Our latest thinking and thought leadership
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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.
Why an SI is important for your HR tech strategy
The latest LACE Partners blog is a summary from a conversation Chris and Max had on a recent HR on the Offensive podcast. They discussed how the role of a systems integrator (SI) has evolved in recent years and why it is vital to ensure you pick the right partner when...
An overview of HRTech247 – online tech marketplace tool
Chris and Aaron from LACE Partners talk to Bob Rehill from HRTech247 about his online marketplace for HR tech businesses to share their products, as well as consultancies to share their experiences. Check out these additional resources: DIY vs. AMS: Picking the...
The Future of HR Shared Services – Hello Business Advisor
This is the third in the 'Future of HR Shared Services' webinar series, based on our white paper launched in November 2020. In this webinar Emma from LACE Partners is joined by Val Dale from Aggreko and Jayne Traill from Syngenta to talk about how they manage a global...
Should more businesses be embracing digital employee experience?
This week we spoke to Duncan Casemore, one of the co-founders at Applaud, a digital experience layer that is designed to simplify digital HR. Applaud have recently released a digital EX trends report so we wanted to find out what they learnt and discuss how and why...
Tackling the issues of workplace bullying
In one of our recent podcasts we spoke to Nicki Eyre, who runs Conduct Change and is passionate about eradicating the issue of workplace bullying. In the below summary we look at some of the key considerations businesses should be looking at when trying to understand...
Do you need to reinvent your HR function?
Charlie Knox from SD Worx speaks to Chris Howard from LACE Partners about the recent white paper SD Worx have launched - Reinventing HR - as well as some of the interesting challenges that teams face when looking at their payroll function. https://youtu.be/Af_JaLgbaVE...
Do you really need an app for that?
Today’s blog is a summary from our podcast released last week featuring a conversation with Future Workshops’ CEO Matt Brooke-Smith, who spoke to our team about the shifting landscape of mobile app development, how it is no longer the preserve of the IT department and...
Is ‘upskilling’ the new ‘hiring’?
In a recent HR on the Offensive Podcast Chris and Max from spoke to Andrew Holmes from Skillsoft about the changes that the online learning platform had seen in 2020 moving in to 2021. Earlier this year they produced a report which focused on 2021 predictions for...
Reinventing HR: The shifting relationship between employees and employers
This week’s blog is a summary of the some of the discussion topics in the recent HR on the Offensive podcast featuring Charlie Knox, Director of Product & Solutions at SD Worx, who spoke to us about the recent ‘Reinventing HR’ white paper which interviews 3000+...
How can HR teams prepare for the Cloud?
In this latest 60-second video from LACE Partners, Kayley Gaylor from our HR Tech Advisory practice talks to Chris Howard about some of the key questions HR leaders need to be asking themselves when preparing to implement Cloud-based HR tech system into their...
‘Best of breed’ or ‘enterprise’ HR tech solution: what is right for you?
Best of breed technology or enterprise HR tech solution? Take 60 seconds to hear from our Director, HR Technology Max Bailey what he thinks HR Directors should be taking into consideration. https://youtu.be/BusarRUf2zk Check out these additional resources: DIY...
Navigating a tough year for managing people change
Joined by Penny Lang (previously from Cornwall Care), this week’s blog summarises a discussion on one of a recent HR on the Offensive Podcast. Penny ran a change programme implementing Ceridian’s HCM technology Dayforce in 2020 so we spoke to her to understand how you...
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