Betting on You

How to Put Yourself First and (Finally) Take Control of Your Career

Irreverent, funny, direct. As a former HR professional, Ruettimann offers transparency about jobs in America that readers will find very appealing.Booklist

Betting on You by Laurie Ruettimann

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Always Be Learnin’

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Self-Leadership Starts
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This brief, free quiz poses questions meant to help you identify the areas in your life where you’re demonstrating self-leadership — and where you could use some extra support. It takes about five minutes to complete, and your answers are confidential.

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Becoming a Life-Long Learner

Even before the pandemic, many people found it challenging to find time for personal development. However, if you don’t find the time to invest in yourself, you won’t be able to keep pace with the changes on the horizon. It’s time to claim that time and make time for learning every day. This guide walks you through how to make small changes that deliver a major impact on your personal and professional wellbeing.

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Fix Work in Six Months or Less

Use the premortem framework to fix your career in six months and improve your chances of success at work by over 30%.

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Embracing a Framework for Change

Millions of us worldwide are overworked, exhausted, and trying our hardest—yet not getting the recognition we deserve.

It’s time for a fix.

Betting on You lays out the framework necessary to champion your interests and create a life you actually enjoy. Packed with advice and stories of others who regained control of their lives, Betting on You is a game-changing must-read for how to radically improve your day-to-day, working more effectively and enthusiastically starting now.

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Laurie’s Blog

How Ordinary People Can Resist Authoritarianism

During Nazi Germany, most ordinary citizens chose silence. The White Rose students, pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg are examples of outliers who actively opposed the regime. However, historians estimate that only 1–2% of the German population resisted. Now, America is facing its own rise of authoritarianism and a troubling surge in hate.…

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What Does an Executive Coach Actually Do?

When the economy tanks, the executive coaching business booms. Suddenly, everyone wants to sharpen their power skills. Leaders want clarity, teams need direction, and boards demand results. But it begs the question. What does an executive coach actually do? My BFF Jennifer McClure says, “What an executive coach is and does is not always what…

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To the Tech Industry: You Owe Us

Hey, technology leaders! Could you help me with this math? I pay $70 monthly for home internet that goes out pretty regularly. I pay $122 for a phone I barely use, except to buy things I’ve been nudged into wanting through a mix of fear and shame. I pay another small fortune for streaming services…

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Laurie Ruettimann is a former human resources leader turned writer, entrepreneur, and speaker. CNN recognized her as one of the top five career advisors in the United States, and her work has been featured on NPR, The New Yorker, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and Vox. She frequently delivers keynote speeches at business and management events around the world and hosts the popular podcast Punk Rock HR. She lives with her husband and cats in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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