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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.
In the Spotlight – Episode 3 – ‘Remote workplace’ with Paul Hucknall
Master of the Guild Paul Hucknall talks to Chris Howard and Annette Andrews about how his business - Quilter - has adapted quickly to moving from an office-based environment to a remote workplace, touching on policies, support, but also how their leaders have adapted...
Resilient payroll in a changing world
Change is afoot! Business, and society at large, is on the cusp of a new and never seen before challenge; a challenge that will create unprecedented levels of uncertainty and will alter organisations as we know them. To navigate these stormy seas, businesses will need...
What will the office of the future look like?
What will the office of the future look like when everybody returns back to work? Will there be creative and news ways of utilising space? Will businesses need as much space? How can you social distance in a lift designed to get 20 people in it and up to the 20th...
In the Spotlight – Episode 2 – Peter Cheese
In the second episode of the 'In the Spotlight' series from the Guild of HR Professionals, Peter Cheese, CEO of the CIPD, talks about how HR needs to position the 'human' at the centre of the business after the Covid-19 pandemic has begun to subside. HR needs to come...
How will you retain your business’ remote workers after the lockdown?
Cathy and Chris from LACE Partners talk through the considerations that HR teams need to be thinking of when they bring back their workers from working from home, but also how they can maintain momentum, given that the world is becoming a very different place to the...
How are HR technology providers stepping up during the current Covid-19 crisis?
Much has evolved since the Covid-19 global pandemic entered our lives. It feels like a lifetime ago but has only been a few short months. We have seen significant retrenchment and re-organisation at scale and pace, in businesses large and small, with many...
HR teams – what is your plan to transition back to ‘business as usual’?
Step 10 of the LACE Partners 12-point crisis management plan for HR teams looks at what HR leaders need to be thinking of when thinking of the 'return to work' plan under the current coronavirus global pandemic. LACErs Chris Howard and Cathy Acratopulo talk through...
How can HR teams use data more effectively to show its value?
Chris from LACE Partners is joined by Jig Ramji, Head of Talent at the London Stock Exchange, to talk about the importance of HR teams using data to evidence their decision making and delivering ROI to the people function. Jig talks about challenges of businesses who...
In the Spotlight – HR Guild Podcast – Episode 1 – Danny Harmer
This first episode of 'In the Spotlight' series featured Danny Harmer, Chief People Officer from Aviva, talking about her experiences during the COVID lockdown of 2020, having joined Aviva during the pandemic. ...
How important should coaching be during the current crisis?
What are the common challenges that leadership teams are facing and what coaching support do they need? Do HR Directors need to focus more on themselves in getting coaching support? Jessica Raby from Jess Raby Associates talks to Chris and Aaron from LACE Partners....
HR teams – what compliance systems do you have in place during the current global pandemic?
HR teams: Have you reviewed, understood and communicated the regulations, compliance systems and challenges that have appeared as a result of the global pandemic? In step nine of our 12-point plan Max Bailey and Kathleen Raftery talk through the questions HRDs need to...
What leadership behaviours are you exhibiting during the current crisis?
In the latest LACE Partners video, Rachel Mawson and Celine Haffner talk about the change in leadership behaviours needed during the current global pandemic, as well as giving some tips and key points that leaders need to think of to support their teams whilst working...
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