Jhoanna Hines

Jhoanna Hines

Human Resources Director America

Jhoanna Hines

lead cover writer

5 years experience9,708 Total views on Human Resources Director America in 2025

Jhoanna's specialty topics

flexible work models employee retention learning and development mental health and wellbeing workplace culture

Jhoanna is a lead cover writer at Key Media specializing in B2B editorial across North American, Australian, and Asian markets. Her writing spans HR, wealth management, mortgage, and insurance, with bylines in Human Resources Director, Wealth Professional Canada, Mortgage Professional, Insurance Business, and more.

She earned a certificate in freelance journalism from the British College of Journalism and also holds a Bachelor's degree in English. Jhoanna brings that editorial foundation to writing for the web, helping Key Media's articles reach the right professional audiences online.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“Every HR story is ultimately about how work affects people's lives. I keep that in mind when I write - not just for the leader reading it, but for the teams they look after”

Also published by

Canadian HR Reporter · Investment News · Benefits and Pensions Monitor · Mortgage Professional · Insurance Business

Featured content from Jhoanna

Do non-disclosure agreements hold up in court? How to support digital nomads at your company What's the ideal work-from-home setup for remote employees?

Previous experience

  • Key Media — SEO editor and content writer
  • Key Media — Jr. SEO editor

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts in English, University of the Philippines
  • Certificate in Freelance Journalism, British College of Journalism
  • Subediting Masterclass, National Council for the Training of Journalists

Read the latest stories by Jhoanna

Healthcare costs are rising. Is HR ready to have that talk?

As employer healthcare costs head toward a near 10 percent rise, HR leaders face hard choices on cost-sharing – and harder ones on how to explain them

Healthcare costs are rising. Is HR ready to have that talk?

Inside America’s worker disengagement crisis

Glassdoor data reveals five converging forces behind a worker disengagement crisis hitting record lows

Inside America’s worker disengagement crisis

Nvidia CEO affair sparks spy probe, with no successor in sight

A board investigation into a suspected foreign intelligence effort puts executive conduct and succession planning under the spotlight

Nvidia CEO affair sparks spy probe, with no successor in sight

Poor sleep is driving conflict with managers, research finds

New research links poor sleep to heightened conflict with supervisors and higher-ranking colleagues, with implications for HR wellbeing strategies

Poor sleep is driving conflict with managers, research finds

Workers trust judgment over tools, new AI adoption survey finds

Most professionals use AI to think and create, not automate – and the data has clear implications for how HR leaders design L&D and manage change

Workers trust judgment over tools, new AI adoption survey finds

Bangkok named the top workcation city for 2026

See the cities that topped the 'Work from Anywhere Index'

Bangkok named the top workcation city for 2026

LVMH boss denies appearance-based discrimination in hiring

A newspaper investigation into LVMH's hiring practices has reignited debate on an area of discrimination where Australian law has a significant gap

LVMH boss denies appearance-based discrimination in hiring

Oracle job cuts hit Romania again as AI restructuring widens

Around 500 roles are cut as Oracle's second Romania layoff in a year raises new questions over redundancy communication

Oracle job cuts hit Romania again as AI restructuring widens

Shadow AI governance gap is widest among senior leaders, report finds

New survey data shows C-suite leaders are nearly twice as likely as frontline staff to favour speed over AI security controls

Shadow AI governance gap is widest among senior leaders, report finds

12 of the best leadership books for people leaders

This article features 12 of the best leadership books to help HR leaders sharpen people skills, drive culture change, and support stronger workplaces

12 of the best leadership books for people leaders