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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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Succession planning analytics: a guide to data-driven leadership

Succession planning analytics uses workforce data to identify future leaders, map talent risk and keep your organisation stable through leadership transitions. Instead of picking successors behind closed doors, you combine performance history,...

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How to make data-driven HR decisions that actually work

Data-driven HR decisions use objective workforce analytics and behavioural science to guide people strategy rather than relying on gut feel or...

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How to choose the right online recruitment platform

To choose an online recruitment platform, score each option against eight criteria: sourcing reach, a single candidate view, fit assessment,...

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Payroll integration HR: a guide to smarter data management

Payroll and HR integration means your payroll system and your HR platform share one employee record. A change made once, whether it is a new hire, a...

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Attrition prediction software: how to stop talent leaving

Attrition prediction software analyses engagement data, work personality assessments and turnover patterns to flag which employees are at risk of...

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How to position HR as business partner for team success

HR becomes a business partner when people decisions are aligned directly with commercial objectives: hiring against revenue targets, designing teams...

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Effective HR people management tools for modern teams

HR people management tools are platforms that help leaders organise, develop, and engage their workforce using data instead of guesswork. The useful...

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How to choose the right AI hiring tools for your team

To choose AI hiring tools, judge them on five criteria: explainable rankings (no black-box decisions), fit measurement that goes beyond keywords,...

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How to build HR dashboards that actually drive decisions

Effective HR dashboards aggregate workforce data into real-time visual insights so People leaders can track the metrics that matter and make...

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Understanding Performance Evaluation Bias for HR Managers

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