Are there specific traits that separate a good Chief People Officer from a great one? Why should it be seen as one of the most fundamental roles in the organisation? Is it undervalued at C-suite level? How far does the remit stretch and where does it start/end? We ask these questions and more in the latest HR on the Offensive podcast, with Aaron Alburey and Cathy Acratopulo giving their thoughts based on the many CPOs we speak to at LACE.

Chris with Emma Leonis-Hughes speak to Nelson Sivalingam from HowNow and author of Learning At Speed. Nelson gives a brief overview of the 3 sections covered in his book. Additionally, the book can help deconstruct and optimize learning strategies.

What is a lost employee? How does it impact payroll? The two Chris's speak to Daniel Greaves from Brown Brothers Harriman about this topic. Additionally, they share their own examples of how businesses have addressed this issue.

When we talk about management empowerment, what do we mean? How can management empowerment effect the employee experience? Chris and Emma Leonis-Hughes chat with Yvonne Wilcock, CEO of Empowering People Group and AdviserPlus, on what businesses can do to empower their managers.

What is the single most pressing concerns on CPO/CHROs right now? What is the 'one big thing' they would like to fix in the next 12 - 18 months? Getting their employee value proposition right? The impact of flexible/hybrid working? Attracting and retaining talent? Cathy and Chris' Horton and Howard discuss in our latest podcast, which follows on from research just released by LACE Partners which you can read here - https://lacepartners.co.uk/hrs-one-big-thing/

How can you accurately measure the correlation between employee experience and customer experience? How can you avoid survey fatigue? Chris and Emma are joined by Kevin Campbell from Qualtrics to talk about his perspective on the topic.

Chris and fellow LACEr Rebecca Addison talk to Ewart Campbell about a few of the DE&I initiatives he’s spearheaded; they also discuss what businesses can do to address their unconscious bias and why it's necessary to maintain DE&I initiatives long-term.

As part of a collaboration for financial wellbeing week Chris and Adam Morris from LACE speak to Therese Procter, global advisor at Wagestream about their The Cost of Living Report 2022. What can businesses do to help their employees through these difficult times?

Ahead of national inclusion week. Chris is joined by two LACErs Rebecca Addison and Eve Edmonds to discuss inclusivity in the workplace and why it's important. How can larger businesses create a more inclusive work environment?

In this podcast we are joined by our HR Transformation Senior Manager Debbie Mitchell to talk about a book she wrote, called 50 Top Tools for Employee Engagement. The book discusses how you don't need expensive interventions to achieve good employee experience. Chris speaks with Debbie as she explains some of the tools in the book