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...
At LACE, we constantly question the status quo and seek out ways to shake it up. This led us to launch our latest campaign on redefining workplace productivity, making it fit for purpose in a post-pandemic world. As part of this campaign, we recently hosted a...
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 episode of the HR on the offensive podcast, Host Chris and Chris Horton welcome Donald H Taylor, Network Chair at Emerge Education, as a guest. As a part of the podcast, we discuss his Learning and Development Global Sentiment Survey and what it reveals. It...
Our latest Talent Dinner gathered key players to discuss the challenges faced by HR and Talent leaders and, of course, to come up with some solutions. Here’s what we discussed, learned and absorbed. We regularly run networking dinners and have a number of different...
How do you create a positive work environment for your employees? This was just one of the questions that this week’s podcast, where Chris from our team spoke to co-founder Aaron Alburey and Client Executive Director, Tim Ringo, as well as how this can lead to an...
In this week’s podcast we a joined by three brilliant guests; Yvonne Wilcock CPO of Empowering People Group (EPG), Caroline Moore Managing Director at Working Transitions and Rena Christou Director and Employment Lawyer at Halborns. With our guests we explore the...
A new series of videos has been launched to provide a deeper dive into the three core themes of our One Big Thing Campaign; hybrid working, employee value proposition (EVP) and talent. As part of this piece of research, we asked CPOs from a range of industries what...
In our third 'fireside chat video, Chris, Tim, Alice and Chris take some time to reflect on the second highest ranked 'one big thing' i.e. strategic issue that Chief People Officers (CPOs) are thinking that they would love to be able to fix if they could. Hybrid...
Over the last three months our team have been drilling down into some of the most pressing concerns of Chief People Officers / Chief Human Resources Officers to find out what HR's 'One Big Thing’ is. We’ve run a host of events, podcasts, as well as blogs and short...
Chris is joined by three LACErs, Adam Morris, Becky Jones, and Chris Horton to delve into the intricate realm of flexible working. On the pod, the team discuss the not just the frequency of employees’ physical presence in the office, but how productivity and employee...
Chris and LACE managing director Cathy Acratopulo speak to Jim Macleod about enabling inclusivity and all things DE&I. Jim shares his stories about leading diversity and inclusion initiatives within the military space. They also discuss the important role culture...
Chris with Emma Leonis-Hughes speak to Nelson Sivalingam from HowNow and author of Learning At Speed, which you can check out here. Nelson gives a brief overview of the 3 sections covered in his book. Additionally, the book can help deconstruct and optimize learning...
What is a human capital process review? The client was looking to review and optimise their current processes ahead of a period of growth which will see the current 400 employee base grow to approximately 700. To enable this, the client recognised the importance of...
This blog follows our One Big Thing research where we conducted interview with over 30 CPOs from different sectors and company sizes, to find out what the ‘one big thing’ was that was their big pressing concerns in the coming 12 – 18 months. One of the main challenges...
