Part 1: Technology and regulation Organisations currently find themselves at a crossroads. Macro-economic pressures are pushing more organisations to consider the use of AI to solve their People Function and workforce challenges. But for People Functions they face the...
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AI is transforming HR and changing how businesses manage their workforce
For today’s blog we have brought together two of our AI and technology champions we have at LACE, to talk about AI’s role in transforming HR through a framework we have developed. Reach out to Martin and/or Charlie if you’d like to discuss more. As organisations face...
HR and payroll trends in 2025: A big year for…
Key takeaways: HR will have to develop a new approach to redesigning work, one that embraces AI. HR must be at the forefront of driving business transformation, not just HR function transformation. Any HR tech investment should clearly align with the broader business...
What valuable lessons can HR gain from the creative industry?
Imagine a workplace where creativity thrives, unbounded by traditional barriers—this concept is called “borderless creativity.” In this episode of HR on the Offensive, Chris and fellow LACEr Debbie Mitchell speak to Elaine Grell, Chief People Officer of Ogilvy, as...
The Employment Rights Bill: A guide for CPOs
Unpacking the new Bill The recent Employment Rights Bill announced by the UK Government has sparked a wave of discussions amongst businesses, from trade bodies like the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) to the HR press. Information is being widely shared about the...
Less stress HRIS – Part one: The road to the Cloud
An HR perspective on the Labour Party manifesto
Tomorrow the UK public will go to polling stations to decide who the next government should be. The various parties have been canvassing for votes for a month now. At LACE HQ, we’ve taken a perspective on the impact of a new government in our recently produced...
How will the general election impact HR?
In this episode, Chris and fellow LACEr Debbie Mitchell discuss the topic of the general election and its potential impact on HR. Our newest whitepaper, “The successful CPO: Election special” provides an overview of the main parties' positions on employment the...
The successful CPO: Election special
Developing talent, AI, outsourcing and more: Reflections from the HR Shared Services forum
A few weeks ago, we held our latest LACE Partners HR Shared Services forum, where we brought together likeminded HR shared services leaders across global organisations to network, share ideas and discuss latest trends. In this blog, we’ve summarised some of the key...
HR Shared Services Trends 2022 Report
In our 2022 HR Shared Services Trends Report, we share the findings from our latest pulse survey into how the HR shared services landscape is evolving in the post pandemic world. The research builds on the original question set from our 2020 ‘The Future of HR Shared...
What is human business design?
In this week's podcast we spoke to Christian Voelkl from HR Pepper about a book they have recently released called 'Human Business Design'. Aaron and Chris chat with him on some of the core themes, including how organisations need to embrace change and the importance...
What trends should HRDs be aware of for 2022?
Aaron, Chris and Max from LACE Partners reflect on what the key trends of 2022 might be for HR teams, from refining EVP, more talent fluidity in the HR market, M&A activity and an increase in those looking to the Cloud for their HR tech solutions....
Benchmarking: HR’s friend or foe?
What should you benchmark? Why should you benchmark? What are others benchmarking? And what are the cautionary tales? We explore this in the latest HR on the Offensive podcast featuring Chris Howard and Cathy Acratopulo from the LACE Partners team....
HR budgeting for 2022 – what should you be thinking about?
HR budgeting is the focus of this 60'' video, where Max Bailey and Chris Howard discuss some of the key considerations for senior HR professionals, when it comes to deciding how they build the business case for their 2022 spend. https://youtu.be/JiH_p1fpZSg You...