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...
Chris welcomes on Barry Hoffman, an experienced non-executive director and former Chief People Officer (CPO) of major businesses, including Landsec. Barry shares insights into his career journey and discusses the evolving role of the CPO. Also discussed during the...
At a time in which we are seeing plenty of media coverage around counteroffers like the CIPD’s summer Labour Market Outlook, which was widely reported in the HR press, in today’s blog we thought we would take some time to look at the root cause of the reason – are...
Today's podcast episode revolves around the theme of innovation. Chris and LACE Director, Ed Sparkes delve into this concept, its significance in organizations, and practical approaches to fostering it. How can you turn the value of innovation into tangible...
We welcome on Gary Stringer Content Marketing Manager at learning platform HowNow, once again to discuss two article that they have produced which analysed successful L&D strategies and their outcomes. The first article looks at what your L&D content must...
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...
In this podcast Chris invites on guest Aisling Teillard, Chief Customer Officer at beqom. Beqom is a company that specialises in compensation management software. Their platform is designed to help organisations manage and streamline their employee compensation,...
In the latest episode of the HR on the Offensive podcast, host Chris and fellow LACErs Ed Sparkes, Romy Hobson, and Liz Bailey delve into a discussion about the relationship between corporate culture and organisational performance. What is the significance of...
LACErs Chris Howard and Evan Wynne have recently invited Deirdre O’Shea, Associate Professor of Work and Organisational Psychology at the University of Limerick, to our podcast HR on the Offensive, to give an academic perspective on the state of wellbeing in...
The latest HR on the Offensive podcast focuses on talent acquisition and the candidate experience. Host Chris, alongside fellow LACEr David Pacifico, introduce guest speaker, Maggie Spong, the former Global Head of Talent Acquisition at AstraZeneca and Roche. What...
Our latest podcast focuses on wellbeing and productivity. Joining Chris is fellow LACEr and published author Tim Ringo. The conversation revolves around Tim's book, "Solving the Productivity Puzzle," which explores the impact of wellbeing on productivity. Tim’s book...
Recently some members of the LACE team took part in the Evanta CHRO Summit in London, bringing together just under 100 CHRO/CPOs from a wide variety of industry sizes and sectors. Today’s blog focuses on the boardroom discussion we were asked to lead on, which focused...
In the latest episode of our HR on the Offensive podcast, host Chris introduces the topic of tokenism and welcomes fellow LACEr, Bosede Adekola and guests from the Clear Company, Corinne Crosbourne and Maria Baggio, to discuss this important issue. Bosede shares her...
Our latest HR Shared Services (HRSS) forum sparked loads of interesting debate about the issues that are front and centre right now. From the challenges of securing the next generation of talent to finally cracking hybrid working, we gained some fantastic insight from...
In this episode of the HR on the Offensive podcast, Chris and fellow LACErs Cathy Acratopulo, and Evan Wynne discuss the highly topical issue of the enforced return to the office. They delve into the current debate surrounding businesses mandating their employees to...
