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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.
How to deliver change at pace and ensure it performs beyond go-live.
Becoming skills-powered
How to build a skills-based organisation that drives agility, performance and talent mobility.
From implementer to influencer
Discover how HR is evolving from a reactive support function to a strategic influencer in business transformation.
Less stress HRIS – Part one: The road to the Cloud
How do HR strategies evolve in a rapidly growing businesses?
In this episode of the HR on the Offensive podcast, we revisit our ongoing campaign, "Demystifying the HR operating model". In this series we explain how your HR operating model needs to be shaped to support your key business driver - whether that's productivity,...
Over-interviewing and the never-ending selection process – where should you draw the line?
“What more could I possibly do?” cries the candidate on their fifth interview for the same position. Has the danger of over-interviewing been underestimated, with skills shortages dominating headlines internationally? Setting the over-interviewing scene… The UK...
What are the hidden mental health challenges facing HR professionals?
In this episode of the HR on the Offensive, Chris explores the crucial topic of HR professionals' mental wellbeing. Chris and fellow LACEr Debbie Mitchell speak to Dr Jo Burrell author of the HR Mental Wellbeing Report and Rachel Jones, Director of People from Sodexo...
How can organisations effectively integrate pragmatic AI in HR?
In the latest episode of the HR on the Offensive podcast, Chris dives into rapidly evolving topic of AI in HR. He is joined by fellow LACErs Aaron Alburey, and our resident AI expert Charlie Frost, to discuss the practical uses of AI in HR. What is pragmatic AI? It...
An HR perspective on the Labour Party manifesto
Tomorrow the UK public will go to polling stations to decide who the next government should be. The various parties have been canvassing for votes for a month now. At LACE HQ, we’ve taken a perspective on the impact of a new government in our recently produced...
Does HR have the right mindset for embedding pragmatic AI?
LACErs Chris Howard and Aaron Alburey discuss the role of pragmatic AI within HR and emphasise how HR leaders need to be both strategic and practical in integrating AI solutions. AI in HR isn't new, but with the rise of generative AI and machine learning, its impact...
GRIDtalk: Creating world-class IP for HR transformation
We've been invited by our good friends at Method Grid to talk about how to create world-class IP for HR transformation. We've been working with Method Grid for a number of years and have used their services as a vital part to our approach to delivering on our...
What should a new CPO focus on in the first 90 days?
In the latest episode of the HR on the Offensive podcast, Chris along with fellow LACErs Aaron Alburey and Debbie Mitchell discuss how CPOs should spend the first 90 days of working within a new HR function. They delve into the crucial strategies and considerations...
Why every business needs a world-class people analytics function (and how to build one)
Many organisations have an embedded people analytics function. There is a plethora of organisations that we speak to at LACE who have some fantastic teams that deliver added value. While for some organisations people analytics is still a reasonably new concept, there...
How is your analytics team benchmarking success?
In the latest episode of the HR on the Offensive podcast, Chris discusses how organisations can benchmark their performance in the people and workforce analytics space with Aaron Lynch and Johanna Clarke de Dromantin from LACE’s people analytics team. How can you...
Seven tips for starting as an Analyst in a consultancy
Starting a new job at any stage of your career can be exciting and daunting; however, when you are a recent graduate or early in your career, these feelings are amplified as they come with an additional layer of uncertainty. Here at LACE, we have spent the last year...
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