Canadian Government Executive is pleased to have Dr. David Ulrich, one of the world’s most distinguished management thought leaders, as the keynote speaker at our Leadership Summit on February 25.

Dr. Ulrich, a Professor at the University of Michigan and a partner at the RBL Group, will be discussing The Leadership Code and what leaders must know to be effective.

He studies how organizations build capabilities of leadership, speed, learning, accountability, and talent through leveraging human resources.

Dr. Ulrich, who is listed as one of the Thinkers 50, has helped generate award winning databases that assess alignment between strategies, organization capabilities, human resources practices, human resources competencies, and client and business results. He has also published over 200 articles and book chapters and over 25 books and has consulted and done research with over half of the Fortune 200.

Dr. Ulrich will be joining other thought leaders at the Canadian Government Executive Leadership Summit to discuss some of the biggest leadership issues facing the public service today.

For more information on the conference, please visit our summit website.


Jeff MackeyJeff Mackey is an intern with Canadian Government Executive, Vanguard and WRLWND magazines. Before joining us, Jeff worked with the Canadian Press in Toronto and Metro News in Regina. Now, back in his native Ottawa, Jeff is excited to cover everything from the public service and the military to today’s modern technology.