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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

Simon Puryer

Shortlisted for CIPP Leadership Award
and Reward Strategy Partner 75
2026

Ellen Leonard

Ellen Leonard

Reward Strategy 30 under 30
2026

Emma Leonis Hughes

Emma Leonis-Hughes

HR Most influential | Practitioners (HR Magazine)
2026

rewired HR - the new ecosystem - LACE Partners

— NEW CAMPAIGN

Rewired HR – The new ecosystem

HR must do more with less, becoming the driver of responsiveness, agility, and value.

rewired HR - the new ecosystem - LACE Partners

— RESOURCES

New research

HRSS trends report 2026

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

Business restructuring. What it takes in practice.

A grounded view of business restructuring, from design through to delivery and what happens after.

Becoming skills-powered

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

Podcast
Are your line managers good ‘people’ managers?

Are your line managers good ‘people’ managers?

We all know what it feels like to be managed well, but how many of us have been trained to be better people managers? How many companies have effective processes in place to help line managers become better people managers? Cathy Acratopulo from LACE Partners shares...

Video
Is HR trying to be the ‘Jack of all trades’?

Is HR trying to be the ‘Jack of all trades’?

Is HR the 'Jack of all trades'? Emma Leonis and Chris Howard from LACE Partners explore one of the key themes from the HR on the Offensive whitepaper, most notably whether HR tries to take on too much and therefore is unable to focus on the core strategic business...

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.