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...
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Talking talent – a pulsecheck of current and future challenges
What better way to discuss the challenges in the talent space with thought leaders and senior HR professionals than at an exclusive dinner? In February 2023, we did just that by hosting an invite-only dinner to talk all things talent with a laser sharp focus on...
What is the future of recruitment? Could it be the talent marketplace?
What is the future of recruitment? The talent marketplace connects and matches people with job opportunities, it’s enabled by people and technology. Rather than a single place or system they need to use it’s more of an approach to talent management. The talent...
Protirement: Is the UK Government about to redefine ‘retirement’?
In one of our latest pieces, Tim Ringo from our team takes a look at a recent article in The Times that focused on a government campaign to bring over-50's out of retirement, assessing the impact for businesses. Could this be a talent pool that businesses can...
Transformative ideas for digital talent acquisition
To round off the year, we’ve been focusing on the trends, topics and discussion points that have crystallised around our One Big Thing White Paper. The paper covers the myriad topics swirling around for Chief People Officers (CPOs) as key focus areas for 2023 and into...
Why are employers struggling to recruit Gen Z?
Chris is once again joined by Emma Leonis-Hughes as they speak with Steven Rothberg from College Recruiter as they discuss why employers are finding it difficult to recruit Gen Z. Is it due to a shift in attitude towards work? How are employers unknowingly alienating...
How can you recruit and retain talent in a world of digital transformation?
This episode of HR on the Offensive includes one of the the topics discussed in our recent One Big Thing research. Click here to learn more. In this week’s podcast we spoke to Mervyn Dinnen about a new book he has written with Matt Alder called ‘Digital Talent’. Chris...
The ever evolving relationship between HR and recruitment
Amanda Coulson from SVC Solutions speaks to Chris Howard from LACE Partners about how the relationship between the HR function and recruitment teams - both internal and external agencies - has changed and is constantly evolving....
The challenges of talent attraction in Payroll
What are the biggest challenges the Payroll function faces when it comes to attracting talent? Has the skills required to succeed in payroll changed pre and post pandemic? How hot is the market right now? We explore this in the latest HR on the Offensive podcast, with...
How can HR make a difference in championing neurodiverse talent?
What is neurodiversity and why aren't employers tapping in to this important talent pool at a time of talent shortages we ware seeing? What are some of the strengths and challenges that exist within a neurodiverse workforce? We explore this and more with Mel Francis,...
Is retraining and reskilling your people the new currency of work?
Nelson from HowNow joins Chris and Emma from LACE Partners to discuss whether now is the best opportunity to review your digital learning platforms given the current global environment. We also talk about the increase in companies using outplacement services, as well...
Driving diversity across the employee lifecycle
Suki Sandhu recently spoke to LACE Partners’ Co-Founder Aaron Alburey and the HR Guild’s Annette Andrews about the importance of ensuring businesses bring diversity into the entire employee life cycle, not just the hiring process. Catch up on the In the Spotlight...
Why HR needs to hone its public speaking skills
More and more senior HR professionals are looking at the bigger picture in their business and expanding their own influence beyond just the people function. As a result, the ability to effectively communicate your message is essential. In this short podcast, Chris...
The changing mindset of the commercial HRD
Is there a movement for senior HR professionals to become more commercially focused? How many are working beyond the people agenda? Are there specific capabilities and skills that make up a successful HRD/CPO? What does the HR function have to do to ensure the people...
Since Covid-19, how has the talent management landscape changed?
We caught up with Kevin Green, CEO of What’s Next Consultancy and bestselling author of Competitive People Strategy to discuss what has changed in the UK talent management space since the start of the pandemic. If you missed the podcast you can listen to it here, or...