Year-End Unsolicited Advice: Stop Using GIFs by Laurie Ruettimann I always end the year by writing about my accomplishments, regrets, and resolutions. The calendar makes reflection feel inevitable. This year, I’m not doing that. Sometimes habits are useful. Not this one. I’ve become stagnant and flat. So instead, I’m ending the year with one piece…
Career Coaching as a Thinking Partnership, Not Motivation by Laurie Ruettimann People ask what it’s like to do a career coaching session with me because they’re trying to understand whether career coaching, as a thinking partnership rather than a motivational exercise, is actually worth their time. They want to know what happens in the room,…
Before COVID, I did some light consulting for technology companies. The work ranged from improving customer advisory boards to helping marketing and sales communicate without mutual resentment. Sometimes it involved content, events, or being in a room with smart people who needed another brain. It was fine work. Casual. Almost social. Friends referred me to…
How I Use AI on This Blog by Laurie Ruettimann I don’t have a human editor for this blog, but I still try to edit for clarity and tone. More and more, I’m using AI tools to help. That’s why it’s important to tell you how I use this technology. Every idea, topic, sentence, and…
The 2-Hour Job Search Summary: Why Steve Dalton’s Method Still Works The best job search book I have read recently is The 2-Hour Job Search by Steve Dalton. It is a practical, repeatable job search method that helps you get interviews faster by prioritizing targeted outreach and informational conversations over endless online applications. Guess what?…
Should You Take a GLP-1 to Get a Job? by Laurie Ruettimann If you’re unemployed or stuck in a long job search, you may have found yourself asking a question you never expected to ask. Should I take a GLP-1 to get hired? People don’t ask this because they’re shallow. They ask it because job…
How I Actually Think About Building, Leading, and Sustaining Organizations By Laurie Ruettimann I’ve spent more than 30 years working in and around organizations. I’ve been an employee, a leader, a founder, an advisor, a consultant, and an entrepreneur. I’ve worked inside systems that functioned well and systems that quietly broke people while insisting everything…
My Leadership Philosophy After 30 Years of Work By Laurie Ruettimann I’ve spent more than 30 years working in and around organizations. I started as an HR assistant in the mid-1990s, worked my way through union environments and large corporations, and eventually left traditional leadership roles to write, teach, speak, and coach full time. Today,…
Every year there are a few people in HR who grab my attention and don’t let go. Jamie Jackson is one of them. Why Jamie? I trust her judgment. I learn from her. When she speaks on the HR Besties podcast, I find myself nodding along, not because she is pandering to me, but because…
Are You Ready For More? Most people wait for a promotion or a performance review to tell them it’s time to grow. You don’t need any of that because you already know it’s time. You need a reset, a plan, and the confidence to lead yourself into the new year. Join me on December 17,…
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