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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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Choosing the right HR platform for your growing team

The right HR platform for a growing team centralises your people data, includes hiring and engagement tools rather than bolting them on, and tells you how your people actually work, not just who they are. Choose on those three criteria and the...

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Bias free hiring: how to build fairer recruitment processes

Bias free hiring means designing your recruitment process so decisions rest on objective evidence instead of mental shortcuts. The core moves: audit...

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Mining industry HR Australia: a guide to better teams

HR in the Australian mining industry has four distinct challenges: designing cohesive teams for FIFO sites, retaining skilled trades in a tight...

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How an intelligent HR platform transforms team performance

An intelligent HR platform improves team performance by layering behavioural science over your people data: mapping the work personalities in each...

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Choosing the right compliance training platform

A compliance training platform delivers, tracks and reports on mandatory employee training in one place. The right one automates enrolments and...

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How to reduce employee turnover and keep your best talent

To reduce employee turnover, fix the causes rather than the symptoms: hire for fit as well as skills, adapt leadership styles to what each team...

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Compare HR software features to solve people problems

To compare HR software features properly, score every feature against the two risks HR actually manages: process risk (admin errors, compliance...

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Predictive hiring software: how to stop guessing and start deciding

Predictive hiring software uses behavioural science, psychometric assessment and culture-fit data to forecast how a candidate will actually perform...

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How to predict who will succeed in your team

To predict who will succeed in a role, measure the things that actually drive performance: work personality, culture alignment and team fit,...

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