Dave Ulrich quotes

Future leaders will be less concerned with saying what they will deliver and more concerned with delivering what they have said they would. (Dave Ulrich)
Of course, change requires change. Until there is a felt need for change, it is only an event not a pattern.
Dave Ulrich
When leaders behave consistently with the expectations of customers, they are doing things inside their organization that deliver value outside.
Dave Ulrich
I like to co-author books to learn from those I write with.
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I like ideas, frameworks, and figures.
Dave Ulrich
Competencies can be communicated - and therefore can be taught and learned.
Dave Ulrich
Being an effective leader is enormously complex. It requires vision to see a future, dedication to make things happen, sensitivity to people who are quirky at times, and personal confidence without arrogance.
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People are our greatest asset .
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When I think of organizations, I think of the capabilities an organization has more than its morphology or structure. The ability of an organization to have a shared purpose and the ability for employees to be productive are critical capabilities for most organizations today.
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It is easier to talk about doing things than doing them. Many of us want to exercise more, eat more healthy, be kinder to our loved ones, etc., but unless we have specific milestones about how to do this, our intentions do not match our actions. The HR milestones we lay out offer specific steps along the longer journey to HR transformation.
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There is an increasing gap between academic research and business application. Sometimes the incentives for success in the academic world are not consistent with what it takes to run a company. (Dave Ulrich)
Leaders being born vs. made is a bit of a separate issue. The research on this issue is fairly conclusive: 50/50. We have innate predispositions that affect who we are and what we do (nature) but we can learn and develop and grow (nurture).
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HR professionals help turn aspirations into actions by focusing on three things: [1] talent: do we have the competence (skills and abilities), commitment (willingness to engage and work hard), and contribution (ability to find meaning from the work we do) of our people, [2] culture: do we have the right organization capabilities that enable us to shape an identity outside and pattern of behavior inside the company, and [3] leadership: do we have a depth of leadership throughout the company who are focused on the right things.
Dave Ulrich
The responsibility for leaders developing results-based leaders is shared. Current leaders who are senior managers have the ultimate challenge of preparing a next generation of leaders, every one of whom should be more capable than themselves.
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The best learners are also teachers.
Dave Ulrich
Nowadays, HR professionals play three roles: • Storyteller • Strategy interpreter • Strategic facilitator.
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