--- title: Denise Hanlon | Featured Rebels | The Rebel Playbook for Employee Engagement description: Denise is the former Head of HR for Australian telecoms company Vocus Communications. Her play features in the Rebel Playbook for Employee Engagement in the Purpose, Mission & Values chapter. image: https://www.rebelplaybook.com/hubfs/10-rebel-playbook/Rebel%20Photos/Denise%20Hanlon.jpg --- [![](https://www.rebelplaybook.com/hubfs/10-rebel-playbook/Buildit-logo.png)](https://www.rebelplaybook.com/) **Denise Hanlon** ## **Former HR Director, Vocus Communications** ### Meet Denise #### Denise has the fantastic job title of "Bosslady" at her own HR consultancy, Hanlon HR, but when we interviewed her for the book she was the HR Director at Vocus Communications, an Australian telecoms company. ### In the Rebel Playbook One of Denise’s plays is in the book in Chapter 4 - Purpose, Mission & Values, titled “[Creating a common language through values](https://www.rebelplaybook.com/bonus-plays/creating-a-common-language-through-values-vocus-communications)”. This play shares Vocus’s rebellious values, which are, as Denise says, “practical, irreverent, and a bit cheeky ”,  helping unite the business after a merger. We also have a bonus play called "[A wellbeing benefit built on trust](https://www.rebelplaybook.com/bonus-plays/employee-wellbeing-program-ideas-vocus-communications)".  [![Order your copy](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/269141/062a1b4c-4a3a-47f6-a03e-b88c8d5b1e47.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/269141/062a1b4c-4a3a-47f6-a03e-b88c8d5b1e47) ### **The Rebel Interview** Denise Hanlon is known in the industry for being an HR rebel. During her time at Vocus Communications, she didn’t shy away from orchestrating no-nonsense values that earned her some looks. 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