If you are celebrating Boxing Day, may it be a happy one for you all! This is our fourth and final Christmas instalment, a festive fun take on some of the work we do - North Pole style! As the holiday season rolls around, Father Christmas (or Santa, as his friends...
Day three of our festive fun blogs and it's a happy Christmas to all that celebrate! Father Christmas isn’t just a jolly figure in a red suit; he’s also a masterful leader running the most magical (and demanding) operation on the planet. From toy production to...
Back again this Christmas week for round two of our festive fun, Debbie Mitchell gives you some insight into LACE’s approach when it comes to ensuring Father Christmas delivers on North Pole business requirements. We hope you are enjoying your Christmas Eve so far!...
It’s Christmas week, all of the team at LACE are at home for the holidays, but just for a bit of fun we thought we’d have a little think about spreading a bit of Christmas joy. So here’s Debbie Mitchell’s take on all things Father Christmas and strategic workforce...
How do you choose the right skills solution for your business?So far, in our Becoming skills-powered campaign we’ve mapped out the foundations of what a skills-based organisation is, as well as shown you a ‘quick start’ framework for building your approach. We’ve also...
In this episode of the HR on the Offensive podcast, Chris and LACE CEO Cathy Acratopulo are joined by Lucinda Carney, CEO and Founder of Actus and host of the HR Uprising podcast. They explore how organisational development (OD) reaches beyond structure to drive...
According to our skills survey so far, the main blocker to skills approaches in the market is that people don’t know where to start. Unpacking the jargon is one of the first steps to figuring out if a skills approach is for you and where you want to get started. If...
In this HR on the Offensive podcast the conversation centres on how HR and people-centric strategies have evolved, particularly in the post-pandemic world. To explore this, Chris and fellow LACEr Cathy Acratopulo invite on Kathryn Dolan, former Chief People Officer at...
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...
In this episode of the HR on the Offensive podcast, we revisit our ongoing campaign, "Demystifying the HR operating model". In this series we explain how your HR operating model needs to be shaped to support your key business driver - whether that's productivity,...
In the latest episode of the HR on the Offensive podcast, Chris along with fellow LACErs Aaron Alburey and Debbie Mitchell discuss how CPOs should spend the first 90 days of working within a new HR function. They delve into the crucial strategies and considerations...
Why we recommend building your HR operating model around the business outcome you most want to achieve.Here at LACE HQ, our mission is to demystify the HR operating model. We are running this series to help HR and People teams set their HR operating model up for...
Is your business trying to boost agility?At LACE we believe you should build your HR operating model around the business outcome you most want to achieve. Even better, we think it can be as simple as picking between four main drivers. Part of our Demystifying the HR...
Does your business desire greater customer intimacy and engagement?At LACE we believe you should build your HR operating model around the business outcome you most want to achieve. Even better, we think it can be as simple as picking between four main drivers. Part...
Is your business trying to improve productivity?At LACE we believe you should build your HR operating model around the business outcome you most want to achieve. Even better, we think it can be as simple as picking between four main drivers. Part of our Demystifying...
