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Rudy Crous

Rudy Crous is a Corporate Psychologist and the Co-founder & CEO of Compono, a next-generation work platform transforming how organisations engage, hire, develop, and certify talent. With deep expertise in culture, competence, and performance, Rudy works with businesses and governments to drive smarter people decisions—seamlessly connecting education, work, and capability to build thriving teams, workplaces, and communities.

How smarter hiring can help Australia’s disengaged employee epidemic

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How smarter hiring can help Australia’s disengaged employee epidemic

Globally, businesses are facing an epidemic of disengaged employees. A Gallup report revealed 71% of Australians are not engaged with their jobs and 15% are actively disengaged. For the actively disengaged, that’s at least 1 in every 7 people hired.

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An Explanation of Safety Culture and How it can be Operationalised for the Workforce

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How Safety Culture can be Operationalised for the Workforce

As CEO of Compono, I’m a firm believer that it’s simply not enough for me and my team to focus only on building intelligent software. It is also...

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5 Steps to Designing Your Organisation’s Culture

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5 Steps to Designing Your Organisation’s Culture

Designing your organisation's culture takes five deliberate steps: audit your current culture against the one you want, align your leadership team,...

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Transforming HR

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Transforming HR: from corporate police to strategic coach

“You don’t have people problems until you get HR”. Ouch! Can you believe that I've heard this from some business owners and execs? Let's shine a...

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Popular posts

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The Six Learning Science Principles We Live By

The six learning science principles that make training stick are retrieval practice, spaced...
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7 Free Personality Tests for Employees to Boost Engagement

For team design, start with the Compono Work Personality™ assessment. It is free, takes four...
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Full Research: Latest HR & Talent Statistics (August 2026)

Last reviewed August 2026 This page collects the HR, talent acquisition, engagement, culture and...
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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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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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Conscientiousness in the workplace: the ultimate guide

Conscientiousness is one of the Big Five personality traits: the tendency to be organised and...
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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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