Professor Dave Ulrich, a Human Resource Transformation Strategist and rated as the number one” Most Influential Person”, in HR will be in Ghana next month for two days of Human Resource Transformation and Leadership Master Classes. This is at the invitation of 2SL Limited and Corporate Aims Services Limited, both HR Advisors and Consultants. The event is part of the 'Strategic Management in Action' Series and will be on the theme, ‘From Cost-Cutting to Value Creation: Driving Workplace Performance Through Best HR Practices". The objective of the event is to help shape the future of the HR practice in Ghana and Africa by examining the latest trends in HR, define the contributions that HR makes to the success of businesses, and offer actionable ideas and tools needed to move HR from a transactional to a transformational role. The Summit will enlighten business leaders on how to create real and measurable value for the organization through leveraging HR; how to build long term value through leadership; leadership sustainability; how to identify, build, and retain the right talent; and how to make data-driven decisions, among others. There will also be a detailed briefing on the findings of the latest HR Competency Study. Prof Dave Ulrich is hailed worldwide as the ‘go-to guy’ for HR strategy and leadership, HR transformation, and HR value creation for all stakeholders. He is the brain behind the “Three legged Stool Model" of HR delivery, popularly referred to as the Business Partner Model. He is a Professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan and a partner at the RBL Group, a consulting firm focused on helping organizations and leaders deliver value. He studies how organizations build capabilities of leadership, speed, learning, accountability, and talent through leveraging human resources. He has helped generate award winning data bases that assess alignment between strategies, organization capabilities, HR practices, HR competencies, and customer and investor results. According to the organizers, this is a “golden initiative" to promote best practices in human resources management in both the public and private sectors. The two day event will be held at the plush La palm Royal Beach Hotel in Accra on July 30 and 31, 2013.