Laurie Ruettimann

MAY 16, 2017

I’ve been studying up on different meditation and stress-reduction methods because, for some reason, this blog has led me down the path of being everybody’s big sister who is immediately ignored when she gives smart advice. (Just like my real life! How great!). Nobody knows how to make good decisions, especially at work where we are caffeinated, stressed, and exhausted from holding ourselves in awkward positions all day long.

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ATS HR Software Immedis Software 75

Laurie Ruettimann

MAY 15, 2017

A few weeks ago, I went to New Orleans for Collision Conference. I only knew two people at the event, which was perfect, because my goal was to blend in with the crowd and learn about funding my company and hiring talented people. The conference was massive. With 20,000 people and a ton of booths, I parked my ass in a chair and spent most of my time watching the keynote speakers on the main stage.

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ATS Conference Hiring Software Time and Attendance 82

Laurie Ruettimann

MAY 12, 2017

I’m on a lot of lists in real life, not just in my head. Most important lady in HR. Most influential human being in human resources. The top best greatest HR blog in the history of blogging. Top people who make stuff happen. I made it! Me! I’m number one! If there was ever any doubt that I should be on influence lists, let it be put to rest by John Sumser who said that I should be at the top of all lists everywhere.

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Laurie Ruettimann

MAY 11, 2017

The problem with a lot of people in the workforce is that they confuse doing things for having power. Don’t make that mistake. Power has very little to do with effort. In fact, it’s one of those weird circumstances in life that powerful people don’t work very hard. If you’re working on a super-interesting project at the office, it may be all encompassing and critical to your professional growth.

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ATS Competencies Coaching 71

Laurie Ruettimann

MAY 10, 2017

Last week, I spoke to a conference of 400 logistics/delivery executives and owners about Millennials and generational differences in the workforce. Well, I talked to about half of them. The other half were at another session or possibly still sleeping off the night before. Turns out, the logistics industry is interesting because they’re super-focused on technology and innovation while not having the luxury to talk like a bunch of Valley a s.

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Conference HR Software Course Industry 98

Laurie Ruettimann

MAY 9, 2017

Every once in awhile, a word will take over America. Back in the late 2000s and early 2010s, it was totes. Remember that phase? Things were totes crazy. Your new girlfriend is totes pretty. Do I want to have a drink on Friday night? Totes. No word has captured America and the internet like totes , but there are phrases in the vernacular that are both popular and stupid at the same time.

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Trends Report Examples ATS 56

Laurie Ruettimann

MAY 8, 2017

I just finished Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy. As a side note, I keep wanting to call this book Plan B , which is messing with both my Amazon search results and Facebook ads. Figure me out, algorithms! I dare you! Option B is the saddest book I’ve ever read about resilience and joy. Sheryl Sandberg anchors this book with the death of her husband and her grief.

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Examples Report Wellness How To 89

Laurie Ruettimann

APRIL 28, 2017

Creating unique content on a regular basis has its fair share of challenges. Unless your blog is your full-time job — or you see it as a legitimate side hustle — the quality will vary depending upon what’s happening in your real life. Do the kids have soccer practice? Is your spouse traveling for work? If you don’t invest time and energy into your blog, what you’ll have is a sloppy journal of your thoughts instead of a legitimate body of work.

HR Software 83

HR Software Conference Strategy ATS 83

Laurie Ruettimann

APRIL 27, 2017

Everything you do on the current iteration of the web has been funded by rich men. Well, for the most part. Dudes who’ve amassed wealth — thanks to sheer talent, institutional sexism, and pay inequality — invested early in the core components of the internet. They gave you everything you need to hate your job and engage in petty acts of narcissism throughout the day to make you feel better about your shitty life decisions.

