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.
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...
Tokenism: How can HR foster genuine diversity and inclusion?
In the latest episode of our HR on the Offensive podcast, host Chris introduces the topic of tokenism and welcomes fellow LACEr, Bosede Adekola and guests from the Clear Company, Corinne Crosbourne and Maria Baggio, to discuss this important issue. Bosede shares her...
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