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Hi, HR nerds! This is Nicole Dessain from talentimperative.com. Welcome to Talent Tales, the show where I interview leaders who have brought design thinking to their talent and HR practices.

Nicole Dessain


    • Jun 23, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 30m AVG DURATION
    • 28 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Talent Tales Podcast

    Connecting with Questions - A Conversation with Jessica Haaz

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2023 33:51


    In this episode of "Talent Tales" talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain is joined by Jessica Haaz. Jessica shares insights from her "100 Interesting Conversations" experiment and discusses how we can use questions to better connect with others.

    Leading with Care - A Conversation with Lynn DiBonaventura

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2023 30:21


    In this episode of "Talent Tales" talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain is joined by Lynn DiBonaventura. During the conversation they discuss the fact that most organizations' caregiving and bereavement policies are not as human-centric as they could be and what leaders can do to fill in the gap.

    Narrating Change - A Conversation with Dr. Bruce Pereira

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2022 34:21


    In this episode of "Talent Tales" talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain is joined by Dr. Bruce Pereira. Bruce shares how to use storytelling to impact organizational and culture change.

    Collaborating Across Functions - A Conversation with Change Healthcare's Ashley Eisenberg & Rachel Franco

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2022 32:19


    In this episode of "Talent Tales" talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain is joined by Change Healthcare's Ashley Eisenberg and Rachel Franco. Ashley and Rachel share how they collaborate cross-functionally to build design thinking muscle in the organization.

    Inviting Inclusion - A Conversation with Chicago Public Media's Dr. Valerie Toney Parker & Steve Bynum

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2022 37:29


    In this episode of "Talent Tales" talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain is joined by Chicago Public Media's Dr. Valerie Toney Parker and Steve Bynum. Valerie and Steve share their experience in applying a human-centered approach to inclusion.

    Talent Tales SPECIAL - Design Thinking for HR in 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2022 45:23


    In this episode of "Talent Tales", talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain brings back three former Talent Tales guests (Angela Howard, Elles Skony, and Steph Ryter) to discuss “Design Thinking for HR in 2022 - Predictions, Practices, and Pitfalls”.

    Reinventing Rituals – A Conversation with Zalando's Adam Cochrane

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2021 29:38


    In this episode of "Talent Tales" talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain is joined by Zalando Senior Product Manager, Adam Cochrane. Adam shares his experience in designing workplace rituals.

    Humanizing Creativity – A Conversation with Pfizer's Lee Kim

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 30:31


    In this episode of "Talent Tales" talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain is joined by Pfizer's Global Congress Lead PIH & Innovation, Lee Kim. Lee shares her approach to bringing more humanity and creativity into the workplace.

    Going Hybrid - A Conversation with Snyk's Diana Marchese

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2021 30:04


    In this episode of "Talent Tales" talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain is joined by Snyk's Director of People Experience, Diana Marchese. Diana shares how she has applied design thinking to the hybrid work transformation.

    Building Capability – A Conversation with IBM’s Damon Deaner

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 26:33


    In this episode of "Talent Tales" talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain is joined by IBM’s Director of Employee Experience & Design, Damon Deaner. Damon shares how he has built design thinking capability within the HR organization.

    Acting Agile - A Conversation with Dr. Oetker's Maike Kueper

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 30:00


    In this episode of "Talent Tales" talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain is joined by Dr. Oetker Culture Development Agile Coach Maike Kueper. Maike shares how she is combining agile and design thinking mindsets in a culture development context.

    Navigating Through Crisis - A Conversation with UChicago Medicine's Tyler Carroll

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2020 29:48


    In this episode of "Talent Tales" talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain is joined by UChicago Medicine's Executive Director Organizational Climate, Tyler Carroll. Tyler shares how she is applying a design thinking mindset to navigating through times of crisis.

    Blueprinting Service - A Conversation with Intel's Shira Ben Cohen

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2020 19:21


    In this episode of "Talent Tales" talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain is joined by Intel’s Global Experience Designer, Shira Ben Cohen. Shira shares how he is applying design thinking to Talent Acquisition at Intel.

