In the latest HR On the Offensive podcast, Chris and LACE Director Pavan Bilkhoo speak with their guest, Michelle Gyimah, who is a keynote speaker and a consultant specialising in gender and ethnicity pay gaps. The discussion revolves around the challenges and...
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How can neuroscience insights drive psychological safety and high performance?
In this podcast Chris and LACE change management expert Liz Bailey speak psychological safety with Dr. Marcia Goddard, a neuroscientist and Chief Culture Officer at The Contentment Foundation. They discuss various aspects of culture, and the impact of stress on...
How is HR expertise evolving on corporate boards?
Chris invites on guest Katie Jacobs to shares her insights on a recent CIPD report called “The value of people expertise on corporate boards” exploring the evolving role of HR professionals in corporate leadership. She highlights the shift in corporate governance...
What strategies can L&D teams use to cultivate effective learning and development?
We welcome on Gary Stringer Content Marketing Manager at learning platform HowNow, once again to discuss two article that they have produced which analysed successful L&D strategies and their outcomes. The first article looks at what your L&D content must...
What factors contribute to the gender pay gap in the workplace?
In this podcast Chris invites on guest Aisling Teillard, Chief Customer Officer at beqom. Beqom is a company that specialises in compensation management software. Their platform is designed to help organisations manage and streamline their employee compensation,...
The art of talent acquisition: Creating a world-class candidate experience
On a recent episode of our podcast HR on the Offensive, LACErs Chris Howard and David Pacifico had a chat with Maggie Spong, the former Global Head of Talent Acquisition at AstraZeneca and Roche, about boosting the talent acquisition process and delivering a...
The inactive workforce: Revitalising our talent pools
We’ve seen (and written about) a number of articles in the press recently focusing on Protirees and other inactive workers, and discussing their desire or business’ need for them to return to work, including this recent article in The Times ‘Why Britain’s absent army...
How can companies navigate the future of talent acquisition and improve candidate experience?
The latest HR on the Offensive podcast focuses on talent acquisition and the candidate experience. Host Chris, alongside fellow LACEr David Pacifico, introduce guest speaker, Maggie Spong, the former Global Head of Talent Acquisition at AstraZeneca and Roche. What...
How does creating a skills-focused organisation drive an inclusive agenda?
Our host Chris and in-house skills expert David Pacifico speak to two expert guests, Annee Bayeux, Chief Learning Strategist at education technology company Degreed and Dr. Tiffany Tesfamichael Head of Learning Strategy, at drone experience business Lens.Vegas about...
Speaking with one voice | How HR Shared Services is the catalyst for positive change
Our latest HR Shared Services (HRSS) forum sparked loads of interesting debate about the issues that are front and centre right now. From the challenges of securing the next generation of talent to finally cracking hybrid working, we gained some fantastic insight from...
How can talent acquisition be transformed to enhance its value?
Adrian Thomas, a talent acquisition (TA) thought leader and non-executive director of the RL 100, joins the podcast to discuss various aspects of talent management with our host Chris and Executive Director, David Pacifico. RL100 is a peer network for senior in-house...
What can the Global Sentiment Survey reveal about L&D trends?
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...
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...
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. ...