by Alex Putman | Mar 20, 2023 | Career Advice, Employer Branding, Human Resources, Leadership, Motivation
Wayyyyy back in 2010, we compiled a fairly succinct list of powerful adjectives to describe successful leaders. Even now, 13 years later, it remains a very popular reference list for people around the world. How was this list curated? Very simply, we prompted the...
by Alex Putman | Apr 30, 2013 | Big Data, Creativity, Futurecasting, Human Resources, Leadership, Social Media, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management
Remember the good ole days of recruiting? If drinking and smoking at your desk with a rotary dial phone popped into your head, you are on the wrong site! What I am trying to say is remember how much recruiting has evolved? 30 years ago it was a phone, phone book and...
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 | 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 | Dec 6, 2009 | Leadership
What is the difference in “management” and “leadership”? What is the difference between a “boss” and a leader? I will start with the bottom line; management or “being the boss” is Attila the Hun and leadership is Paul...