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Laurie Ruettimann

APRIL 26, 2017

Did you know that Arianna Huffington runs an HR technology company? No? Neither did I until someone pointed out that she’s running a wellness company meant to reduce stress, eliminate burnout and improve work. Arianna wrote a book about burnout and her lack of sleep, and she made the rounds to a few HR events to talk about what it was like to be successful and exhausted.

HR Software 82

HR Software Recruiting Software Company E-Recruitment 82

Laurie Ruettimann

APRIL 25, 2017

The first time I ever saw a beautiful woman, it was on Fifth Avenue in New York City. I had just been to the Red Door Salon. People were smiling at me. It was starting to freak me out. How do all these people know I just spent $65 to get my hair blown out? Then I turned around and realized I was standing next to a supermodel. I’m not sure which one.

Conference 55

Conference ATS Time and Attendance Hiring Software 55

Laurie Ruettimann

APRIL 24, 2017

Sexual harassment and sexual assault are hot topics, right now, but none of this will stay in the news much longer. It’s a cyclical event. Every few years, someone opens the door and reveals the true nature of a work environment. A few dudes are outed. Executive leaders and HR professionals promise vigilance. Then the spotlight fades, leaving leaders to sort out conundrums like: He’s a top performer with a long-standing history, but he likes to stick his D in younger associates.

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Handbook Policies Compensation Study 80

Laurie Ruettimann

APRIL 21, 2017

I’m the first one to tell you what’s wrong. Let me tell you about what’s going right with HR blogging. People are telling more stories on their blogs. Nobody wants a lecture or a SHRM-SCP study guide. People want to know what makes a writer tick, and they want to experience the world through your perspective. In that way, many HR bloggers are winning.

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Talent Experience Study Industry Wellness 69

Laurie Ruettimann

APRIL 20, 2017

Midway through my job as a relatively new recruiter at a consumer packaged goods company in Chicago, I was assigned a new boss. From the beginning, I didn’t like her. She never asked me how I was doing. She began and ended every meeting with pleasantries, but it was all business. So I asked her, “Why don’t you ask me how I’m doing?

Recruitment 114

Recruitment Meeting Compliance Training ATS 114

Laurie Ruettimann

APRIL 19, 2017

About six months ago, I met a guy who changed my life. Sorta. He’s an executive and an entrepreneur who wants to improve his public speaking skills. I’m a woman who attended a professional development seminar to reboot my career. I introduced myself and shared my story. Then he told me about his background. It turns out, we both run. He is a guy with bad knees.

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Training Compliance Training Meeting ATS 91

Laurie Ruettimann

APRIL 18, 2017

If you haven’t read the Jeff Bezos / Amazon investor letter circulating around the internet, it’s a good one. Take the sixty seconds you typically use to look at who’s been looking at your Instagram stories and have a peek. I love this letter because it’s clear and full of confidence without being too certain. Bezos is clear that past performance has been strong, but he’s not certain about the future.

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Exercises Meeting ATS 58

Laurie Ruettimann

APRIL 11, 2017

Nothing can be more dreary than ‘coolness’…. — Daily Kerouac (@DailyKerouac) March 15, 2017. Jack Kerouac wrote that nothing is more dreary than coolness, and while I’m not sure that’s a real quote, it sure feels right when you look at Piper Jaffray’s Taking Stock With Teens study. Teens want boring stuff like Nike , American Eagle and Forever 21.

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Survey Study Company Wellness 65

Laurie Ruettimann

APRIL 10, 2017

Employee engagement numbers are low all over the world, and sometimes I think HR professionals forget that they’re employees, too. Work sucks for them as much as it sucks for other people. And many HR resources professionals are unhappy with their jobs because they have a lot of autonomy but no power. Let me explain. When you work in HR, your day is largely yours.

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E-Recruitment Policies Employee Engagement Resources 69

Laurie Ruettimann

APRIL 7, 2017

I’m all about teaching you how to blog and speak. There’s a holistic method to make money on your blog, earn income from speaking, and generate revenue from your area of expertise. It takes a lot of work. It’s a full-time job. Here’s a general overview that knits it together. First, you need knowledge of a particular area like human resources.

