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.
Your HR platform – have you bought a Ferrari but are riding a bike?
Kerry Nutley, Human Capital Management Strategy Director for Oracle, talks to Chris about how rapid change has driven the need for HR platforms and increased digitisation for HR teams. She highlights the essential impact of adopting technology properly, alongside...
Are your HR team viewed as the ‘HR police’?
How well does your HR team deliver successful diagnosis for its challenges, rather than retrospectively finding solutions? Is your HR function seen as the ‘police’ of your business and what can you do to avoid that? Chris from LACE Partners talks to Steve Othen from...
How can you inspire a culture of innovation within your organisation?
Wendy Muirhead from Ceridian talks about how they strive to drive innovation in their business through the culture that they have developed. As a technology-focused business, the expectation is that Ceridian are innovative in their culture, but how do they achieve...
Your people capabilities – how does HR up its game?
How capable is your HR function? What is stopping your team from reaching your strategic objectives? In 2019, LACE Partners spoke to a series of HRDs as part of the HR on the Offensive whitepaper and to follow on from the findings, Emma Leonis talks about the...
From dissonance to resonance – get employees engaged and ‘in sync’
How do you make the world of work more engaging for your people? How do you bring your workplaces back into sync with better engagement and how can you break down the existing constructs of the workplace to improve the overall efficiency of your business? Chris talks...
How do you keep line managers positive and engaged?
In such a time of uncertainty and both personal and professional challenges, how can HR teams keep their line managers positively engaged, especially when so many are remote managing (possibly for the first time)? Danny Harmer from Aviva and Steph Davies from...
In the Spotlight – Episode 6 – Agile leadership with Stephen Sidebottom and Clare Hayward
What is agile leadership? How do you identify companies that deliver it and what types of characteristics do they have? Stephen Sidebottom and Clare Hayward explore this in the latest edition of 'In the Spotlight,' a HR podcast brought to you by the Guild of HR...
Bringing back furloughed workers: what do you need to know?
What legal considerations do you need to make when bringing back furloughed workers? How much notice do you need to give to inform a furloughed worker of a return date? What can those workers do when on leave and what are the logistics of part-time working? What about...
In the Spotlight – Episode 5 – Andrew Wilkinson and Sally Talbot
How have businesses reacted to their resource plans during the global pandemic? How important will employer brand be post the current crisis? What creativity in resourcing has this global pandemic delivered? Andrew Wilkinson from Peoplescout and Sally Talbot from Per...
Have you identified your next generation of leaders?
How has the covid-19 crisis impacted the search for leaders? How have views on leadership and identifying leaders changed during this time? Is 'trust' the new frontier for businesses when it comes to empowering their leaders and line managers? Which leaders have...
In the Spotlight – Episode 4 – ‘Adapt the workplace’ with Mark McLane and Nikki Squelch
How do you adapt the workplace to meet your colleagues' needs in this current climate? Do you have a hybrid wellbeing offering? How do you make home-based workers feel fully included in wellbeing programmes? What are your plans for holiday rollover and how do you deal...
What legal duty of care do employers have post covid-19?
How much of what the government has set out for returning to work are 'rules' and how much are 'guidelines' for HR teams and employers to deliver on? What happens to those people with childcare arrangements that are concerned with going back to work? ...
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