In a recent HR on the Offensive podcast Emma Leonis and Chris Howard spoke to Lisa Dennis from SPX Flow about the key lessons her team learned in 2020, as well as discussing the debate over HR demonstrating the value to the rest of the business – has the debate truly...
Executive Director - HR Transformation, Emma Leonis sat down recently to (virtually) talk to Steve Bernard from Connectwell about leadership in 2021. Relationships in the workplace have never looked quite like this; how leaders can stay connected to their teams?...
In this 'In the Spotlight' episode, Aaron and Annette Andrews from the Guild of HR Professionals talk to Keri Garrod about her career, what she's learnt from her experience both in the UK and working in the Middle East, as well as the importance of developing her...
(Predicting where we will all be spending our time in HR in 2021) We’re all hoping for a better year and, whilst optimism may be a little low during the current lockdown period, there is hope that a form of normality can gradually return from Spring. But what will the...
Which trends will drive 2021, and will this year empower employees? Which HR tech platforms dominated focus for shared services teams in 2020, and how has that shifted in 2021? Has the debate over HR’s value in organizations finally ended? Chris and Emma from LACE...
In today’s blog we are reflecting on the comments from our recent podcast featuring HR influencer and author Kevin Green, Aaron Alburey and Annette Andrews from the Guild of HR Professionals. The trio talk about… Will businesses ask themselves the right questions in...
How can leaders get the most from their people? How can leaders build trust from their workforce? Is vulnerability from the top sustainable? These were just a few questions discussed in the latest 'In The Spotlight' podcast from the Guild of HR Professionals. Have a...
How did HR react during the crisis of 2020? And what opportunities lie ahead? What are the big strategic questions that HR needs to ask in 2021? How do you improve performance and productivity through better people management? How do we structure our workforces for...
More and more senior HR professionals are looking at the bigger picture in their business and expanding their own influence beyond just the people function. As a result, the ability to effectively communicate your message is essential. In this short podcast, Chris...
The latest LACE Partners webinar, held on Thursday 19th November, took a look at the findings from our recent white paper "The Future of HR Shared Services - Becoming People and Solutions Experts", with three of the panellists from the research report and Emma Leonis,...
How does HR ensure it remains the conscience of the organisation and that we focus on the 'moments that matter' for employees? And how do we take stock, realise the value that HR has added during this period, so that we can demonstrate the value as we look to exit the...
Is there a movement for senior HR professionals to become more commercially focused? How many are working beyond the people agenda? Are there specific capabilities and skills that make up a successful HRD/CPO? What does the HR function have to do to ensure the people...
Chris and Emma from LACE Partners take a couple of minutes to talk through some of the key points raised from the white paper released in November 2020 from LACE Partners. The white paper looks at what skills HR Shared Services professionals will need to succeed in...
How many businesses – and HR teams by extension – have been able to properly leverage data and analytics to drive productivity since lockdown? Has there been a tendency for some organisations to over elaborate on the way they analyse their people performance data?...
Doing things right or doing the right thing? Aaron Alburey from LACE Partners and Co-host Annette Andrews from the HR Guild, talk to Stephanie Davies from Laughology and Founder of the National Happiness Awards, about how you can create a happy and productive...