"Team Building is for Suckers"A podcast with Laurie Ruettimann, Punk Rock HR

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DATE : Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:45:55 -0500
Entered in Database : 2009-12-01 16:45:55
length : 19660263
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've been chasing Laurie Ruettimann from conference to conference for over a year. I've lost count of the number of people who've said, "you need to interview Laurie." Trying to track down people in places like the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA is not only tiring, it's ridiculous. I needed a Segway with GPS or a golf cart to get around at SHRM.Finally, there was an event last week in New York City scaled for human interaction. It was held at a Comedy Club. (Comix, to be exact). It was great, in a great location, and Laurie was the ring-leader, and moderator. She also confided "You don’t even realize how much work it takes for me to stand in front of people and talk. Executive leaders like Jack Welch have coaches and corporate communication teamsto make them look great. I have a mirror, a flip camera, and a prescription for Xanax."Laurie did a fantastic job and I was able to corner her just long enough to set-up a time to record this podcast.Of course, one of the real advantages of "appearing" on TotalPicture Radio is the following: As long as you can string a few words together in a semi-coherent fashion no one will know if you look so bad you would scare your own mother. Radio is always beautiful!

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