The People Agenda

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 transformation, and offer valuable takeaways. The episode underscores the importance of collaboration between HR and business leaders, customisati...

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. Throughout the discussion, the importance of context emerged as a recurring theme. Gary encouraged listeners to always consider the context of the learner, industry, and problem being addressed. Thi...

In this podcast Chris invited Aisling Teillard, Chief Custom Officer at beqom, to discuss a recent report they wrote called “Levelling the Paying Field”. The report highlights the evolving nature of workplace dynamics, influenced by factors like the pandemic and rising living cost. Listen now to learn how you can begin to address your organisation’s gender pay gap.

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. Overall, the podcast episode provides valuable insights into the dynamic relationship between corporate culture and business performance. Listen now for perspectives on...

This podcast episode features guest Cemal Ezel, founder of Change Please, a non-profit which focuses on creating meaningful and sustainable solutions to address homelessness and unemployment. Cemal tells Chris and David Pacifico about his journey and the ethos of Change Please. Change Please is one of LACE’s charities of the year. So today we’re sharing more information to spread the word about th...

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 key takeaways form our CPOs. The discussion revolved around the reasons for using benchmarking, the challenges it presents, and the 1...

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. Listen now for valuable insights into the world of talent acquisition and the evolving landscape of candidate experiences.

Our latest podcast focuses on productivity and performance with a specific link to well-being. 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 links perfectly links to a campaign we’re having around “Redefining workforce productivity” whic...

In the latest episode of the HR on the Offensive podcast, hosted by Chris, the focus is on change management and change analytics. Joining Chris are two LACE change experts Ed Sparks and Liz Bailey, as well as a special guest, Colin Sloman, the Chief Strategy Officer at Cognician. Cognician is an activation platform that focuses on mindset, behaviour change, and skills development, with a strong e...

Our host Chris and in-house skills expert David Pacifico speak to two expert guests, Annee Bayeux, Chief Learning Strategist at education technology company Degreed and Dr. Tiffany Tesfamichael Head of Learning Strategy, at drone experience business Lens. Vegas about what benefits a skills-focused organisation can bring, including creating more opportunities for mobility and inclusivity. A skills-...

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 background and why she thought tokenism was worth discussing. She explains that her interest in the topic stemmed from her previous e...

In this week's podcast we speak to LACE Senior Manager and payroll expert Adam Morris alongside Ana Laiu, the Head of Payroll at the PPHE Hotel Group. They discuss what challenges have emerged for payroll in the last few years and ways those in the profession can tackle them head on.

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 come back to the office and explore both the advantages and pitfalls of this approach. This podcast highlights the complexity of the...

Adrian Thomas, a talent acquisition (TA) thought leader and non-executive director of the RL 100, joins the podcast to discuss various aspects of talent management with our host Chris and Executive Director, David Pacifico. RL100 is a peer network for senior in-house resourcing leaders. Adrian has worked for large companies in HR and recruitment roles, both in the private and public sectors. More...

In the latest episode of the HR on the Offensive podcast, hosts Chris and Chris Horton welcome Aaisha Knights, Chief People Officer of LMAX Group, to discuss how HR leaders can support and develop their teams during uncertain times. Aaisha shares her experience in the HR space, emphasising the increasing demand for support and guidance from line managers who are navigating the changing trends and...

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 has been running for more than ten years now, and the survey has gradually expanded in terms of the number of respondents with 3,396 p...

Can we redefine the word “productivity”? Chris is joined by fellow LACErs, Tim Ringo and Chris Horton. We recently hosted an event, which was based on Tim's book called "The Productivity Puzzle". Is there a potential impact on productivity from a four-day workweek? Could it be implemented into industries we thought were unsuitable? Listen to this podcast to get an insight into how you can redefine...

Is HR going to be affected by the rise of AI as other industries have been? The latest episode of our podcast discusses the increasing role of AI in the world of work and the future of learning in this context. Our host Chris and LACE Executive Director, David Pacifico speak to Brian Murphy, Senior Director Employee Skilling at Microsoft and Charles Jennings, Managing Director at Duntroon Consulta...

How do you create a great work experience 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 increase in engagement, belonging, and productivity. During a recent forum of Chief People Officers (CPO) a model was presented that focused...

In this week's podcast we hear from the Empowering People Group, represented by; Yvonne Wilcock CPO of Empowering People Group (EPG), Caroline Moore Managing Director at Working Transitions and Rena Christou Director and Employment Lawyer at Halborns. One of the services the Empowering People Group offer is supporting people who find themselves impacted by redundancy and help them transition into...

Our host Chris is joined by Chris Horton as they speak with this week's guest Tracy Brower, Vice President of Workplace Insights at Steelcase. Tracy is a published author and a regular contributor to Forbes magazine. In this podcast she has come onto to discuss an article she has written about the impact that line managers can have on their employees mental health, with many people indicating that...

Host Chris is joined by Chris Horton as this week's guest is Cat Paterson, Director, HR Business Partner at Elastic. Her recent role has been to manage Elastic's EMEA workforce of around 3000 employees. Like most companies in the technology sector they have had to undergo some kind of restructuring earlier on in the year, Elastic also had to do the same. Listen to learn how Cat was able to overcom...

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. In this podcast episode, host Chris is joined by two LACErs Tim Ringo and Chris Horton to discuss where we are with regard to these topics at this point in time. It is also discussed how there is a difference in HR...

We have recently launched our newest whitepaper, Market pulse check: Seven common themes in People Analytics. This piece of research focused on the People and Workforce Analytics space and aimed to answer two questions; what are the key trends in the people analytics space? and which challenges will be most significant moving forward? In this episode our podcast host Chris is joined by two fellow...

In this episode host Chris speaks to Kay Phelps founder of PR in HR which topics she is seeing getting the most coverage in the HR press – and which areas are not. PR in HR are a specialist PR agency working with organisations daily to get noticed and have their own voices They have recently released a report that showed which workplace issues journalists are talking about. Chris along with Kay de...