The Rise of HR: Wisdom from 73 Thought Leaders

by Dave Ulrich (Editor), William A. Schiemann (Editor), Libby Sartain (Editor)

More than ever, leaders of nearly every kind of organization view their human resources teams as essential to institutional well-being and long-term growth and sustainability. That’s the central and animating theme of “The Rise of HR: Wisdom from 73 Thought Leaders,” a new anthology published by the HR Certification Institute in collaboration with Dave Ulrich, Rensis Likert Professor of Business, University of Michigan and Partner and Co-founder of The RBL Group, Bill Schiemann, CEO, Metrus Group, Inc. and Libby Sartain, Business Advisor, Board Member and Volunteer.

In the eBook, the essayists address how increasing numbers of HR professionals are – and should be – the principal stewards of their organizations’ talent by recruiting and cultivating workers with competence and motivation to perform well, by building and maintaining a consistent, lasting and unique culture that enables the organization to thrive and leadership to support the acquisition of skills for meeting short-run goals and delivering long-run stability and growth.

Collectively, the essays describe how HR practitioners must live up to and even extend expectations of their profession’s growing and evolving role. They focus on how HR professionals and the tools they use must adapt to shifts in demographics and the impacts of technology on the workplace.

Genres: Nonfiction, Business

712 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 6, 2015

About the author

David Olson Ulrich is a university professor, author, speaker, management coach, and management consultant. Ulrich is a professor of business at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan and co-founder of The RBL Group

Reviews

[Yana Sanko · Rating 3 out of 5]

some of 73 essays are interesting, but most of them just feel like reading same thing over and over

[Jennifer Gallagher · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was required reading for an MBA class, but it was great to hear all the points of view on a lot of HR topics. I like the books that SHRM publishes.

[Yvonne Howard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for HR leaders