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Launch podcast – is HR the jack of all trades?

Does HR try to be all things to all people? Is that hindering HR’s ability to be successful? Do HR need to focus on core business priorities? Emma Leonis from LACE Partners talks about some of the core priorities that HR Directors have spoken to LACE Partners about.

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