Dave Hanna
David Hanna is a Principal with The RBL Group. Prior to joining The RBL Group, Dave was a senior consultant for eight years with Franklin Covey Co., where he focused on helping executive teams all over the world change the work culture to be more mission and results centered.
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Jon Younger
Jon’s career has been a mix of consulting, executive management and HR leadership. Prior to joining The RBL Group, he was Chief Learning and Talent Officer of one of the largest U.S. based financial services organizations, responsible for the leadership development, corporate learning, staffing, performance and talent management, and succession planning. He has also managed executive compensation and HR strategy.
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Wayne Brockbank
Dr. Wayne Brockbank is a Principal of The RBL Group and a Clinical Professor of Business at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. At the Ross School of Business, Dr. Brockbank is the Director of the Center for Strategic HR Leadership and the Faculty Director and Core Instructor of the Strategic Human Resource Planning Program, the Human Resource Executive Program, and the Advanced Human Resource Executive Program.
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Nate Thompson
Nate’s areas of expertise include building high value-added business strategies together with powerfully aligned and actionable implementation plans. He helps companies identify and create organization capabilities that will add the greatest value to customers and shareholders. Nate does extensive work helping companies analyze their leadership and HR competency models to bring them into alignment with their overall business strategy. His work focuses on aligning the internal behaviors of leaders and employees with the expectations of key external… Read More
Ernesto Uscher
For more than 20 years, Ernesto has focused on helping organizations improve through organization and leadership development. Ernesto’s work has been a blend of Strategy, Process Improvement & Organization Design with Leadership & Team Development.
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Norm Smallwood
Norm 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.
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Dave Ulrich
Dave has consulted and done research with over half of the Fortune 200. Dave was the editor of the Human Resource Management Journal 1990 to 1999, has served on the editorial board of 4 other journals, is on the Board of Directors for Herman Miller, is a Fellow in the National Academy of Human Resources; and is co-founder of the Michigan Human Resource Partnership.
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Mark Nyman
Mark has spent his career assisting organizations in transforming themselves by creating strategic focus, and then aligning the design of their organizations and systems to carry out this focus. He has done executive coaching and change work in start-ups, existing organizations, mergers/joint ventures, and in numerous industries.
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Justin Allen
In the RBL Institute, Justin works with HR leaders in the top companies in the world, including P&G, Goldman Sachs, Intel, Unilever, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Wal-Mart, J&J, Pfizer, and Nokia. The mission of the RBL Institute is to provide a forum for the world’s leading HR Strategists to generate ideas, share best practices, and participate in research. Participants have dubbed the RBL Institute as the world’s “#1 think tank” for human resources strategy.
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Allan Freed
Allan joined RBL after successfully leading a division of a fast-paced multi-national company as the General Manager of their Australia/New Zealand region. His key professional achievements are in identifying and aligning organizational behaviors and employee attributes to desired business outcomes, and the development of teams and leaders capable of delivering strategic objectives. He has a proven track record of growing a business and engaging employees.
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A List of Our Clients
Global 500, mid-market, and public sector organizations from nearly every industry rely on The RBL Group as their Strategic HR and leadership development adviser of choice.
Tips for When the Tide Turns
by Dave Ulrich
In current market conditions, there are lessons to be learned by consultants. Consultants who learn how to serve their clients fully will be long remembered, and well served.
Obama As Leader: A Freshman Year Report Card
by Norm Smallwood
What grades should Obama receive on leadership after his first year in office?
Hitting the Books
by Andrew R. McIlvaine
HR experts from around the country devised a reading list for today’s aspiring HR leaders. These are books they think are the most meaningful and offer the most insight into the HR profession.
25 Top Companies for Leaders
Fortune teamed with human resources consultants Hewitt Associates and The RBL Group to find out the global businesses that are top in attracting, retaining, and nurturing talent.
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Leadership Insights
by Dave Ulrich and Norm Smallwood
By integrating and applying what has already been said about leadership, five simple ideas emerge about leadership development. These insights shape the impact of leaders.
When Did HR Go AWOL in the Airlines?
by Jon Younger
HR is broader than union relations, pay, and benefits and has an important role to play in shaping the customer experience, especially in the airline industry.
Getting In Front of the Change Train
by Jon Younger
In order for HR to be more relevant and increase its contribution during challenging times, it must get in front of the change train. This has a number of specific implications for HR.
