My old speaking coach told me there are only so many spots on stage. While potential is limitless, the opportunities are not. You have to work hard on yourself, your messaging, your choreography, and your stories in order to earn the honor to take the stage and change the world. Unfortunately, most brains are hardwired to be negative and the…

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This was not my year for running. My last half-marathon was hard despite the smiles, and the London Marathon before that was an interesting experience but also a (minor) blow to my ego.  I’m not a natural athlete, but I’ve tried really hard to make improvements over the past twenty years. I’ve tracked all my statistics heavily, but I’ve also just…

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If you’re planning a conference or leadership event for 2027, you’re probably trying to solve one of two problems. Your people are worn out and stuck, or your managers don’t know how to keep good people from leaving. I have a keynote for each. Laurie Ruettimann Keynote Speeches 2027 “Ready for More” is the talk I took on the road…

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People ask me all the time what I actually believe about work. I’ve spent more than two decades in and around HR, written a book, coached a lot of people through layoffs and career messes, and changed my own career more times than I can count. So I sat down and wrote out my principles. There are ten of them.…

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I’ve loved Rage Against the Machine for a long time. I was a punk rock kid before I went corporate, and Rage was my soundtrack. They have thousands of my dollars. But Tom Morello is officially off my list. Morello told Rolling Stone he “certainly did not” vote for Kamala Harris in 2024. He said he couldn’t vote for a…

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