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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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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 companies make is evaluating each area separately, which ends in four disconnected tools and no single...

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How to use candidate motivation assessment to find the right fit

A candidate motivation assessment is the most effective way to determine if a person’s natural work preferences align with the actual requirements of...

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Emotional intelligence assessment: a guide for modern teams

An emotional intelligence assessment measures how well a person recognises and manages their own emotions and reads the emotions of others. For...

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Culture fit assessment in hiring: building high-performing teams

A culture fit assessment measures how a candidate's work preferences, motivations and values line up with the way your organisation actually...

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LMS for mid-market: a guide to strategic team development

A learning management system (LMS) for mid-market businesses balances real automation with an experience employees actually want to use. Companies of...

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How to measure and maximise your HR software ROI

HR software ROI is calculated by dividing the total financial benefit (reduced turnover, lower recruitment spend, hours saved) by the total cost of...

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Culture problems in the workplace: how to spot and fix them

The most common culture problems in the workplace are poor communication, siloed teams, low psychological safety, burnout culture, a gap between...

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Best Greenhouse alternatives for modern hiring teams

The best Greenhouse alternatives depend on why you're switching: Compono Hire for culture-fit hiring in the mid-market, Lever for a combined ATS and...

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How a team personality assessment unlocks high performance

A team personality assessment maps how your people naturally prefer to work, so you can balance their strengths and spot the gaps a group keeps...

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Employee attrition analysis: how to predict and prevent turnover

Employee attrition analysis is the process of using workforce data to work out why people leave and who is likely to leave next. Calculate your...

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