As we enter 2024, we reflect on the insights gathered from our networks and clients alike. Our People and Workforce Analytics team were invited to attend the Workforce Planning Institute conference where they were engaged in lively debates about workforce changes and...
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Why should HR professionals engage with communities?
In the latest HR on the Offensive podcast, Chris introduces guest Sharon Green from Chiara Consultancy Ltd. They provide HR development interim management, coaching and consultancy specialising in people management and L&D and OD during times of business growth,...
How big is 2024 for HR? LACE’s 2024 predictions…
It’s the new year, the Christmas trees are being taken down, the mistletoe has been put into the composter and HR teams across the land are looking at how to make 2024 the best year yet for their business. As is now tradition at LACE HQ, we’ve got our heads together...
Is tomorrow’s workplace ready? Exploring DE&I challenges and links to employee experience
What challenges do organisations face in managing DEI – particularly when it comes to focusing more on inclusion than diversity? In the latest episode, Chris talks to Jig Ramji, senior human resources professional who has worked at some of the biggest brands including...
How can HR and Marketing alignment help to deliver amazing employee experiences?
In the latest HR on the Offensive podcast and as part of our Employee experience revolution campaign, we spoke to Chief Marketing Officer Gonzalo Garcia Villanueva from Nielsen about the importance of having a closely aligned Marketing and HR function and its impact...
How do you elevate people experience at the board level?
The goal for our employee experience revolution campaign is to empower Chief People Officers (CPOs) to have commercial conversations about performance and experience. The relationship between employee experience (EX), productivity and business outcomes is well...
The importance of human interactions in delivering amazing experiences
In our latest podcast episode, Anna Rasmussen, founder of Openblend, engages in a compelling conversation with LACErs Chris Horton and Chris Howard about the pivotal role of individual 1-2-1s in crafting extraordinary experiences for individuals. This conversation...
How can you drive innovation in your business?
How can an organisation drive innovation? What are the successful components of an innovative organisation? These are just a few questions we debated on a recent HR on the Offensive podcast with Chris Howard and Ed Sparkes from our team. In 2023, one of the regularly...
Payroll’s People Revolution – SD Worx webinar
SD Worx webinar: Payroll’s People Revolution SD Worx, in collaboration with LACE Partners, JGA Recruitment and Cintriq, launched the fifth webinar in the HR & Payroll Foundations series, which discussed the transformation of the payroll function from a...
Is the traditional LMS dead?
In a recent HR on the Offensive podcast, Chris engages in a thought-provoking discussion with Nelson Sivalingam, the CEO of HowNow, exploring the concept of "The Death of the LMS" as presented in HowNow's latest whitepaper. HowNow is a platform dedicated to seamlessly...
Why employee listening is key to good experience
In this week’s blog LACE co-founder Cathy Acratopulo speaks with Simon Smith, the CPO at Aston Martin, about employee listening strategy. Read on to learn what approaches are most effective and what role they play in optimising employee experience – or listen to their...
Buyer’s remorse webinar: Future-proofing your investments
In this webinar, Chris is joined by one of our Partners and clients alongside, Aaron Alburey, Founder of LACE Partners, Tim Ringo, Executive Director LACE Partners and Andrew Hall, Global Head of P&C Product Management at Philip Morris International, to discuss...
Does HR have a branding problem?
Chris and LACE Manager Georgina Sutton speak to guest Jocelynne Thompson, Director of People Strategy and Transformation at Virgin Media O2 to discuss if HR has a branding problem. The conversation centres around the perception of HR within the business world and...
Buyer’s remorse webinar: How to maximise your ROI with HR tech
In the third of our series of webinars ran in 2023, our host Chris Horton was joined by fellow LACErs Rebecca Addison and Sian Beacham, along with Daniel Balshaw from Oracle, to talk about how to make the most of any HR technology. The team looked at the importance of...
Understanding and overcoming buyer’s remorse in HR technology investments
This week’s blog ends our Buyer’s remorse with HR technology series and shares takeaways from our recent panel discussion. We were joined by Sian Beacham, Client Executive Director at LACE Partners, Joanna Murphy, President HCM EMEA at Rizing, and Rob Mooney, Head of...















