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I think The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People is some hoakey shit. Honestly, it’s a little  too invasive and Christian for my taste in business books. But as I look back on my career, I see that I really employ the first three habits in my life. And that’s what keeps me from stabbing some people in [...]

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The Trayvon Martin case breaks my heart. If you haven’t heard about it, a young kid was identified as a ‘threat’ and killed by a self-appointed neighborhood watchman. Other facts. The watchman says it was self-defense. Wasn’t arrested at the time of the incident, either. Has a history of calling the cops and reporting suspicious [...]

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Hello! Happy Sunday & stuff. This week might kill me. I am off to San Diego for the ERE Expo. This is the infamous conference where I announced to the world that I was Laurie-fucking-Ruettimann. A hashtag was born. And then Lance sent me back to my hotel room. Thank god. #LFR What are your [...]

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Ooops.  I miscounted my blog posts and I forgot to write something for today. Oh well.  I’m fired. This has got to be the first time this has happened. What stupid mistakes have you made lately?

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I’ve told this story a million times. Years ago, I had the opportunity to speak at Google as part of the first Recruiting Innovation Summit. It’s a great event. That day, Laszlo Bock came on stage to kick things off. He talked about how every employee experience at Google — from eating to drinking to pooping — [...]