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Becoming skills-powered
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Are skills-based organisations the future of work? Join us on this journey to becoming skills-powered and unlock the potential of your people.
Optimal payroll starts with the foundations
Laying the foundations for an optimal Payroll function.
The efficiency paradox
Boosting productivity in the face of economic constraints.
Less stress HRIS - Part two: Beyond basecamp
Learn the essential steps for setting up your HRIS for long-term success.
Less stress HRIS - Part one: The road to the Cloud
Our latest whitepaper, 'Less stress HRIS - The road to the Cloud,' will help you prepare for a successful HRIS implementation.
Becoming skills-powered
NEW CAMPAIGN
Are skills-based organisations the future of work? Join us on this journey to becoming skills-powered and unlock the potential of your people.
Optimal payroll starts with the foundations
Laying the foundations for an optimal Payroll function.
What causes buyer’s remorse for HR technology investments?
It was great to have so many people attend the first of our Summer Series on buyer's remorse in HR technology. The first webinar was on 'What are the causes of Buyers' remorse?', which is now available on-demand here or you can subscribe to the series here. Joined...
How can companies navigate the future of talent acquisition and improve candidate experience?
The latest HR on the Offensive podcast focuses on talent acquisition and the candidate experience. Host Chris, alongside fellow LACEr David Pacifico, introduce guest speaker, Maggie Spong, the former Global Head of Talent Acquisition at AstraZeneca and Roche. What...
Aligning people analytics and workforce planning – reflections from our June forum
In late June, around 20 members of the People and Workforce community gathered for a dinner and shared experiences and lessons-learned from their organisations. In this blog we cover some of the discussion topics and views shared by the attendees. People...
How does investment in wellbeing drive productivity and performance?
Our latest podcast focuses on wellbeing and productivity. Joining Chris is fellow LACEr and published author Tim Ringo. The conversation revolves around Tim's book, "Solving the Productivity Puzzle," which explores the impact of wellbeing on productivity. Tim’s book...
What are the causes of buyer’s remorse?
In the first of our summer webinar series hosted earlier on this year, we looked at the causes of buyer's remorse when it comes to HR technology implementation projects. Why does technology fail and what are the common 'watch out' challenges that businesses should be...
What are the biggest challenges faced by People Analytics professionals? With Céline Ingenegeren
In the first of our mini series of video interviews focused on some of the findings from our Market pulse check: Seven common themes in people analytics, Céline Ingenegeren, Global People Analytics Consultancy Lead at ING, talks to Julian Holmes from our team about...
Bringing your EVP to Life: Reflections from the Gartner Evanta CHRO summit
Recently some members of the LACE team took part in the Evanta CHRO Summit in London, bringing together just under 100 CHRO/CPOs from a wide variety of industry sizes and sectors. Today’s blog focuses on the boardroom discussion we were asked to lead on, which focused...
How has change management been reinvented?
In the latest episode of the HR on the Offensive podcast, hosted by Chris, the focus is on change management and change analytics. Joining Chris are two LACE change experts Ed Sparks and Liz Bailey, as well as a special guest, Colin Sloman, the Chief Strategy Officer...
Unleashing the power of middle managers: A modern approach to leading people
How focused are businesses on the influence and importance of middle managers? Are we giving them the enough focus, to enable them to have a positive impact on their teams, the business and our overall experience of work? Middle managers are the connection between...
Benchmarking: A friendly foe
Recently we held the latest in a series of CPO forum events, hosted wonderfully by a fantastic team at Claridge’s. The event saw the return of a few long-standing friends of LACE, but we welcomed some new clients and new forum members into the mix. With far too many...
How does creating a skills-focused organisation drive an inclusive agenda?
Our host Chris and in-house skills expert David Pacifico speak to two expert guests, Annee Bayeux, Chief Learning Strategist at education technology company Degreed and Dr. Tiffany Tesfamichael Head of Learning Strategy, at drone experience business Lens.Vegas about...
Reflections from the CIPD Festival of Work
In this week's blog we hear from our very own Chris Horton, who tell us about the highlights and insights from the CIPD Festival of work. Buzzing with energy and ideas, not to mention quite a lot of people on a warm London day, there were approximately 10,000...
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