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.
Catering for the needs of a remote and disparate workforce: easyJet
Chris Howard and Emma Leonis were recently joined by Simon Cunniffe from easyJet to discuss how they engage workers who are unconnected, remote or – by their very nature of the job they do – often difficult to reach. This was a follow-on podcast from the webinar held...
What is the myth of normality and what is HR’s role in it?
How can HR professionals help to change the 'myth of normality'? In this latest podcast we talk to Maria from our partners at The Clear Company to talk about a blog she wrote which relates to supporting LGBTQ+ professionals in the workplace. Read the blog from the...
What are the hidden costs of the digital employee experience?
In 2021 Applearn produced a report looking at the Hidden Costs of the Digital Employee Experience. Chris and Emma from LACE Partners recently sat down on a podcast with Andrew Avanessian from Applearn to discuss the key findings and ways companies can actually go...
What’s hot on an employee experience specialist’s agenda right now?
What are employee experience specialists thinking about right now? Reflecting on a community forum ran by LACE Partners and Applaud, Aaron from LACE and Katie from Applaud discuss some of the hot topics in the EX space....
Why you should treat the causes of payroll problems rather than symptoms
In this week’s blog our in-house payroll ‘doctor’ Chris Kirby tells us how a holistic approach to payroll diagnosis can boost efficiency, experience and return on investment. Read on to learn about common misconceptions on the causes of payroll problems – and how you...
How can you engage your unconnected workforce?
Chris Howard and Emma Leonis are joined by Simon Cunniffe from EasyJet to discuss how they engage workers who are unconnected, remote or - by their very nature of the job they do - often difficult to engage with. There is also a reference to the Future of HR Shared...
Benchmarking: Friend or foe of the HR Team?
We are often asked by clients or HR teams in our community about benchmarking and specifically about providing data on how HR teams are performing in their ‘space’. Today’s blog is an overview of some of the key considerations that teams should be thinking of when...
What are the simple steps to transitioning to ‘business as usual’ in your HR tech project?
Chris and Max from LACE Partners reflect on a blog that was written pre-pandemic about the key steps you need to take to ensure that your HR tech implementation project can seamlessly transition in to 'business as usual'. Has the advice changed much since the global...
What is your digital adoption strategy? And are you asking the right questions?
Raj Sundarason, author of 'The DAP Strategy', recently spoke to Chris from LACE Partners on the HR on the Offensive podcast about his latest book, which makes some bold predictions about the digital adoption market between now and 2027. Today’s blog looks at some of...
Engaging the unconnected workforce – LACE webinar
Emma Leonis hosted Henry Victor from BP and Sharon Benson from Edison Young People in the latest LACE Partners webinar, which looked at how you can engage those unconnected workforce from across your business. The trio discussed: What main challenges are ‘unconnected’...
Complexity – The elephant in the payroll room
Chris Kirby and Chris Howard talk about complexity and its impact on payroll transformation programmes, following the blog that Chris Kirby wrote in December 2021, in the latest 60 second video from LACE Partners. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tXz0OyD-i0
How can you effectively measure DE&I? (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion)
What is best practice when it comes to using data metrics to measure and monitoring your diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) practices? What are common data points companies are using? We explored this in one of the recent HR on the Offensive podcasts released...
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