Posts by Laurie Ruettimann
#HRBookClub October Selection
Wonder what it’s like to read over two dozen HR books in ten months? Welcome to the October edition of #HRBookClub where I’ve consumed close to 25 books during the past ten months and tried to curate the best and most compelling recommendations for our journey together. My job hasn’t been easy. Most HR books…
Read MoreWe’ve All Been Automated
I love this excerpt from “Bullshit Jobs: A Theory.” David Graber posits a theory that the automation apocalypse has already happened. It’s bloody, and has affected a majority of the population in America. However, we’ve superficially stopped the hemorrhaging by adding more bullshit jobs to the labor market. “Since at least the Great Depression, we’ve…
Read MoreHR Book Club Excerpt: ‘The Talent Fix’
Tim Sackett is one of the most famous HR bloggers leaders in the game, and, also, the godfather of talent acquisition. In his new book, Timmy helps recruiters and human resources leaders “fix” recruiting and hire the best talent in a sub-4% unemployment market. Our second book of the month is all about helping you…
Read More#HRBookClub September Selection
How are your reading goals for 2018? Are you on target? Do you feel good about how you’re spending your downtime? How are your professional goals coming along? Are you ready to read a couple of HR books? That’s a lot of questions. Welcome to September’s #HRBookClub of the month, a place where HR leaders…
Read More#HRBookClub August Selection
Hey, everybody, it’s August. Can you believe it? Readers are leaders, and I created HR Books to help you read twelve books in 2018. We’re well on our way. So far, we’ve read: Braving the Wilderness Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics Year of Yes A Chance in the World New Rules of Work Everything Happens for…
Read MoreJoin the #HRBookClub Facebook Group
The #HRBookClub has been pretty fun to organize, but here’s one valuable lesson I’ve learned: you can’t please everybody all of the time. Working in human resources and talent for all these years, you’d think this lesson would come naturally to me. But I should know that it’s hard enough to read books, let alone…
Read MoreJuly #HRBookClub Selection: Living With The Monks
Hey, everybody. We’re halfway through the year, and the #HRBookClub has featured these books: You Are a Badass Ask a Manager HR on Purpose! Herding Tigers Everything Happens for a Reason The New Rules of Work A Chance in the World Year of Yes Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics Braving the Wilderness Not every book was…
Read More#HRBookClub Bombed This Month
Apologies for the intermittent posting on #HRBookClub, but I totally wasn’t feeling the June selection. I don’t believe in the prosperity gospel, and the book used religion in a way that left me feeling uncomfortable. The book felt like a recycled version of Oprah’s messaging with a splash of “The Secret,” which is a rehash…
Read MoreHR Books Review: ‘The Big Book of HR’
Anyone who works with people in today’s challenging world knows that it doesn’t get easier, just more complicated. So, because I’m committed to our thriving HR community, I have a book for you. “The Big Book of HR” by Barbara Mitchell and Cornelia Gamlem is filled with the most current information on topics ranging from…
Read MoreYou Need to Read Mike Carden’s New Book
Mike Carden just wrote a book that you should read, and I’m not just saying that because he’s my friend. The book is called, “On a Teleconference No One Knows You’re a Dog: 45 Marketing Hacks for Startups.” I know you work in human resources, not marketing, but the tips on communicating and selling ideas…
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