Author: Nicole Dessain

Nicole Dessain is the founder of talent.imperative, a next-generation talent management consultancy, and the co-founder of DisruptHR Chicago, a movement aimed at inspiring the HR community in Chicago. Nicole’s background spans 15 years of corporate HR and management consulting experience, resulting in a keen focus on business outcomes paired with cutting-edge knowledge of emerging trends in the talent space. She loves to share her passion for talent by writing and speaking about it. Nicole has been quoted in the Chicago Tribune, HR Magazine, Workforce Magazine, and Talent Management Magazine.

Why We Need More Women (Thought) Leaders in HR

Ahead of this evening’s awesome DisruptHR Chicago event, co-organiser Nicole Dessain offers her take on why the world need more female leaders in HR. HR and Achieving Gender Parity It seems everyone has a point of view about the lack of representation of women – especially when it comes to technology and leadership roles. Hidden […]

How To Become A HR Disruptor In 5 Steps

The theme that emerged is that what appears disruptive in HR to one person seems quite common practice to another. One explanation for this is that there is little clarity around what disruption in HR really means.