Author Archives: Jan Hills

Can’t get agreement to your new idea? Keep getting asked to re-cut the data? Is this you or is this resistance?

Have you ever had a great idea that you just know is going to solve the problem but you can’t get traction from your client? Or have you created a well researched plan, done the numbers and established what will need to change, but again no traction?  Or do you keep having conversations like this…?  Read more →

Jan HillsBy Jan Hills | Published: 30/05/2012

HR Leadership and strategy

Leadership and strategy are intimately linked. It is hard to separate one from the other and certainly the Orion Partners research in each of these areas has shown these links in practice. Read more →

Jan HillsBy Jan Hills | Published: 22/05/2012

Business acumen: the Holy Grail for HR?

Business acumen remains a challenge for HR. It has almost become the Holy Grail every HRD is searching for! Read more →

Jan HillsBy Jan Hills | Published: 09/05/2012

Know your supporters and how you can influence them

“Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer” …is a quotation attributed to Sun-tzu, a Chinese general and military strategist. It’s also not a bad piece of advice for HR professionals. Read more →

Jan HillsBy Jan Hills | Published: 09/05/2012

What has biodynamic wine making got to teach us about growing future leaders?

Winemaking is undergoing an evolution. Increasingly, growers are using a more natural holistic method to grow vines. There is much in the philosophy surrounding the method which speaks to how we grow leaders for the future. Read more →

Jan HillsBy Jan Hills | Published: 08/05/2012

Stressed out: How stress impacts performance

stress impacts performanceStressed out is an interesting term and a recent incident revealed the true meaning behind it. You may have read that I have been travelling in Greater China. The first week was Hong Kong and the second Shanghai. It was a pretty stressful trip; lots of work to do with the client. Many different people to meet plus jet lag and the pressure of shopping!

Just what stressed out means in terms of the brain was illustrated by an event that took place in Hong Kong Read more →

Jan HillsBy Jan Hills | Published: 01/05/2012

Focus on the ‘why’ not the ‘what’

Many of the senior HR people we know are still struggling to get traction with senior managers on HR initiatives, despite clear evidence that HR now firmly has a seat at the table.

For example, we are currently carrying out research into talent strategy with a number of organisations. You can read more about how to join Read more →

Jan HillsBy Jan Hills | Published: 21/04/2012

New client? How do you make the first impression a good one?

There is so much change around that the chances are that your clients are changing fairly regularly. Making a good impression at the start of a relationship can be a big step to easing the way later. So how do you do it? Read more →

Jan HillsBy Jan Hills | Published: 19/04/2012