by Alex Putman | Aug 19, 2010 | Creativity, Leadership, Motivation
[tweetmeme source=”alexputman”] Recently I posted a question to a LinkedIn Human Resource group, asking for people to “Define Leadership in 1 Word”. After 1 month, we received 1,130 comments! Yes, I read every one of them and have summarized...
by Alex Putman | Jun 22, 2010 | Creativity, Social Media, Social Networking, social t-rex, socialtrex, socialtrex.com, thesocialtrex, YouTube
What do you need for a successful YouTube campaign? How can YouTube create a buzz around your brand or have an impact on your recruiting/sales campaigns? I wasn’t sure until recently. About 1 year ago I caught my 3 year old daughter, pretend playing on a piano...
by Alex Putman | Feb 15, 2010 | Career Advice, Creativity, Leadership, Slideshare
Scenario 1: You find or hear about a job that sounds ideal for your skills and background. You apply. You never hear back! What went wrong? Scenario 2: You learn about a job opportunity. You research the company, the hiring manager and the position and realize...
by Alex Putman | Nov 29, 2009 | Creativity, Motivation, Sales
[tweetmeme source=”alexputman”] T’was the month of Christmas and all across the land, clients and competitors were seeking the upper hand. When all of the sudden to ACME Inc’s delight, their big push for for the new year came into the light....
by Alex Putman | Nov 4, 2009 | Creativity
What if I told you that every company should put a person under the age of 6 in charge of creativity? Don’t believe me, try this test. 1. Identify two groups; one group age 6 years or younger and one group age 18+ years old 2. Take a blank sheet of paper or...