The People Agenda

How can HR professionals help to change the 'myth of normality'? In this latest podcast we talk to Maria from our partners at The Clear Company to talk about a blog she wrote which relates to supporting LGBTQ+ professionals in the workplace. Read the blog from the Clear Company here - https://theclearcompany.co.uk/the-myth-of-normality/

Reflecting on a community forum ran by LACE Partners and Applaud in November 2021, Aaron from LACE and Katie from Applaud discuss some of the hot topics in the EX space right now. What are employee experience specialists thinking about right now?

Chris Howard and Emma Leonis are joined by Simon Cunniffe from EasyJet to discuss how they engage workers who are unconnected, remote or - by their very nature of the job they do - often difficult to engage with. There is also a reference to the Future of HR Shared Services whitepaper produced by LACE Partners, which you can see here - https://lacepartners.co.uk/future-hr-shared-services-whitepape...

Chris and Max from LACE Partners reflect on a blog that was written pre-pandemic about the key steps you need to take to ensure that your HR tech implementation project can seamlessly transition in to 'business as usual'. Has the advice changed much since the global pandemic? Find out by listening in.

Aaron, Chris and Max from LACE Partners reflect on what the key trends of 2022 might be for HR teams, from refining EVP, more talent fluidity in the HR market, M&A activity and an increase in those looking to the Cloud for their HR tech solutions.

How do businesses avoid 'navigation burn'? What can HR teams do to minimise the time wasted on switching between different platforms? Why are so few businesses measuring their productivity and the success of their newly implemented tech after two years? We look at this with Andrew Avanessian, CEO of Applearn, following their recent whitepaper released in 2021. Get a copy of the whitepaper here - h...

What should you benchmark? Why should you benchmark? What are others benchmarking? And what are the cautionary tales? We explore this in the latest HR on the Offensive podcast.

What is best practice when it comes to using data metrics to measure and monitoring your DE&I practices? What are common data points companies are using? We explore this in the latest HR on the Offensive podcast, with the team from The Clear Company, who have written a guide to data metrics in DE&I. You can download the guide here - https://theclearcompany.co.uk/insights-resources/#guides

In this latest episode we talk to Kamran Mallick and Cameron Lynch from Disability Rights UK about their Disability Employment Charter. What more can Government do to help disabled people get into the workplace and how can businesses be more inclusive by using the principles of the Charter? You can view the charter here - https://www.disabilityemploymentcharter.org/

Raj Sundarason, author of 'The DAP Strategy', talks to Chris from LACE Partners about his latest book, which makes some bold predictions about the digital adoption market between now and 2027. Find out some of those predictions in the latest episode, out now. Get a copy of Raj's book here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/DAP-Strategy-Risk-Accelerate-Transformation/dp/9811816492/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1R721R3AR...

What shifts do employers, employees, candidates and recruiters need to think about when it comes to delivering the next level of candidate experience? We explore this in our latest podcast with Merv Dinnen, an HR industry influencer, who has recently written a whitepaper on the subject. Read the whitepaper here - https://www.shl.com/resources/by-type/whitepapers-and-reports/innovation-rising-white...

What is continuous performance management? What benefit does it have for employees? What are the challenges of not getting it right? We explore this and more with Roly Walter from Appraisd, who talks us through his background and organisation. Find out more about Appraisd here - https://www.appraisd.com

How do your connect your DE&I agenda to other programmes and parts of your business? In this special edition of our podcast we're delighted to announce a strategic partnership with The Clear Company, who are specialists in DE & I consultancy for businesses. Find out more about the Clear Company here - https://theclearcompany.co.uk/

What are the big emerging trends in payroll? What impact is data and analytics, AI, RPA and blockchain having for payroll professionals? In the latest episode we talk to Sam Isaac from Neeyamo about their whitepaper which looked at all of the above, as well as the impact of the Cloud on payroll solutions. You can also access the whitepaper here - https://www.neeyamo.com/resources-center/applicatio...

In this weeks podcast we are joined by Stephen Holliday, CEO of Level Financial Technology to talk about financial wellbeing. What do we mean by the term and why should it be at the top of business leader's agendas? Listen in to find out more.

Dr Tracey Leghorn from Suez expands on some of the initiatives that her and her team have worked on at Suez and how they supported employees with their own wellbeing through a variety of different activities that involve including employees in setting the agenda for wellbeing within the business.

What is real time payments and why do they help to support employees and their ability to control their money? What impact will this have on payroll teams? What about global payroll - how does it fit in? We look at this with Zellis and Ian Wheeler from Income Group.

The latest HR on the Offensive podcast looks at a recent HR Magazine article that questioned whether employees and HR teams are suffering a tech overload because of the number of systems they are using. The HR Magazine article itself can be found here - https://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/content/news/hr-risks-tech-overload-following-pandemic-software-surge

How can you ensure your people use your LMS? How do you create a pathway to progress? What are the three ways you can make it easier for learners in your business? We look at this in the latest podcast, featuring Lulu Dermeche from HowNow. This podcast was following a blog the team at HowNow recently wrote, which you can see here - https://gethownow.com/blog/how-to-get-people-using-your-learning-p...

How can employees bring their 'whole selves' to work? What does this mean from a diversity and inclusion perspective? How have attitudes towards D&I changed post BLM movement and the beginning of 2020? How do you measure the success of Diversity, Equality and Inclusion efforts? In the latest podcast we spoke to Jo Rose from Linklaters about a passion of hers, as well as what Linklaters do to suppo...

How can businesses find the balance between AI and human connection? What do we think the future of AI will look like in HR? In this week's podcast we speak to Racheal and Aaron from LACE about where we are at now, and where AI will take HR in the near future.

How did leaders step up in 2020 and now in 2021? What does work/life balance really look like? How much have businesses changed in terms of D&I since the George Floyd murder? Why are HR still bearing the brunt of emotional labour? We look at these questions and more with Melissa Paris from Culture Amp, as she reflects on a survey conducted in 2020 that Culture Amp wrote a blog on earlier in the ye...

What value can a digital adoption platform add from a data and analytics perspective? How can it help businesses undertaking a digital transformation to improve operational efficiency? And how should what you measure change depending on where you are in your transformation journey? We look at this in the latest podcast, which is a review of a recent whitepaper produced by the Everest Group and App...

What is the highest priority for HR leaders in 2021 and beyond? Why can technology be such an area of frustration for employees, from an EX perspective? Why are so many businesses looking to increase the number of HR systems they have in place? We look at this and more in the latest podcast with Applaud, who recently released the whitepaper "The Future of HR: Employee experience fuelled by consume...

What lessons has the last 18 months taught HR teams when it comes to getting better at analysing their people data and analytics? What impact with predictive analytics have in future? How can you better leverage the HR system you already have? We look at all of these questions in the latest podcast, which was a reflection podcast following the webinar we ran with Ceridian in July. To see the webin...