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Mathan Allington

Mathan Allington is Head of Marketing at Compono, where he writes about hiring, culture, capability and the people-insight side of HR that most tools ignore. He turns behavioural science and workforce data into decisions HR teams can actually defend, and has spent his career building demand for B2B software across Australia and beyond.

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Data security HR software: protecting your workforce intelligence

Secure HR software needs four things: encryption of data at rest and in transit, multi-factor authentication, granular access controls so people only see what their role requires, and hosting that meets the data residency rules of the regions you...

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How to achieve a lasting time to hire reduction

To reduce time to hire, find the specific bottlenecks in your process, move quality checks like fit and personality assessment to the start of the...

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Culture is not an event (it's the sum of your micro decisions)

Sharon Gray doesn't think culture is academic. She thinks it's everything.

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The unconventional path (and why the best people leaders never started in HR)

Edan Haddock was arranging wedding bouquets when most HR professionals were writing their first performance review.

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AI won't replace HR

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AI won't replace HR (but it will expose who's been coasting)

One of Movember's founders pulled Edan Haddock aside and asked him, point blank, what on earth he was doing. "We're humanistic. Why are you bringing...

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The Brilliant Jerk Problem

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The 'Brilliant Jerk' problem (and why every winner has a bad hire story)

Alex Pusenjak was sitting across from someone who ticked every box. The technical skills were sharp. The KPIs were being smashed. On paper, this...

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From cost centre to command centre: how HR leaders are rewriting their own story

Somewhere in the middle of Matt McFarlane's interview, he said something that made everyone pause. "We already are strategic, we're just doing a...

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Completion rates vs capability: why training numbers lie

Completion rates measure how many people finished a course. Capability measures whether those people can actually perform the task in a real-world...

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The Six Learning Science Principles We Live By

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Full Research: Latest HR & Talent Statistics (2025)

Last reviewed August 2026 The latest talent acquisition and HR research points the same way from...
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7 Free Personality Tests for Employees to Boost Engagement

Last reviewed August 2026 The best free personality tests for employees and team building are the...
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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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What is a Job Description? Understanding Its Importance and Components

A job description is a formal document that sets out a role's purpose, essential duties,...
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The complete guide to employee onboarding: best practices for 2025

Employee onboarding best practices come down to four things: start before day one, structure the...
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HRIS system: complete guide to human resource information systems

An HRIS (human resource information system) is software that stores all employee data and automates...
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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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