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Compono is an Australian talent-intelligence platform that helps organisations hire, engage and develop their people with evidence, not guesswork. The Compono team writes about the people-insight side of HR: the hiring, culture and capability decisions that behavioural science can actually improve.

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How to move HR from police to advisor

Moving HR from police to advisor requires shifting from a focus on compliance and enforcement to a partnership model that prioritises strategic talent development and organisational health.

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What makes a good hire

What makes a good hire is a combination of technical proficiency, alignment with your organisation's core values, and a work personality that...

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How to build a sustainable employee engagement strategy

An effective employee engagement strategy is a deliberate framework designed to align individual motivations with organisational goals to drive...

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Does culture affect performance in modern teams

Does culture affect performance? Yes, a strong organisational culture directly improves financial results, employee retention, and productivity by...

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How to simplify payroll with PAYCC integration

PAYCC integration connects your payroll software directly with your workforce management tools to ensure data flows accurately and automatically...

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How to use a work personality assessment to build better teams

A work personality assessment is a psychometric tool designed to map the natural work preferences and behavioural tendencies of individuals within a...

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How a training analytics platform transforms team development

A training analytics platform is a digital solution that collects, processes, and visualises data related to employee learning to help organisations...

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Why culture matters for sustainable business growth

Culture matters because it is the invisible engine that drives every interaction, decision, and outcome within your organisation, directly...

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How to make objective hiring decisions for your team

Objective hiring decisions are reached by replacing gut feel with standardised frameworks, consistent scoring criteria, and evidence-based...

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Screening for skills in a world of 18-month cycles

Screening for skills requires a shift from measuring what a candidate knows today to how quickly they can learn tomorrow, especially as the half-life...

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The Six Learning Science Principles We Live By

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7 Free Personality Tests for Employees to Boost Engagement

For team design, start with the Compono Work Personality™ assessment. It is free, takes four...
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How to post job ads on LinkedIn: A step-by-step guide for HR managers

To post a job ad on LinkedIn: log into your company Page, go to the Jobs section and select the...
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Full Research: Latest HR & Talent Statistics (August 2026)

Last reviewed August 2026 This page collects the HR, talent acquisition, engagement, culture and...
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Predictive index results types: understanding the 17 profiles

Predictive Index results are grouped into 17 reference profiles across four categories: Analytical,...
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What is proficiency levels: a guide to mapping team skills

Last reviewed August 2026 Competency levels (also called proficiency levels or levels of expertise)...
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Understanding Performance Evaluation Bias for HR Managers

Last reviewed August 2026 Bias in performance appraisal is a systematic error in judgement that...
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Conscientiousness in the workplace: the ultimate guide

Conscientiousness is one of the Big Five personality traits: the tendency to be organised and...
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