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How To Conference Meeting Training 88

Laurie Ruettimann

APRIL 6, 2017

Everybody has the capacity for leadership. I know that’s not a trendy thing to write, but there isn’t much art or science in leading people or an organization. Some people choose to lead, and some don’t. It’s a decision, not a triumphant act of courage. Those who say yes are often given an unfortunate path where they can “improve their skills” and polish their presentation styles.

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Ascender Course Report Compliance Training 61

Laurie Ruettimann

APRIL 5, 2017

There’s some talk that the Republicans aren’t done with healthcare, and I don’t blame them for taking a stab at the Affordable Care Act. Right now, private premiums are daunting for many families. I have friends who left the freelance world for “real jobs,” and they did it solely for affordable healthcare. And whenever I talk to technical or creative talent, one of the first things they talk about is how the cost of healthcare is getting in the way of their entrepre

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Conference Examples Hiring Company 91

Laurie Ruettimann

APRIL 3, 2017

Why do people hate HR? From start-ups to conglomerates, very few people show love for a critical and important department within a company. Here’s why. 1. They don’t like to hear women tell them what to do. Or gay people. Or anybody who seems as if they’re in a lower socioeconomic class. Look at your company. HR is a majority-minority department.

HR Software 91

HR Software Analytics Data Resources 91

Laurie Ruettimann

APRIL 4, 2017

When we started working on GlitchPath back in early 2016, we created a premortem on paper. We called it a Failure Toolkit. I’m not sure it got any better than that. Our Failure Toolkit asks teams to imagine a project has just failed. We walk you backward from your imaginary failure so you don’t make the same dumb mistake twice. Print it out.

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Productivity 69

Laurie Ruettimann

MARCH 31, 2017

How hard is it to ask for help? For me, it’s nearly impossible. Earlier this year, I reached out to a colleague — a fellow speaker — and asked for a pep talk. I felt like I was doing everything the wrong way, and I needed to hear some kind words. I promised not to take up too much of his time. He responded back that he was pretty busy with his super-successful life, right now, but I could sign up for one of his coaching classes and he could help me.

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HR Software How To Conference Coaching 50

Laurie Ruettimann

MARCH 30, 2017

I have a brand new article over at ERE about my friend Shaunda Zilich. She’s the global employment brand leader at GE. You may not know her name, but you’ve seen her work. Head on over there and check it out ! The post Employment Branding, Recruiting and Shaunda Zilich appeared first on Laurie Ruettimann.

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Recruitment ATS 50

Laurie Ruettimann

MARCH 29, 2017

Choose your outfit, choose your life. I want to be healthy and active, but there are a lot of obstacles and excuses in my way. DNA, junk food, my travel schedule. You name it, I have a reason why I can’t exercise. So my super-secret trick is to put on my workout clothes on in the morning and wear them until I exercise. I might be in those running pants until 7 o’clock at night, but it helps to remind me that I need to run.

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Exercises ATS 50

Laurie Ruettimann

MARCH 28, 2017

Do you feel like your life is unnecessarily stupid and hard? Do you feel like you’ve accomplished a lot and wonder why other people can’t work as hard as you? I heard a podcast , the other day, with Drs. Tom Gilovich and Shai Davidai. They explain why things seem needlessly hard for you in a paper called, “The headwinds/tailwinds asymmetry: An availability bias in assessments of barriers and blessings.” Here’s my take on it.

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Exercises Examples ATS 50

Laurie Ruettimann

MARCH 27, 2017

Go ahead and try to explain the current state and future state of HR in less than 50 words. (I’ll wait. It’s not easy.). In years past, I told people that HR is an inverted pyramid. There’s value at the top and bottom, but it turns out that fewer people are doing more and more of the valuable work. The rest is automated and outsourced.

