What are the key trends in the people analytics space? Which challenges will be most significant moving forward? We recently tasked ourselves to find out. At the end of 2022 we interviewed People and Workforce Analytics leaders representing a range of...
Over the last three months our team have been drilling down into some of the most pressing concerns of Chief People Officers / Chief Human Resources Officers to find out what HR's 'One Big Thing’ is. We’ve run a host of events, podcasts, as well as blogs and short...
Our host Chris and LACE consultant Evan Wynne are joined by Deirdre O'Shea who is the Associate Professor of Work and Organisational Psychology at the University of Limerick. She has come onto the podcast to give an academic perspective on the state of wellbeing and...
In our latest 60-second video Martina Salander from our team talks through the importance of being able to clearly distinguish between your employee value proposition (EVP) and your employee experience. Why is it so important and what should HR teams be thinking about...
Over the last few weeks there have been a number of articles that have talked about 'copycat layoffs', with the World Economic Forum even adding the term to its list of the 'biggest buzzwords' of 2023. In today's special blog we've asked Chris Horton from our team to...
In this week’s blog we hear from Chris Kirby about the meeting of two big trends currently; protirees returning to work and the rising profile of the employee value proposition (EVP). If an EVP is the articulation of ‘the deal’ made to attract and retain employees,...
Chris and Debbie Mitchell are joined by Rob Boland, COO of Reward Gateway, on this podcast. Reward Gateway is an employee engagement platform that consist of several features with the aim to boost employee experience. One of these features include improving employee...
What better way to discuss the challenges in the talent space with thought leaders and senior HR professionals than at an exclusive dinner? In February 2023, we did just that by hosting an invite-only dinner to talk all things talent with a laser sharp focus on...
What is the future of recruitment? The talent marketplace connects and matches people with job opportunities, it’s enabled by people and technology. Rather than a single place or system they need to use it’s more of an approach to talent management. The talent...
Last year, LACE Consultant Evan Wynn wrote a blog looking at the four-day working week, focusing on the positives and potential challenges associated with this flexible working initiative. Since then, the UK has run the largest trial of a four-day working week, which...
Who can help HR with employee mental health and wellbeing. 2 in every 5 employees experiencing anxiety, stress and depression related to work. How can businesses address this issue? This week Chris talks with Charlie Winton, Founder of OK Positive. Listen to discover...
Chris is joined by three LACErs, Adam Morris, Becky Jones, and Chris Horton to delve into the intricate realm of flexible working. On the pod, the team discuss the not just the frequency of employees’ physical presence in the office, but how productivity and employee...
It's time for our third and final blog of our productivity silver bullet series! In case you missed them, part one showed set the context for hybrid working and it's history in working life. In part two, Tim looked at how to optimise the opportunity to improve people...
Leading HR consultancy LACE Partners has today announced a significant investment from private equity business Mobeus. Co-founders of LACE, Aaron Alburey and Cathy Acratopulo, said it will help to ‘supercharge’ the business ahead of increasing demand for strategic HR...
In part one of our series about ‘The Productivity Silver Bullet’, published last week, we defined what the silver bullet is and backed up the idea that it is one of those rare times when an apparent “magical” solution can be found to a lingering problem. Evidence...