    Building Belonging – A Conversation with Corgan’s Halima McWilliams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2020 29:13


    In this episode of "Talent Tales" talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain is joined by Corgan’s People Operations and Culture Leader, Halima McWilliams. Halima shares how he is applying design thinking to her talent and culture work at Corgan.

    Failing Forward - A Conversation with GE's Christopher Lind

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2020 27:01


    In this episode of "Talent Tales" talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain is joined by GE Healthcare's Head of Global Digital Learning, Christopher Lind. Chris shares how he is applying design thinking to learning & development at GE Healthcare.

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    Humanizing Change - A Conversation with Eurobank's Stella Ioannidou

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2020 30:35


    In this episode of "Talent Tales" talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain is joined by Eurobank's IT Workforce Management Lead, Stella Ioannidou. Stella shares how she is applying design thinking to change management at Eurobank.

    Nudging For Benefit - A Conversation with GreenPath's Danielle Crane

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2020 30:08


    In this episode of "Talent Tales" talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain is joined by GreenPath's Chief Talent Officer, Danielle Crane. Danielle shares how she is applying design thinking to benefits design at GreenPath.

    Talent Tales SPECIAL - 10 Design Thinking Resources & Hacks

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 33:10


    In this episode of "Talent Tales", talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain shares ten design thinking resources and hacks she learned from past Talent Tales guests.

    Hacking Diversity - A Conversation with Sittercity's Kelli Koschmann

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2020 26:18


    In this episode of "Talent Tales" talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain is joined by Sittercity's VP of People, Kelli Koschmann. Kelli shares how she is applying design thinking to Diversity & Belonging at Sittercity.

    Crafting HR Strategy – A Conversation with Centro’s Elles Skony

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2020 31:43


    In this episode of "Talent Tales" talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain is joined by Centro's VP of Talent Management, Elles Skony. Elles shares how she is applying design thinking to HR Strategy Design at Centro.

    Designing Your Career - A Conversation with BASF's Jennifer Dewey

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2019 31:40


    In this episode of "Talent Tales" talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain is joined by BASF's Global Talent Management Lead, Jennifer Dewey. Jennifer shares how she is applying design thinking to career development programs at BASF Colors & Effects.

    Working Out Loud - A Conversation with Bosch's Katharina Krentz

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2019 32:25


    In this episode of "Talent Tales" talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain is joined by Bosch's Sr. Consultant New Work & Digital Collaboration, Katharina Krentz. Katharina shares how she is using the Working Out Loud method to accelerate organizational collaboration and co-creation.

    Co-Creating Employee Experience - A Conversation with cleverbridge's Laura Winegardner

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2019 27:25


    In this episode of "Talent Tales" talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain is joined by cleverbridge's Employee Experience Manager, Laura Winegardner. Laura shares how she has leveraged design thinking to co-create the employee experience across functions.

    Elevating Employee Experience - A Conversation with Kaiser Permanente's Angela Howard

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2019 30:31


    In this episode of "Talent Tales" talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain is joined by Kaiser Permanente's Director or Talent Management & Culture, Angela Howard. Angela shares how she has leveraged design thinking to elevate the employee experience.

    Sharing Stories - A Conversation with University of Salford's Robert Ritchie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2019 30:56


    In this episode of "Talent Tales" talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain is joined by University of Salford's Head of Organizational Development, Robert Ritchie. Robert describes how sharing stories can drive a human-centered approach to Human Resources.

    Cultivating Customer Obsession - A Conversation with Soumee De

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2019 28:28


    In this episode of "Talent Tales" talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain is joined by Soumee De. Soumee advocates a customer obsession mindset in the way we approach design thinking in Human Resources.

    Embracing a Growth Mindset – A Conversation with Christina Chateauvert

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2019 30:31


    In this episode of "Talent Tales" talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain is joined by Christina Chateauvert. Christina highlights how embracing a growth mindset can help Human Resources leaders get started with design thinking.

    Leading with Empathy - A Conversation with Arity's Steph Ryter

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2019 30:35


    In this episode of "Talent Tales" talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain is joined by Arity's Creative Culture Leader, Steph Ryter. Steph outlines how leading with empathy is the key to infusing design thinking into Human Resources.

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