Starting a new job at any stage of your career can be exciting and daunting; however, when you are a recent graduate or early in your career, these feelings are amplified as they come with an additional layer of uncertainty. Here at LACE, we have spent the last year...
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Life@LACE – Chiara Camerada
This week, our Life@LACE series features Chiara Camerada, HR Transformation manager at LACE, exploring Chiara's experience, growth, and challenges faced by clients in the industry. How big was LACE when you first joined? I joined LACE in 2019 when we had around...
How to build the right HR operating model
Why we recommend building your HR operating model around the business outcome you most want to achieve.Here at LACE HQ, our mission is to demystify the HR operating model. We are running this series to help HR and People teams set their HR operating model up for...
Building an HR operating model for business agility
Is your business trying to boost agility?At LACE we believe you should build your HR operating model around the business outcome you most want to achieve. Even better, we think it can be as simple as picking between four main drivers. Part of our Demystifying the HR...
How to structure your HR op model to spark customer intimacy
Does your business desire greater customer intimacy and engagement?At LACE we believe you should build your HR operating model around the business outcome you most want to achieve. Even better, we think it can be as simple as picking between four main drivers. Part...
How to optimise productivity with your HR operating model
Is your business trying to improve productivity?At LACE we believe you should build your HR operating model around the business outcome you most want to achieve. Even better, we think it can be as simple as picking between four main drivers. Part of our Demystifying...
How to build an HR operating model to support business growth
Is your business trying to boost growth?At LACE we believe you should build your HR operating model around the business outcome you most want to achieve. Even better, we think it can be as simple as picking between four main drivers. Part of our Demystifying the HR...
Align, engage, empower: Redefining early careers development in a hybrid world
For years, graduate and early careers development have increasingly become important for companies as they are seen as great opportunities for meeting immediate and long-term business needs. However, more recently, examples (like this recent article in The Times)...
Don’t just implement, partner: Choosing the right HR tech SI partner for long-term success
Listen to the audio version of this blog: In today's digital landscape, HR technology is no longer a luxury – it's a necessity. But simply selecting the right HR solution isn't enough. You need a robust System Implementation (SI) partner to configure the system...
Demystifying HR operating models: The ten traits of high performance
Listen to the audio version of this blog: In a recent blog, we discussed the various and often competing accountabilities of the Chief People Officer (the ‘hats’ CPOs wear) and the purpose of the HR or People function overall. In this blog, we introduce the...
Right to disconnect: Is legislation helping create the right work culture?
Listen to the audio version of this blog: Over the past decade, we have seen an emergence of legislation surrounding the rights of employees to not be contacted or expected to respond to work communications outside of working hours. Right to disconnect, right...
The four hats of the CPO
Listen to the audio version of the article: Our current campaign, Demystifying the HR operating model, raises the question about the role of the functional leader of HR and how it may be changing as operating models evolve. One tangible difference in recent...
Navigating the workplace: Insights into Gen Z’s experience
Listen to the audio version of the article: In September 2023, LACE Partners welcomed our first early careers cohort, bringing a fresh intake of Gen Z LACErs (employees born between 1997 and 2009) into our team. As an organisation committed to nurturing talent...
Why poor people data is everyone’s issue
With an increased focus on managing teams more effectively and using data to make strategic people decisions, having high-quality and accurate HR data has never been more important. Many organisations struggle to maintain accurate and reliable people data and...
Rethinking your HR and people experience technology selection process
At LACE, we’re often asked about the best approaches when selecting HR and people experience software. The first question is often about Feature Function Fit (FFF) frameworks as a preferred evaluation approach. Companies still feel they need to spend inordinate...