Jill Hickman Companies: Your #1 Source for Leadership Development

06/22/2022

Do you walk your talk? Do you live your values? As a leadership development consultant, it's important for me to give back to the professional community which has provided me with continued education and the opportunities to network and collaborate with inspiring colleagues. This month, I turned over the presidential gavel to the National Speakers Association Houston chapter, concluding the commitment to this role during Covid's second year.

As another chapter in my leadership journey has drawn to a close, I've reflected on the other presidential roles I've taken on, including the Houston chapters of Association for Talent Development (ATD) and Institute of Management Consultants (IMC). If you aspire to leadership, I encourage you to volunteer at any level within your professional associations to give back. You'll benefit in many ways that will often take years to unfold and discover. My biggest takeaway this time: a reminder that many members wait to be asked rather than volunteer for any task or role themselves.

As a leader within your organization, take this to heart: many employees are waiting for you to ask them to step up and take on new responsibilities - not because they are scared to ask, but rather they are scared to hear that they are not needed - confirming that they are not valued. When leaders hesitate or fail to delegate because time is short or they'd rather do the task themselves (either because they could do it better or because they like the task), they reinforce a nagging fear of employees that they are not good enough, valued, or trusted. Stop!! Start delegating. Start asking employees to take on new projects. Don't wait for employees to tell you they felt ignored, devalued, unable to contribute, or disappointed that you didn't ask .... as they are turning in their resignations.

02/08/2022

I'm so excited to be attending my first in-person professional association meeting in TWO YEARS with NSA HOUSTON on Feb. 18! WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS - experts who speak for a living who always work hard but who persevered through the pandemic working even harder than before to literally turn on a dime to deliver in new ways with new tools to ensure that our clients were able to see and hear what they wanted and needed more than ever before. JOIN US on Feb. 18 to celebrate where we've been and where we're going! WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS and YOU BELONG HERE with us! Join us for an amazing workshop with JONATHAN SPRINKLES who is setting the bar for everyone with our first in person presentation!
Register here: www.nsahouston.org

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01/30/2022

Jill Hickman Companies continues its designation as an approved SHRM Recertification Provider. We invest in this designation to provide an additional level of value to our client organizations and employees with programs that enhance learning and offers the opportunity for continuing education credits in the process.

SHRM Recertification Providers are recognized as a “provider of choice” for SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP credential holders working to maintain their credential. HR/HR-related educational offerings identified with the SHRM Recertification Provider badge let credential holders know the program is pre-app...

01/08/2022

Such a great moment captured forever. Kudos to this employee who had compassion for both the child and the mom! There's more to working than just showing up, it's being there - right there - in the moment when you are needed the most.

One day in the middle of a Target store in Wilmington, Massachusetts, a little girl started going into a full tantrum. It was Brianna Lelos’ little girl, Bella, who went into the fit. And it was bad. Instead of just walking by and trying to ignore it, a Target employee named Liliana decided she would try to help out. So she sat down on the floor next to Bella and spoke softly to her. And after a few seconds, the toddler calmed down and everything was fine.
Mom Brianna was extremely impressed by Liliana’s way with her daughter, so she took a picture and posted about the incident on Twitter, saying: “To Liliana of the Wilmington, MA Target store: Thank you. I *think* every parent knows the feeling of their toddler/any age child having a tantrum in the middle of the store……”
She then went on to mention the very good values of employees such as Liliana, and she said she would make sure that Target executives would be made very much aware of it. Let's make Liliana famous so Target knows they have such an outstanding, caring staff member. Target
Photo courtesy: Twitter/

09/14/2021

Hope everyone is doing okay from Tropical Storm Nicholas. Prayers for those who are suffering from his journey through Texas and Louisiana.

08/03/2021

Don't miss this opportunity to see and hear the great Lou Heckler presenting virtually for members and guests of National Speakers Association Houston Chapter. Mike Lejeune, NSA Houston's Vice President of Programs, has knocked it out of the park with this legendary speaker for our first chapter event of this new membership year!

Hear what Jill Hickman President of NSA Houston and Rob Pennington, Dean of the Professional Speakers Academy have to say about Lou's talent and gift of tea...

06/29/2021

Today I was officially sworn in as the National Speakers Association Houston Chapter President, 2021-2022. I am honored to serve with the other Chapter Presidents throughout the USA and look forward to serving with the other Houston Chapter board members. I salute, welcome, and present to you, the 2021-2022 NSA Houston Chapter Board of Directors: Alana M. Hill, PMP, Immediate Past President, Ed "The Rainmaker" Robinson, President-Elect, Mike Lejeune, VP Programs, Randi Mays-Knapp, Secretary, Deanna Sullivan, Treasurer, Robin Roberts, CH, MVP, Director of Membership, Chris N. Cheetham-West, MBA, Marketing, Rob Pennington, PhD, Academy Dean, and Kelsey Castro, Virtual Administrator. Thank you for your service!

05/03/2021

This is very cool. I'm always looking for ways to declutter my desk. Anyone tried this?

03/21/2021

Looks easy enough!

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03/17/2021

At a recent virtual presentation for MCSHRM, we started with an "informal start." While waiting for attendees to join and begin the meeting, we introduced attendees to annotation tools by posting a blank coloring page (customized for them) with instructions to color, stamp (they were going to be using the tools later in the program, too, so this is a great way to familiarize them beforehand). As it happens, life meets work when we are virtual. An attendee's six-year-old daughter was in the meeting room, connected to the hip of her mom. I asked the young lady, Holley, if her mom could print a copy of the page and could she color it during our meeting? If she agreed and completed it, I'd post it all over social media! Here's what Holley sent me today. I LOVE that she was a part of the program and that she took what she learned, applied it, and was accountable for this amazing end result! She even took the extra step to create a beautiful orange frame around her finished masterpiece! We can all learn from Holley's example of keeping our commitments and doing our best work possible. Thank you, Holley! Happy St. Patrick's Day, Everyone! Please let Holley know we appreciate great work!