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HR Software HR Planning Recruiting Software Planning Tools 60

Laurie Ruettimann

MARCH 24, 2017

I’m in love with my career as a writer, but most of my blogging isn’t very good. It’s a narcissistic dump of feelings to clear my mind and boost my ego. I want to believe that I write great HR blog posts. But I peer back through time and see that I’m almost always writing for myself, which is the worst kind of public writing.

HR Software 80

HR Software How To Exercises Compliance Training 80

Laurie Ruettimann

MARCH 23, 2017

You shouldn’t give feedback unless you want to change someone’s life. That’s an audacious goal, and it’s probably unattainable. But feedback is tough. Not everybody is meant to deliver messages. If you start out with the purpose of intent of making someone’s life better, your petty attachments and issues fade away. You can focus on a story that is bigger than you.

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Coaching Company ATS 71

Laurie Ruettimann

MARCH 22, 2017

I flew out to San Francisco last week for 24 hours. I wanted to stay longer, but my husband was out of the country, and my cat 16-year-old cat needed his medicine. So I got on a plane, flew through a blizzard, met a guy who works for The Shins at an airport bar who invited me to a show and it wasn’t creepy, landed in San Francisco, went to bed, woke up, spoke to HR ladies about feedback, did SoulCycle , took a meeting and then took a shower (in that order), and flew home on the red-eye.

HR Software 69

HR Software Meeting Software Report 69

Laurie Ruettimann

MARCH 21, 2017

A couple of years ago, I sat in a marketing meeting with a client that had just gone through a major pivot. They were moving from an established product to a fresh way of doing business. Everything was different: new logo, new message, new leadership, a new vision for the enterprise. But what was the same? Well, the buyer was the same. That’s a problem.

HR Software 59

HR Software Recruiting Software Planning Tools Software 59

Laurie Ruettimann

MARCH 20, 2017

Did you read the reporting that the US Supreme Court Nominee, Neil Gorsuch, allegedly said that women manipulate companies to extract maternity benefits? Yeah, those sneaky broads start an interview with the intention of pulling a fast one on business owners by having kids! He also allegedly believes it’s okay for employers to ask women if they plan on having kids while making no mention of asking men if they plan on starting a family.

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Policies Recruitment Report Company 94

Laurie Ruettimann

MARCH 17, 2017

Every Friday night is the same around here: I’m hungry, the internet has me down, and I demand an early dinner. For years, the husband and I earmarked Friday as date night. We grabbed a geriatric meal at the local Mexican place before seeing a movie. And, because my life unfolds online, I would bring the world with me and tweet about my margaritas and guacamole.

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Compliance Training ATS 88

Laurie Ruettimann

MARCH 16, 2017

As a rookie HR girl, I thought it was my responsibility to change the world and make everybody feel good about work. No tragedy was too big and no task was too troublesome to save me from my passion for getting involved in other people’s lives. Unfortunately, other people’s lives are messy. While working at a candy factory on the north side of St.

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ATS Hiring Groups Company 86

Laurie Ruettimann

MARCH 14, 2017

It’s that time of year when HR nerds get together and talk policy and legislation at the SHRM Employment Law & Legislative Conference. I’m not goign to lie, it’s my favorite event on the calendar because it affirms my career-long thesis that HR sits at the intersection of work, power, politics and money. I always walk away smarter when I attend that conference, too.

Employment Law 73

Employment Law Conference Time and Attendance Assessment Software 73

Laurie Ruettimann

MARCH 13, 2017

Every weekend, millions of people around wake up early, dress their kids in cute clothes, and drive to a local house of worship to get good with God. Then they get to work on Monday and act like a s. Churches, mosques, and synagogues are filled with loving and thoughtful people who hate their jobs. About 51% of the workforce is disengaged , which means that people right beside you in a pew or on a prayer rug are dealing with a stupid boss, a long commute, or a toxic work environment.

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Meeting Company 95