The Sustainable Leader: A High Energy, Low-Maintenance Approach at JLL
Description
JLL helps organizations buy, build, lease, and operate the spaces where business happens, from hospitals and data centers to offices and logistics hubs. Behind this global real estate and investment-management powerhouse is a talent operation that keeps more than 100,000 people moving in over 80 countries.
In this episode, Jane Curran, Global Head of HR Operations at JLL, shares how she built a career defined by curiosity, courage, and commercial thinking. Her leadership philosophy is simple but powerful: be high energy, low maintenance, and fall in love with the problem. From mentoring teams across continents to re-engineering HR technology and AI processes, Jane reveals how she turns people strategy into business advantage at scale.
Jane explains:
- How saying “yes” to opportunities shaped her career and built credibility with executives
- Why great leaders embrace failure as part of learning and create safe spaces for their teams
- How JLL balances human connection with technology in a rapidly changing talent landscape
- Why falling in love with the problem is the first step to earning business investment
Connect with JLL: https://www.jll.com
Connect with Jane: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jane-curran-hr
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