The HR Power Model™: What Comes After Ulrich

Most CHROs weren’t hired to redesign the system—they were hired to protect it. The Ulrich model gave HR structure, but it quietly disempowered the function. It taught HR to align, not to intervene. What we need now isn’t refinement. It’s replacement.

In this new article, I introduce The HR Power Model™—a bold redesign of HR’s role, authority, and purpose. This isn’t about influence. It’s about power. And we’re done asking for permission.