Earlier this year we were asked to give our view on a perspective that an optimal number of employees per line manager was between eight to ten. But with leaders not in the same room, should this be reduced? We reflected on this in a piece featured the HR Director...
What is continuous performance management? What benefit does it have for employees? What are the challenges of not getting it right? We explore this and more with Roly Walter from Appraisd, who talks us through his background and organisation. Find out more about...
In this week’s blog LACE Senior Manager Luka Winterborne and MD Cathy Acratopulo respond to one of the hottest topics in HR at the moment: ‘The Great Resignation’. Read on to learn what questions every HR Director should be asking themselves and why your employee...
,This week’s blog is a ‘Life at LACE’ piece from one of our newest hires about their experience of being hired and onboarded in a post-pandemic flexible working world and at the start of the colleague lifecycle with an employer. Luka Winterborne compares his recent...
How can businesses find the balance between AI and human connection? What do we think the future of AI will look like in HR? In this week’s blog our host Romy Hobson speaks to LACE Partners tech advisory experts Aaron Alburey and Racheal Capel to discuss where we are...
How can you ensure your people use your learning platform (or learning management system - LMS)? How do you create a pathway to progress? What are the three ways you can make it easier for learners in your business? We look at this in the latest podcast, featuring...
This week’s blog sees our co-founder and MD Cathy Acratopulo and Director Chris Horton de-mystify the difference between a People Strategy and an HR Strategy, as well as discussing how HR Directors can articulate and operationalise their strategies over time. HR...
Chris Howard is joined by Emma Leonis from LACE to discuss some of the challenges HR leaders are faced with, such as, 'How do you deliver employee-centric services given geographic challenges?' and 'How do you create a one-team culture in HR?' This podcast is a...
Barry Green is a specialist in data and worked as a Chief Data Officer for HSBC, Bank of Ireland and Allianz Insurance. In a recent HR on the Offensive podcast he spoke to us about a book he has written – Data Means Business: Level up your organisation to adapt,...
In a recent HR on the Offensive podcast Emma Leonis and Chris Howard spoke to Lisa Dennis from SPX Flow about the key lessons her team learned in 2020, as well as discussing the debate over HR demonstrating the value to the rest of the business – has the debate truly...
What is your employee value proposition (EVP) and how has it evolved over time? Has the global pandemic changed it? Why should you be looking to constantly review and refresh it? What is 'the deal' you offer your employees and how well do you communicate it? These are...
Executive Director - HR Transformation, Emma Leonis sat down recently to (virtually) talk to Steve Bernard from Connectwell about leadership in 2021. Relationships in the workplace have never looked quite like this; how leaders can stay connected to their teams?...
How do HR Shared Services Teams evolve? What are the characteristics of successful HRSS consultants? What can HRSS teams learn from other front-line functions like Customer Services? In this latest podcast, Chris and Emma from LACE Partners talk about the latest...
How did HR react during the crisis of 2020? And what opportunities lie ahead? What are the big strategic questions that HR needs to ask in 2021? How do you improve performance and productivity through better people management? How do we structure our workforces for...
How can leaders connect with their people? What enables us to work better and how important are the connections that leaders make? Is it ok to show vulnerability as a leader? These were just a few questions discussed in the latest 'In The Spotlight' podcast from the...
