Our latest thinking and thought leadership
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In the spotlight
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 three: Beyond launch
Part three of our Less stress series focuses towards optimising your HR technology system.
Optimal payroll starts with the foundations
Laying the foundations for an optimal Payroll function.
The shifting change and adoption mindset to scale people analytics
In the third of our videos featuring Olly Britnell, Global Head of People Analytics at Philip Morris International, Julian and Olly delve in to the key learnings he has found in his career when it comes to generating business buy in for people analytics, from a change...
The art of talent acquisition: Creating a world-class candidate experience
On a recent episode of our podcast HR on the Offensive, LACErs Chris Howard and David Pacifico had a chat with Maggie Spong, the former Global Head of Talent Acquisition at AstraZeneca and Roche, about boosting the talent acquisition process and delivering a...
Buyer’s remorse webinar: Why are employees not using the system?
In the second of our summer series set of webinars, Chris Horton was joined by Aaron Alburey and Jess Herniman from LACE, as well as Caroline Keefe, as the panel discussed how to drive greater user adoption when you have started to embed a new HR technology platform...
Is the grass always greener? Why perspective matters in employee experience
In the latest episode of the HR on the Offensive podcast, host Chris and fellow LACErs Ed Sparkes, Romy Hobson, and Liz Bailey delve into a discussion about the relationship between corporate culture and organisational performance. What is the significance of...
The importance of engaging stakeholders in people analytics
In the third part of our video series focused on the common trends in people analytics (you can read our whitepaper here), Julian from LACE once again talks to Olly Britnell from Philip Morris International, about why getting stakeholder buy in for People Analytics...
The inactive workforce: Revitalising our talent pools
We’ve seen (and written about) a number of articles in the press recently focusing on Protirees and other inactive workers, and discussing their desire or business’ need for them to return to work, including this recent article in The Times ‘Why Britain’s absent army...
Charity spotlight: Change Please
This podcast episode features guest Cemal Ezel, founder of Change Please, a non-profit which focuses on creating meaningful and sustainable solutions to address homelessness and unemployment. Cemal tells Chris and David Pacifico about his journey and the ethos of...
The biggest challenges facing people analytics experts – Olly Britnell
In the latest of our series of videos featuring people analytics experts, Julian Holmes from LACE Partners sits down with Olly Britnell, Global Head of People Analytics at Philip Morris International to discuss some of the key themes from our whitepaper - Market pulse...
How does poor wellbeing impact organisations?
LACErs Chris Howard and Evan Wynne have recently invited Deirdre O’Shea, Associate Professor of Work and Organisational Psychology at the University of Limerick, to our podcast HR on the Offensive, to give an academic perspective on the state of wellbeing in...
What are the key traits for success in HR benchmarking and how can businesses embrace them?
Recently we held the latest in a series of CPO forum events in which we discussed the topic of HR benchmarking and its relevance in the current business landscape. The host, Chris, was joined by Cathy Acratopulo, Aaron Alburey, and Debbie Mitchell, to reflect on our...
What are the ten traits of a successful People function?
In our latest 60 seconds video, we talk to Debbie from our team about a framework we have put together that identifies the top traits that we have observed from the best performing People functions. We've got ten traits in total and the video below explains what the...
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...
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