This episode features an interview with Deeanne King, the Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer at T-Mobile, and your host Sultan Saidov, Co-Founder and President at Beamery. Deeanne brings more than 30 years of experience in senior leadership roles across multiple functions from her time at Sprint. Most recently she served as Sprint’s Chief Human Resources Officer, where she was a strong advocate for employee learning and development and was credited for transforming the company culture into a vibrant place to work.
Deeanne discusses how mergers and acquisitions impact culture, being more human-centric in how you think about data, and the importance of internal mobility.
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About T-Mobile:
T-Mobile is America’s supercharged Un-carrier, delivering an advanced 4G LTE and transformative nationwide 5G network that will offer reliable connectivity for all. T-Mobile’s customers benefit from its unmatched combination of value and quality, unwavering obsession with offering them the best possible service experience and undisputable drive for disruption that creates competition and innovation in wireless and beyond. Based in Bellevue, Washington, T-Mobile provides services through its subsidiaries and operates its flagship brands, T-Mobile, Metro by T-Mobile and Sprint.
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“What we decided we wanted to do was to really take the best attributes of both companies and be proud of both our history that brought us to where we were, understand who each company was right now, but also think about who it is we aspire to be.” - Deeanne King
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TimeStamps:
*(01:31) - The scope of Deeanne’s role at T-Mobile
*(06:25) - How mergers and acquisitions impact culture
*(10:45) - What makes a winning post-merger culture?
*(12:05) - The importance of internal mobility.
*(15:40) - Being more human-centric in how you think about data
*(17:20) - Creating a dedicated employee experience team
*(21:53) - Why flexibility is important for the new workforce
*(23:28) - How technology and data playing a massive role in Talent Acquisition
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Sponsor:
The Talent Blueprint is brought to you by Beamery. Beamery's Talent Lifecycle Management Platform makes it possible for companies to deliver more human talent experiences and unlock the skills and potential of their global workforce using industry leading AI. Learn more at beamery.com.
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Links:
Connect with Deeanne on LinkedIn
Connect with Sultan on LinkedIn
