Listen to the audio version of this blog: In a recent blog, we discussed the various and often competing accountabilities of the Chief People Officer (the ‘hats’ CPOs wear) and the purpose of the HR or People function overall. In this blog, we introduce the...
In the latest episode Chris introduces co-host, Debbie Mitchell, and guest Graham Norris, an Organisational Psychologist and Speaker. The focus of this episode is on HR professionals’ abilities to think strategically and long-term. The summary delves into various...
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 this podcast we discuss our newly released HR Shared Services Trends 2024 report. Chris is joined by the authors of the report, Emma Leonis-Hughes and Dawn Goodall as well as guest Nadia Hutchinson, Global Director HR Services and Operation from the Cabot...
With an increased focus on managing teams more effectively and using data to make strategic people decisions, having high-quality and accurate HR data has never been more important. Many organisations struggle to maintain accurate and reliable people data and...
In this week’s blog, we will unpack some of the core challenges HR teams face with their HR operating models. It forms a critical part of our 'Demystifying the HR op model' campaign. Read on to help identify common challenges and root causes faced by HR leaders. We...
Julian Holmes speak to Toby Culshaw, Talent leader at Amazon, to discuss the critical role of HR in supporting business transformation. Toby highlights the importance of leveraging data and talent intelligence to drive HR decisions and address challenges such as...
What challenges arise when manging change within organisations? This podcast features insights and perspectives from LACErs Cathy Acratopulo and Liz Bailey, who join Chris to explore various facets of change management, particularly in the context of HR...
Earlier this year we spoke to well-known and respected learning and development expert Donald Taylor, who publishes the L&D Global Sentiment Survey each year, to get an insight in to ‘what’s hot’ and ‘what’s not’ in the L&D space, based on his survey of over...
Recently we held the latest in a series of CPO forum events in which we discussed the topic of HR benchmarking and its relevance in the current business landscape. The host, Chris, was joined by Cathy Acratopulo, Aaron Alburey, and Debbie Mitchell, to reflect on our...
How focused are businesses on the influence and importance of middle managers? Are we giving them the enough focus, to enable them to have a positive impact on their teams, the business and our overall experience of work? Middle managers are the connection between...
Recently we held the latest in a series of CPO forum events, hosted wonderfully by a fantastic team at Claridge’s. The event saw the return of a few long-standing friends of LACE, but we welcomed some new clients and new forum members into the mix. With far too many...
This week we are joined by Brian Murphy, Senior Director Employee Skilling at Microsoft, and Charles Jennings, Managing Director at Duntroon Consultants. Summarising a recent podcast about AI and the future of learning, this blog lays out the key takeaways from their...
