Skip to the main content.

Blog

Discover insights into culture, engagement, talent acquisition and employee development.

View all featured posts, articles by Rudy Crous, (Corporate Psychologist, Compono CEO and Co-founder), or filter below for your desired topic.

rudy sitting at desk

3 min read

Define Manage Up: Essential Strategies for HR Managers

Managing up means building a productive working relationship with your manager by understanding their goals, communication style and pressures, then aligning your work so both of you succeed. It is not flattery or office politics. Done well, it...

Read More

24 min read

Sample Interview Questions and Answers for Effective Hiring

Overview The article "Sample Interview Questions and Answers for Effective Hiring" provides candidates with strategies to effectively present...

Read More

3 min read

Comparative Analysis of Software for Recruitment Solutions

Recruitment software falls into a handful of categories: applicant tracking systems (ATS) that manage active applications, recruitment CRMs that...

Read More
workforce engagement on a screen

4 min read

Workforce engagement: building a thriving, connected workplace

Workforce engagement is the emotional commitment employees feel toward their work and organisation, shown in the discretionary effort they choose to...

Read More
PTO Policy on screen

3 min read

How to Create a PTO Policy Template That Works for Everyone

A PTO policy template needs four things to work: a clear leave structure (accrued, unlimited or banked), fair and transparent accrual rules,...

Read More

3 min read

Unlocking Recruitment Efficiency with an ATS Tool

An ATS tool (applicant tracking system) is software that automates the repetitive parts of recruitment, including collecting applications, screening...

Read More
Product Update June 2025

2 min read

Product Update June 2025

Follow our monthly product updates as we share the latest features to help you strategically design and develop teams and the work environment. We’re...

Read More
Business Leader Standing in Office

3 min read

Decode Your Culture with Compono's Culture-Candidate Checker™

As your organisation grows, hiring the right people becomes one of the most critical factors for success. Yet, many businesses struggle with the...

Read More

Popular posts

9 min read

The Six Learning Science Principles We Live By

The six learning science principles that make training stick are retrieval practice, spaced...
24 min read

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

Last reviewed August 2026 This page collects the HR, talent acquisition, engagement, culture and...
7 min read

7 Free Personality Tests for Employees to Boost Engagement

Last reviewed August 2026 The best free personality tests for employees and team building are the...
4 min read

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...
4 min read

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...
14 min read

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,...
5 min read

HRIS system: complete guide to human resource information systems

An HRIS (human resource information system) is software that stores all employee data and automates...
6 min read

Understanding Performance Evaluation Bias for HR Managers

Last reviewed August 2026 Bias in performance appraisal is a systematic error in judgement that...
Free assessment · 2 minutes

Which of the 8 work personalities are you?

Answer four quick questions and get a personalised report on how you naturally work and the blind spots worth watching. Free, and yours in about two minutes.

Take the Free Assessment
Compono Work Personality wheel showing the eight work types
Explore the eight work personalities