In this episode of the HR on the offensive podcast, Host Chris and Chris Horton welcome Donald H Taylor, Network Chair at Emerge Education, as a guest. As a part of the podcast, we discuss his Learning and Development Global Sentiment Survey and what it reveals. It...
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Why employee happiness may be the answer to productivity challenges
In our latest blog we speak with Dr Tracy Brower. Sociologist, author and VP of Workplace Insights at Steelcase. Dr Brower talks with Lace Partners’ Chris Howard and Chris Horton about the complexities surrounding the concepts of productivity and happiness at work....
Redefining workforce productivity: Is it possible?
Can we redefine the word “productivity”? In addition to the host Chris, fellow LACErs Tim Ringo and Chris Horton are also on hand to provide their perspectives. We recently launched a campaign called "Redefining workforce productivity." As part of the campaign, we...
How will the rise of AI affect the future of learning at work?
Is HR going to be affected by the rise of AI as other industries have been? The latest episode of our podcast discusses the increasing role of AI in the world of work and the future of learning in this context. Our host Chris and LACE Executive Director, David...
How do we solve the productivity puzzle? 60 second video
In our latest 60 second video, Tim Ringo award-winning author and speaker, joins Chris Howard to discuss his book 'Solving the the Productivity Puzzle' as part of our redefining workplace productivity campaign. Watch the video below. If you would like to find our more...
Investing in your people: Why more companies are prioritising internal talent over external hires
Our latest Talent Dinner gathered key players to discuss the challenges faced by HR and Talent leaders and, of course, to come up with some solutions. Here’s what we discussed, learned and absorbed. We regularly run networking dinners and have a number of different...
How can managers create a positive work environment?
How do you create a positive work environment for your employees? This was just one of the questions that this week’s podcast, where Chris from our team spoke to co-founder Aaron Alburey and Client Executive Director, Tim Ringo, as well as how this can lead to an...
Are compassionate redundancies possible?
In this week’s podcast we a joined by three brilliant guests; Yvonne Wilcock CPO of Empowering People Group (EPG), Caroline Moore Managing Director at Working Transitions and Rena Christou Director and Employment Lawyer at Halborns. With our guests we explore the...
What are you doing to plug your skills gaps?
During 2022 we launched a campaign looking at HR’s ‘one big thing’ and one of the biggest challenges Chief People Officers (CPOs) said they were facing was the talent attraction and retention issue. This issue has been a longstanding one for organisations. ...
What are the benefits of a happy workforce?
Our host Chris is joined by Chris Horton as they speak with this week's guest Tracy Brower, Vice President of Workplace Insights at Steelcase. Tracy is a published author and a regular contributor to Forbes magazine. In this podcast she has come onto discuss an...
Redefining workforce productivity
Since the global pandemic and the fundamental shifts that have occurred in the world of work, emphasis has focused on how organisations can create value with what they already have, with one word being constantly re-iterated in the media and in boardrooms across all...
Restructuring and change: How to navigate difficult journeys
The show's host Chris is joined by Chris Horton as this week's guest is Cat Paterson, Director, HR Business Partner at Elastic. Elastic is a cloud platform that helps organisations find what they need faster, while keeping applications running smoothly, and protecting...
What is a CPO healthcheck and how can it help you?
In this latest 60 second video Debbie Mitchell talks about LACE's CPO healthcheck, which is designed to support Chief People Officers (CPO) as they join a new business. The healthcheck can help with those first 100 days and Debbie gives an overview of it in our latest...
What are some of the biggest challenges facing People and Workforce Analytics Teams?
In March this year we launched our new People and Workforce Analytics service offering, which has been set up to support the people analytics community in driving forward the value it can deliver to businesses through leveraging people analytics. To launch the service...
Hybrid, talent, EVP: Where are we now?
A new series of videos has been launched to provide a deeper dive into the three core themes of our One Big Thing Campaign; hybrid working, employee value proposition (EVP) and talent. As part of this piece of research, we asked CPOs from a range of industries what...















