The Covid-19 pandemic has been a double-edged sword for many businesses in New Zealand and across the world. We've all had to re-think the way we engage with our customers. Here in Auckland, we've endured longer lockdowns than the rest of New Zealand, but at Huse Hill Associates, we haven't been standing still. Rick, our […]
Teaching my experience in selling products and services for small-to-medium businesses right up to corporates, has helped professional salespeople to double their results. Even those who have never sold before, have gone on to become high achievers in a very short time. This is my journey… Do you remember back in school that kid who […]
Cartoon by Guy Body “Hey! Jim Huse!” Last year (before Covid-19), as I boarded a flight to Australia, I heard a voice call out to me. “Jim!” I looked around to see someone calling me from first class. “Do you remember me from Roche Products? You taught me how to change the way I sell […]
Whether you’re facing Y2K, 9/11, Global Financial Crisis or the new Coronavirus, it doesn’t change the fact life goes on. Children still get born and need to be raised; they go on to start a family and need housing and transport. When a financial crisis hits, Society doesn’t slow down. It’s the Economy that slows […]
Cartoon by Guy Body I once trained Sales to a management team in the logistics industry from the South Island. The regional manager in the team reluctantly sat in on the first workshop, with a ‘Why am I here?’ look on his face. That weekend after the workshop, he hopped onto a minibus with several other people […]
As with 9/11 and the Global Financial Crisis, the Economy is looking towards some dark days ahead because of the Coronavirus outbreak. Revenue forecasts for the near future look glum as news of the virus hits business confidence. As a result, Markets all over will be affected. This brings back strong memories to me of […]
Learn how to achieve high sales results and how to influence others towards meaningful solutions by reading and committing to the lessons and insights in my book, Revolutionise the Way You Sell and Influence People I’ve worked in Sales and Sales-training for the last 30 years, and that journey has taken me to from a paid […]
When people are asking what their purpose in life is, they usually want to know a reason or direction to their lives. A good starting point is to take a minute to think about what you enjoy doing. Whether that be work or play. What is it that gets you out of bed in the […]
TVNZ This weekend, the news was all about the birth of the Prime Minister’s new baby, Neve Te Aroha Ardern Gayford, and it was genuinely nice to see a good news story lead the airwaves. In her Opinion piece for Radio New Zealand, Dr Jess Berentson-Shaw wrote about how little Neve “will have a second parent who […]
In today’s world, society not only goes through changes, but it evolves. As society evolves, people’s attitudes need to evolve as well. One example is interracial relationships. In the past, races kept to themselves and it wasn’t widespread or even acceptable for people to crossover. Nowadays, it’s not only acceptable, but also common. It was […]