Trusted advisors to CPOs and HR Leaders navigating complex workforce challenges.
Your project is unique. Let’s shape it together.
— ABOUT US
Expert guidance, no vendor conflicts
Based in the UK, we operate globally and across industries, helping over 500 organisations tackle their most complex people challenges.
From strategy and advisory to hands-on execution, we offer expert, unbiased guidance across business and technology, free from vendor conflicts.
What sets us apart? Our collaborative approach. We work closely with clients to drive successful outcomes, reflected in our outstanding satisfaction scores.
90%
average customer satisfaction score. LACE survey 2026.
— RECOGNITION
Recognised by the industry we work in
Simon Puryer
Shortlisted for CIPP Leadership Award
and Reward Strategy Partner 75
2026
Ellen Leonard
Reward Strategy 30 under 30
2026
Emma Leonis-Hughes
HR Most influential | Practitioners (HR Magazine)
2026
— trusted by
500+ organisations, one partner for change
— NEW CAMPAIGN
Rewired HR – The new ecosystem
HR must do more with less, becoming the driver of responsiveness, agility, and value.
— RESOURCES
New research
HR Shared Services Trends 2026 Report
Our latest bi-annual survey of the HR shared services marketplace, with perspectives from CPOs, GBS and HR shared service leaders across 45 global businesses.
Business restructuring. What it takes in practice.
Becoming skills-powered: A blueprint for future-ready organisations
How to build a skills-based organisation that drives agility, performance and talent mobility.
— INSIGHTS
Latest thinking
What is your duty of care to returning employees?
In a recent HR on the Offensive podcast Cathy and Chris from LACE Partners sat down (virtually) with Paul Griffin, Head of Employment at Norton Rose Fulbright, to talk about some of the challenges HR teams are facing from a legal perspective as organisations return...
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...
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Our culture, in motion.
Having a good culture is beneficial for us as a business, for our clients we work with, which helps us to deliver a better service. We are committed to our sector, steeped in knowledge and expertise and collaborative – we are supportive of each other and that enables us to get the best out of everyone.
Let’s talk about change
Tell us where you’re headed – we’ll help you get there.
