Our latest thinking and thought leadership
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In the spotlight
Where M&A value is won or lost
Most deals don’t fail on paper, they fail in execution. A three-phase framework for CPOs to protect deal value through the people side of M&A.
HR Shared Services Trends 2026 Report
Our latest bi-annual survey of the HR shared services marketplace, with perspectives from CPOs, GBS and HR shared service leaders across 45 global businesses.
Business restructuring. What it takes in practice.
How to deliver change at pace and ensure it performs beyond go-live.
Becoming skills-powered
How to build a skills-based organisation that drives agility, performance and talent mobility.
From implementer to influencer
Discover how HR is evolving from a reactive support function to a strategic influencer in business transformation.
‘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...
Running before you can walk? The importance of Cloud readiness
In this week’s blog we ask our HR Technology experts about the importance of being Cloud ready. Is moving to the Cloud as easy as promised and how should you mobilise your Cloud transformation? This blog examines how to reduce risk when preparing...
Empowering managers through technology
What are the challenges HR leaders face in empowering their managers and leveraging technology to do so? How have these challenges changed over the last 12 - 18 months? How do you give line managers control and independence, whilst ensure they have a degree of self...
Why it’s time to accelerate the digital agenda – embracing the buyers’ market for HR technology
At LACE we pride ourselves on our knowledge and understanding of the HR tech landscape. Today’s blog is an overview of a round table discussion we ran in March 2021, discussing with some of our HR Tech Advisory Team why it is a buyers' market for HR tech products...
Reinventing HR post pandemic
Chris and Emma are joined by Charlie Knox from SDWorx to discuss their latest white paper, which looked at survey results of over 3000 respondents to the changes that HR teams are expecting to occur after the pandemic, including the improving of employee experience as...
Develop your career with LACE Partners
Here's a short video on what it is like to work for LACE Partners. If you are interested then get in touch with us, fill in the form below, we'll be happy to help! https://youtu.be/kBwIjRHW9oM Explore these resources: Life @ LACE Why LACE Our people
Does retraining and reskilling your employees represent the new currency of the workplace?
Joined by Nelson Sivalingam, CEO of How Now, this week’s blog summarises themes discussed on one of our latest HR on the Offensive podcast. As many organisations have adapted to working through the pandemic the requirements from employees have changed. We...
Leading people change in a challenging year
How do you effectively lead people change in an environment where frontline workers are under so much pressure? In the latest HR on the Offensive podcast Chris and Emma from LACE Partners talk to Penny Lang ab care company - Cornwall Care - and some of the lessons her...
What should you ask yourself when defining your EVP?
In this latest video, Chris Howard discusses with Co-Founder and Managing Director of LACE Partners Cathy Acratopulo, what the key challenge questions HR teams should be asking themselves when defining their EVP. https://youtu.be/FU-lFT7_xME Check out these...
Does your HR Team need a rebrand? What’s in a name?
Today’s blog was born from a discussion on our HR on the Offensive podcast, where Chris and Emma from LACE Partners talked through one of the chapters of: The Future of HR Shared Services: Becoming People and Solutions Experts. The chapter ‘What’s in a name?'...
Is retraining and reskilling your people the new currency of work?
Nelson from HowNow joins Chris and Emma from LACE Partners to discuss whether now is the best opportunity to review your digital learning platforms given the current global environment. We also talk about the increase in companies using outplacement services, as well...
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