A recent article in CIO magazine suggested at a Gartner IT Symposium in Barcelona, that CIOs should be using the current recessionary period as an opportunity to use digital investment to deliver growth, focusing on ‘revolutionary work’ to empower the workforce,...
In this week’s blog we hear from Emily Fryer, one of our amazing consultants at LACE. Prior to joining the team in September 2021 Emily worked ‘in-house’ at both UCL and Cath Kidson. In this blog Emily explains what motivated her move into consulting, the...
Chris and LACE managing director Cathy Acratopulo speak to Jim Macleod about enabling inclusivity and all things DE&I. Jim shares his stories about leading diversity and inclusion initiatives within the military space. They also discuss the important role culture...
As the calendar years begins to draw to a close, attention turns to budgets – both setting and spending. In today’s blog Chris Kirby argues the case for investing in the payroll function to deliver real-time value to a business. The current financial climate has...
Welcome to the latest episode of HR on the Offensive! In this insightful discussion, Aaron and Cathy delve deep into the realm of Chief People Officers (CPOs), shedding light on the qualities that define a remarkable CPO. In this latest episode of HR on the Offensive...
In this week’s blog we hear from our CEO and Co-founder Aaron Alburey on the industry’s favourite non-buzzword. All signs point to many more years of HR and business transformation, but what does that really mean? Hear what Aaron has to say below. At LACE we are of...
Chris with Emma Leonis-Hughes speak to Nelson Sivalingam from HowNow and author of Learning At Speed, which you can check out here. Nelson gives a brief overview of the 3 sections covered in his book. Additionally, the book can help deconstruct and optimize learning...
What is a human capital process review? The client was looking to review and optimise their current processes ahead of a period of growth which will see the current 400 employee base grow to approximately 700. To enable this, the client recognised the importance of...
We bring payroll professionals together on a regular basis to share ideas, best practice and insights at our discussion forums. If you’d like to join our growing community and take part in our next forum, drop Adam Morris or Chris Kirby a line. In the meantime, here...
What is a lost employee? How does it impact payroll? The two Chris's speak to Daniel Greaves from Brown Brothers Harriman about this topic. Additionally, they share their own examples of how businesses have addressed this issue....
When we talk about management empowerment, what do we mean? How can management empowerment effect the employee experience? Chris and Emma Leonis-Hughes chat with Yvonne Wilcock, CEO of Empowering People Group and AdviserPlus, on what businesses can do to empower their...
In this week’s blog we reflect on the takeaways from our recent PX Forum meet up. As many of you know, we are building our community of employee experience enthusiasts who meet regularly to network, share ideas and discuss hot topics in the industry. If you would like...
What is the single most pressing concerns on CPO/CHROs right now? What is the 'one big thing' they would like to fix in the next 12 - 18 months? Getting their employee value proposition right? The impact of flexible/hybrid working? Attracting and retaining talent?...
How can you accurately measure the correlation between employee experience and customer experience? How can you avoid survey fatigue? Chris and Emma are joined by Kevin Campbell from Qualtrics to talk about his perspective on the topic....
In our latest 60 second video Chris and Emma talk about some of the key takeaways from the latest LACE Partners research, launched in July 2022, looking at some of the key trends that senior HR Shared Services professionals told us were top of their agenda right now....
