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HR transformation
Unlock the true potential of your organisation – HR and talent transformation.
93% of HR leaders say they are leading, or actively shaping, business transformation agendas, yet 41% of business leaders still see HR as reactive rather than proactive in transformation planning.
(From implementer to influencer: Redefining HR’s role in business transformation)
HR teams are being asked to do more with less: adopt AI and automation, improve service, and become more agile to respond to shifting business priorities. Many HR functions, however, still lack the optimal operating model, capabilities and fully-enabled technology to perform at the speed of business.
At LACE Partners, we help Chief People Officers and HR leadership teams redesign how HR delivers value. We support every stage of the transformation journey – from setting a clear vision and blueprint, to implementation and optimisation – so HR can respond faster, operate more efficiently, and stay aligned to business priorities.
Together, we align your People and HR strategy to enterprise goals, design a future-fit operating model, and ensure technology, data and AI work together to deliver measurable outcomes.
Common client challenges we address:
We need to take HR to the next level and become future-ready.
Our HR function needs to be more agile to keep pace with business change.
We need to reduce the cost of our HR function by X% without affecting service levels.
Our HR systems aren’t delivering the insight, experience or efficiency we need.
We need an employee experience that delivers on our promise to our people.
‘CPOs: From HR to workforce transformation’ whitepaper
Whitepaper
What makes us HR experts
We build a people function that delivers impact, with our HR operating model.
We realise your business value through HR transformation.
We fulfil your business strategy by maximising your investments with HR optimisation.
We provide agnostic advise on HR digital advisory and vendor selection that will impact your business.
Our top client story
Workday roadmap and technology selection for global leader in industrial software, migrating to Workday at pace, supported by leading change management to maximise adoption across 47 countries.
Our latest content on HR transformation:
What is a CPO? With Joe Binnion
Is your operating model future-ready? Take the ten traits test
The human shadow of automation: Navigating AI anxiety in the modern workforce
Why the workforce stalls and how a skills strategy can solve it
The AI + Human Network: The real shift in HR has already started
How can CPOs build greater influence in the C-suite?
Get ahead of SSP reforms – a practical guide for UK employers
From service centre to strategic engine: The future of HR Shared Services
HR strikes back: How can HR use AI to respond to the rise in AI generated tribunal claims?
Rewired HR in reality: Bringing the future operating model to life
AI and ESG: Busting the myths
Intelligence and insights: the core of a responsive, insight-led HR function
Rewired HR: Building an ecosystem for continuous change
Rewire HR – The new ecosystem
Beyond the UK Budget headlines: Preparing your People strategy for 2026
Unlocking HR value with AI: How Pathfinder turns ambition into action
From implementer to influencer: Redefining HR’s role in business transformation – Roundtable
From parallel paths to shared purpose: Redefining HR + IT in the AI era
What is a CPO?
From metrics to meaning: demonstrating HR’s value in transformation
Unleash World 2025
Leading with empathy: HR strategies amidst immigration debates
From implementer to influencer: How can HR drive business change?
From implementer to influencer – Whitepaper
How can CPOs drive business success through people-first leadership?
To deliver workforce transformation, HR must continue to transform itself
Understanding the KDDs – what are they and why do you need to know?
Can HR play a role in driving business transformation?
Key insights: Innovation and optimisation in HRSS and Payroll
HR evolution: Balancing talent and growth in a rapidly changing world
The proactive people transformation playbook
Navigating the waves of change: The critical role of HR in business transformation
Gartner UK and Ireland CHRO Executive Summit 2025
How can HR solve the business efficiency paradox?
People 1st MENA
The efficiency paradox – Whitepaper
What is a CPO? With Joe Binnion
What is a CPO, and how is the role changing as organisations face relentless transformation? In brief Explores what a CPO is and how the role links...
Who owns agentic AI?
The conversation around AI in the workplace is shifting fast and the real tension isn’t about technology, it’s about ownership. Who actually “owns”...
Is your operating model future-ready? Take the ten traits test
If you've been following this series, you've explored the Rewired HR Ecosystem - an adaptive, AI-enabled operating model that brings together...
The human shadow of automation: Navigating AI anxiety in the modern workforce
In the world of HR transformation, we often talk about the ‘new age’ of productivity. We discuss how Generative AI and automated workflows are...
Why the workforce stalls and how a skills strategy can solve it
In brief Early careers and over 55s face different barriers, which squeezes the middle layer and slows decisions, development and resilience. A...
The AI + Human Network: The real shift in HR has already started
Most organisations are adding AI to HR. Leaders are redesigning HR around AI. For all the noise about AI and HR, the real transformation in HR is...
We’ll assess your current situation, design an approach tailored to your business needs and culture, and deliver solutions that fit your timeline and budget.
