As a strategic advisory consultancy to some of the largest UK businesses, we’re occasionally asked at LACE Partners about how HR as a function can be more ‘strategic’. We’re asked what, in practical terms, does it mean to take on a more strategic role. We’re also...
Listen to the audio version of the article: Our current campaign, Demystifying the HR operating model, raises the question about the role of the functional leader of HR and how it may be changing as operating models evolve. One tangible difference in recent...
In an ongoing environment of rapid change and economic uncertainty, the pressure on Chief People Officers (CPOs) and HR leaders to deliver bottom-line value through attracting and retaining critical talent has never been greater. While we continue to teeter on the...
Why does the Chief People Officer (CPO) need to operate with two distinctive ‘hats’? What are those ‘hats’ and how important is it to get the balance right? In a recent discussion at LACE HQ, Cathy Acratopulo and Debbie Mitchell two of our people strategy experts...
In our weekly blogs, we’ve talked a lot about the different types of approaches businesses are taking to hybrid working. Each organisation is working through what is most relevant for them, as evidenced by our ‘silver bullet’ series we produced at the beginning of...
In this week's blog we look at why employees may quit a job but also what makes other employees want to stay. Stay interviews are a great way to get that type of information. Should your business implement stay interviews, or does it depend on your pre-existing level...
We are often asked by clients or HR teams in our community about benchmarking and specifically about providing data on how HR teams are performing in their ‘space’. Today’s blog is an overview of some of the key considerations that teams should be thinking of when...
Encouraging people to return to work post-pandemic can be a delicate balancing act for HR Directors. There have been numerous headlines recently about global tech companies like Apple, Google, and Facebook pushing for more office working. So are we now seeing a large...
In this week’s blog LACE Senior Manager Luka Winterborne and MD Cathy Acratopulo respond to one of the hottest topics in HR at the moment: ‘The Great Resignation’. Read on to learn what questions every HR Director should be asking themselves and why your employee...
Chris Howard talks to Cathy Acratopulo about some of the top tips and takeaways to think of when running change management programmes whilst undertaking a HR transformation. https://youtu.be/7RHG6eZ3zvg
This week’s blog sees our co-founder and MD Cathy Acratopulo and Director Chris Horton de-mystify the difference between a People Strategy and an HR Strategy, as well as discussing how HR Directors can articulate and operationalise their strategies over time. HR...
In our latest blog we talk to Cathy and Rachel from LACE Partners about the complexities of change management during HR transformation. This is a summary of the discussion from the recent HR on the Offensive podcast. What do we mean when we talk about change in a HR...
In this latest LACE Partners 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 redefining their EVP. https://youtu.be/FU-lFT7_xME
What is your employee value proposition (EVP) and how has it changed over time? Has the global pandemic changed it? What is 'the deal' you offer your employees and how well do you communicate it? These are just a few of the questions Cathy Acratopolo our Co-Founder...
