Katie Bancroft is the Founder and Managing Director of Talent HR – an HR, HR Tech, recruitment and training consultancy that delivers smart, blended solutions to SMEs and tech companies. Founded in 2010, the business now has over 50 clients in tech and beyond. Talent...
“Be passionate, push boundaries, and don’t take no for an answer”. Abigail Rappoport is the CEO of Emoquo, a digital coaching and people analytics platform that improves emotional resilience at work via a confidential digital app and real-time emotional heatmap. I sat...
Trust your gut, be brave and don’t let people put you on the back foot’ Katz Kiely is the CEO and founder of Kiely&Co. She has worked for the United Nations, founded a number of companies, is a TEDx speaker and has been recognised for her fresh ways of thinking....
‘Scotland’s best kept secret’ Described by those in the know as ‘Scotland’s best kept secret in global payroll’, Alison Sellar is the CEO of Activpayroll, an innovative award-winning global payroll service to over 1000 companies in more than 146 countries worldwide....
LACE Partners is attending UNLEASH 2018, London Excel, March 20-21 LACE Partners is excited to be at UNLEASH London this month. The event brings together thought leaders, from across Europe, to share insights, software, technology and collaborative tools to unleash...
LACE Partners is excited to welcome Kevin Green to the recently established LACE Advisory Board. Kevin, previously CEO of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation, will work with LACE, alongside a portfolio of other new roles and projects. Kevin will bolster...
This article by Kathryn Evans, part of our LACE team, introduces a series profiling five female CEOs heading up tech start-ups that partner with LACE. They include Abigail Rappoport at Emoquo, Katz Kiely at Beep, Alison Sellars at Activ Payroll, Lorraine Scroope at...
I’m one in four, and it’s OK. It’s even profitable. I am a Co-Founder and Research Director of a highly successful business. I have two small children who I believe are raised well and turning out to be good little people. In previous professional incarnations, I have...
“If you look after your staff, they’ll look after your customers, it’s that simple” - Richard Branson. And you know what, I believe this. It should be this simple but often companies, as they grow, lose the ability to stay focused on this simple principle. My mum...
My first two weeks began with a party celebrating three amazing years of all things LACE. It was a fabulous venue for, as I was soon to find out, meeting my fabulous LACE colleagues. The acceptance of diversity and passion for what they do, shown by each member of the...
In 2016, Pokémon Go took the world by storm, engaging millions of people globally. Almost overnight, streets, parks, museums and more were full of smartphone adventurers hunting down wild critters. But what is it about the app that gripped imaginations so strongly?...
One week on and the dust has settled on our inaugural PeopleTech event. It was a great morning: full of excitement, inspiring and innovative technology, and lots of interesting conversations. The event was held at the RSA and our day began with breakfast, giving our...
Last Friday some of our LACE team donned their glad rags and attended the Laughology National Happiness Awards at the CIPD in Wimbledon. It was a fantastic evening: inspiring, thought-provoking and a moving celebration of one of the things we do best, being happy. We...
Disengaged and demotivated employees cost organisations money. One reason for this cost is when an organisation tries to create a customer experience that isn’t a reality for employees. It’s simple, if you can’t get the experience right with your own people then it’s...
My first two weeks can be described as nothing less than a whirlwind! From a welcome breakfast on London Bridge to meeting one of our clients in Southampton, I’ve definitely had an all round LACE experience. In my first week I found myself sitting in on the Leadership...
