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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.
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Are your line managers good ‘people’ managers?
We all know what it feels like to be managed well, but how many of us have been trained to be better people managers? How many companies have effective processes in place to help line managers become better people managers? Cathy Acratopulo from LACE Partners shares...
Artificial intelligence – how will it impact HR in 2020?
With artificial intelligence becoming an ever-more intensive debate amongst the HR community with each passing month, we decided to reach out to one of our partners – global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright – to get some more information about the impact it is having in...
Is HR trying to be the ‘Jack of all trades’?
Is HR the 'Jack of all trades'? Emma Leonis and Chris Howard from LACE Partners explore one of the key themes from the HR on the Offensive whitepaper, most notably whether HR tries to take on too much and therefore is unable to focus on the core strategic business...
In the Spotlight – HR’s rapid pandemic response
Maire Sloman from Colt talks to Aaron Alburey and Annette Andrews from the Guild of HR Professionals about her teams response to the global pandemic, how HR in general has evolved and the lessons we can all take as we look to exit this pandemic period....
How will AI and blockchain affect my HR Team in 2020?
How will AI and blockchain impact HR teams in 2020? How much do you need to know about and what’s on the horizon? Aaron Alburey from LACE Partners provides a quick overview, as well as some of the practical ways in which these two very different technologies will...
Here’s why you need to ask whether you have ‘people’ managers or ‘line’ managers
I was in the pub the other day with a friend of mine. He works in the charity sector and was recounting his challenges with his current line manager. She’d been somebody who had been in the organisation for between six to eight years and it was the first company she’d...
Feedback from Oracle OpenWorld
Last week Oracle hosted its annual OpenWorld conference in London and as a tech agnostic HR consultancy, LACE Partners met with key leaders in Oracle’s HCM team to understand the latest developments and updates that Oracle have in store from its customers. As an HR...
Launch podcast – is HR the jack of all trades?
Does HR try to be all things to all people? Is that hindering HR’s ability to be successful? Do HR need to focus on core business priorities? Emma Leonis from LACE Partners talks about some of the core priorities that HR Directors have spoken to LACE Partners about....
Top tips for implementing your HR tech project
Pip Anderson from LACE Partners gives some insights into the process each HR team should go through when implementing HR tech, including what should be considered and what LACE Partners does to support the process. https://youtu.be/8c_GYQFEUkU
Digital Adoption Solutions – what you need to know ahead of time…
Rachel Mawson, Practice Lead from LACE Partners gives us an overview of Digital Adoption Solutions (DAS) and why you should be clueing yourself up on them now. What is adoption? At LACE, when we talk about ‘adoption’, we mean a measurable state of behaviour that is...
In the Spotlight – Learnings from a new entrant in a senior HR position
Aaron and Annette from the Guild of HR Professionals talk to Darren Cornish of Aviva about his transition in to the world of HR and the challenging first year he had in the function. They also discuss the value of peer-to-peer networking groups and the Guild's...
Why your HR Tech roadmap is so important – 2020
Celine from LACE Partners sat down with Chris from the Marketing Team to talk through the importance of getting your HR tech roadmap right. It is the beginning of your journey and every HR team should focus on this stage of the process as a key priority. But what...
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