

|url-access = registration

|url = https://archive.org/details/futureofhumanres0000unse

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| first2 = Louis

| last3 = Goldsmith

| first3 = Marshall

| last4 = Bolt

| first4 = Jim

| last5 = Smallwood

| first5 = Norm

| year = 2003

| title = The Change Champion's Fieldguide: Strategies and Tools for Leading Change in Your Organization

| location = New York

| publisher = Best Practice Publications

| isbn = 0974038806

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• {{cite book

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| author-mask = 2

| last2 = Smallwood

| first2 = W. Norman

| year = 2003

| title = Why the Bottom Line Isn't: How to Build Value Through People and Organization

| location = Hoboken, NJ

| publisher = Wiley

| isbn = 047144510X

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• {{cite book

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| first1 = Louis

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| first2 = Dave

| last3 = Goldsmith

| first3 = Marshall

| year = 2005

| title = Best Practices in Leadership Development and Organization Change: How the Best Companies Ensure Meaningful Change and Sustainable Leadership

| location = San Francisco

| publisher = Pfeiffer

| isbn = 0787976253

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• {{cite book |last1 = Lawler

|first1 = Edward E.

|last2 = Ulrich

|first2 = Dave

|last3 = Fitz-enz

|first3 = Jac

|last4 = Madden

|first4 = James

|last5 = Maruca

|first5 = Regina

|year = 2004

|title = Human Resources Business Process Outsourcing: Transforming How HR Gets Its Work Done

|location = San Francisco

|publisher = Jossey-Bass

|isbn = 0787971634

|url = https://archive.org/details/humanresourcesbu00edwa

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• {{cite book

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| first1 = Michael M.

| last2 = Eichinger

| first2 = Robert W.

| last3 = Ulrich

| first3 = Dave

| last4 = Cannon

| first4 = Kathleen

| year = 2004

| title = 100 Things You Need to Know: Best Practices for Managers and HR

| location = Minneapolis, MN

| publisher = Lominger

| isbn = 0974589209

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• {{cite book

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| first1 = Dave

| last2 = Kerr

| first2 = Steve

| last3 = Ashkenas

| first3 = Ron

| year = 2002

| title = GE Workout: how to implement GE's revolutionary method for busting bureaucracy and attacking organizational problems--fast!

| location = New York

| publisher = McGraw-Hill

| isbn = 0071384162

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• {{cite book |last1 = Becker

|first1 = Brian

|last2 = Huselid

|first2 = Mark

|last3 = Ulrich

|first3 = Dave

|year = 2001

|title = HR Scorecard: Linking People, Strategy, and Performance

|location = Boston, MA

|publisher = Harvard Business School Press

|isbn = 1578511364

|url = https://archive.org/details/hrscorecardlinki00dave

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• {{cite book

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| last2 = Zenger

| first2 = Jack

| last3 = Smallwood

| first3 = Norm

| year = 1999

| title = Results Based Leadership: How Leaders Build the Business and Improve the Bottom Line

| url = https://archive.org/details/resultsbasedlead00ulri

| url-access = registration

| location = Boston

| publisher = Harvard Business School Press

| isbn = 9781578513192

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• {{cite book |last1 = Yeung

|first1 = Arthur K.

|last2 = Ulrich

|first2 = Dave

|last3 = Nason

|first3 = Stephen W.

|last4 = Von Glinow

|first4 = Mary A.

|year = 1999

|title = Organizational Learning Capability: Generating and Generalizing Ideas with Impact

|location = New York

|publisher = Oxford University Press

|isbn = 0195102045

|url-access = registration

|url = https://archive.org/details/organizationalle0000unse

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• {{cite book |last1 = Ulrich

|first1 = Dave

|year = 1998

|title = Delivering Results: A New Mandate for Human Resource Professionals

|location = Boston

|publisher = Harvard Business School Press

|isbn = 0875848699

|url = https://archive.org/details/deliveringresult00ulri

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• {{cite book |last1 = Ulrich

|first1 = Dave

|author-mask = 2

|last2 = Losey

|first2 = Michael R.

|last3 = Lake

|first3 = Gerry

|year = 1997

|title = Tomorrow's HR Management: 48 Thought Leaders Call for Change

|location = Chichester, England; New York

|publisher = Wiley

|isbn = 0471197149

|url = https://archive.org/details/tomorrowshrmanag00ulri

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• {{cite book |last1 = Ulrich

|first1 = Dave

|author-mask = 2

|year = 1997

|title = Human Resource Champions: The Next Agenda for Adding Value and Delivering Results

|location = Boston, MA

|publisher = Harvard Business School Press

|isbn = 0875847196

|url = https://archive.org/details/humanresourcecha00ulri

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• {{cite book |last1 = Ashkenas

|first1 = Ron

|last2 = Ulrich

|first2 = Dave

|last3 = Kerr

|first3 = Steve

|last4 = Jick

|first4 = Todd

|year = 1995

|title = The Boundaryless Organization: Breaking the Chains of Organization Structure

|location = San Francisco

|publisher = Jossey-Bass

|isbn = 078790113X

|url = https://archive.org/details/boundarylessorga00ashk_0

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• {{cite book |last1 = Ulrich

|first1 = Dave

|last2 = Lake

|first2 = Dale

|year = 1990

|title = Organizational Capability: Competing from the Inside Out

|location = New York

|publisher = Wiley

|isbn = 0471618071

|url = https://archive.org/details/organizationalca00ulri

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070911004904/http://www.njhrpg.org/members_only/053002.htm New Jersey Human Resource Planning Group]
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• {{citation |url= http://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/05/11/40552/dave-ulrich-tells-hr-delegates-in-budapest-to-focus-on-leadership-qualities.html |title= Dave Ulrich tells HR delegates in Budapest to focus on leadership qualities |date= 11 May 2007 |publisher= Personnel Today (Reed Business Information) |access-date= 2012-10-23 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120419110600/http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2007/05/11/40552/dave-ulrich-tells-hr-delegates-in-budapest-to-focus-on-leadership-qualities.html |archive-date= 19 April 2012 |url-status= dead |df= dmy-all }}

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