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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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Best alternatives to Workable for modern hiring teams

Why teams look for a Workable alternative Workable is a genuinely popular ATS, and for good reason: it launches fast, posts everywhere and keeps pipelines tidy. The reason teams go looking elsewhere is rarely the workflow. It's that a tidy process...

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Manager effectiveness assessment: a guide to better leadership

A manager effectiveness assessment is a structured way to measure how well a leader guides their team, organises the work and shapes the culture...

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Best ATS for culture fit

The best applicant tracking system (ATS) for culture fit assesses how a candidate's values and way of working align with your team before the...

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How to choose an enterprise learning platform for your team

An enterprise learning platform is the central system a large organisation uses to plan, deliver, track and prove workforce development, across every...

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How a work style assessment builds high-performing teams

A work style assessment shows how each person prefers to work, decide, communicate and handle change. Across a team, it shows which kinds of work are...

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Meet the HR Influence Awards 2026, Top 12 ANZ

The HR Influence Awards 2026 Top 12 ANZ are Kerri-Ann Allen, Anna Liumaihetau Darling, Sharon Gray, Edan Haddock, Teresa Lilly, Drew Mayhills, Matt...

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Culture benchmarks Australia: a guide to high performance

Culture benchmarks give Australian organisations objective reference points for measuring workplace culture against local industry standards and...

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Why employees are not learning and how to fix it

Employees are not learning for three main reasons: training formats that clash with how individuals naturally work, time poverty that pushes...

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How to manage reputational risk in HR

Reputational risk in HR is the potential for an organisation's people practices, culture, or leadership behaviour to damage how the public,...

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Essential HR software checklist for growing teams

An HR software checklist for a growing team needs to cover four areas: hiring, onboarding, engagement and development. The mistake most growing...

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The Six Learning Science Principles We Live By

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Full Research: Latest HR & Talent Statistics (August 2026)

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How to post job ads on LinkedIn: A step-by-step guide for HR managers

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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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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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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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