Podcast
HR on the offensive
Real voices. Fresh thinking.
The HR on the Offensive podcast launched in March 2020 to explore insights from LACE Partners’ first whitepaper, challenging HR to ‘step out of the shadows’ and become a strategic driver of competitive advantage.
Since then, it’s grown into a platform for fresh thinking on all things HR—from hybrid working and inclusive hiring to reimagining performance culture.
We’re joined by senior HR leaders and LACE experts, sharing real-world experiences and bold ideas shaping the future of the people function.
How can you solve your productivity puzzle?
Tim Ringo, author of 'Solving the Productivity puzzle' joins Aaron and Chris from LACE to discuss how businesses can solve their own challenges with the productivity of their own people through giving autonomy, purpose and mastery to their own people. They also...
What is the state of financial wellbeing in the UK?
How has the global pandemic shifted businesses approach to how the look at financial wellbeing? What more can employers be doing to support employees? How can employees and employers work together to make employees feel less vulnerable when it comes to financial...
What is the Resilience Factor for CPOs?
In this week's podcast, we speak to Zellis about their recent report 'The Resilience Factor: CPOs - Post-COVID Boardroom Insights 2021'. We discuss what changes businesses have made and how that has impacted Chief People Officers in their roles. How does resilience...
Reflections on our latest HR tech event ‘Bridging the gap’
In case you missed it, we recently hosted an event focused entirely on HR technology implementation where we asked panellists Mark Corden from Parkdean resorts and Alastair Logan and Ceridian to tell us what their key lessons learned were from projects they have...
What does the future hold for the Payroll function?
What changes are we likely to see in the payroll function? What impact will things like blockchain have? Which function should Payroll sit within - HR or Finance? We explore this and more in the latest HR on the Offensive podcast with Chris Kirby and Chris Howard....
How can HR make a difference in championing neurodiverse talent?
What is neurodiversity and why aren't employers tapping in to this important talent pool at a time of talent shortages we ware seeing? What are some of the strengths and challenges that exist within a neurodiverse workforce? We explore this and more with Mel Francis,...
What is keeping HR shared services directors up at night?
What is keeping HR Shared Services directors up at night? How good are HRSS professionals at managing change? What are the tools needed to be successful? We explore this in the latest HR on the Offensive podcast, with Sunila Jethwa from Ceridian joining Chris Howard...
How can you create an outcomes-driven performance culture?
In the latest podcast Chris and Emma Leonis-Hughes talk to Appraisd Founder Roly Walter about how to create a an outcomes-driven performance culture. The trio discuss the distinction between an 'output-based culture' and an 'outcome-driven' culture - How does one...
What are the five big workplace trends of 2022? HowNow and LACE discussion
Gary from HowNow discusses their thoughts on some of the big workplace trends that we are all going to see more of in 2022. Hybrid working is here to stay, but in what form? What is the changing relationships we'll have with our offices? Will we see the end of weird...
What is the myth of normality and what is HR’s role in it?
How can HR professionals help to change the 'myth of normality'? In this latest podcast we talk to Maria from our partners at The Clear Company to talk about a blog she wrote which relates to supporting LGBTQ+ professionals in the workplace. Read the blog from the...
What’s hot on an employee experience specialist’s agenda right now?
What are employee experience specialists thinking about right now? Reflecting on a community forum ran by LACE Partners and Applaud, Aaron from LACE and Katie from Applaud discuss some of the hot topics in the EX space....
How can you engage your unconnected workforce?
Chris Howard and Emma Leonis are joined by Simon Cunniffe from EasyJet to discuss how they engage workers who are unconnected, remote or - by their very nature of the job they do - often difficult to engage with. There is also a reference to the Future of HR Shared...
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