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

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Working as a CFO When Your Personality Doesn't Fit the Box

As an accounting graduate with strong academic results and no clear idea of which direction to head, I applied for just about every graduate program going. The recruitment process was a lot. Applications, phone interviews, in-person interviews,...

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Learn how to amplify your customers' voices by understanding their needs, formalizing feedback processes, and advocating for impactful changes.

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Make it hard to ignore: How to amplify your customers’ voice

Championing customers isn't about saying "yes" to every request. It's about deeply understanding their needs, building a professional system to track...

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Essential strategies for CFOs in start-ups: establishing accurate financial records, effective controls, and best practices for sustainable growth.

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CFOs in a Start-Up: The Nitty Gritty of Numbers, Controls and Best Practice

It's your first day. You want to see last month's P&L, the balance sheet, balance sheet reconciliations with work papers, and a 30-day cash plan that...

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During the great resignation, staff came to me

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During the Great Resignation, staff came to me weekly asking for more money. I had to keep saying no.

At the peak of the Great Resignation, I was having the same conversation on repeat. A team member would come to me, sometimes weekly, to let me know...

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Why do we spend more time researching a 2K laptop than an 80K hire?

Imagine it is Sunday night. You have fourteen tabs open in your browser. You’re reading through multiple blogs and Reddit threads. You’ve watched...

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The sales leader early-stage founders think they need, and the one they actually need

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The sales leader early-stage founders think they need, and the one they actually need

One of the most common mistakes early-stage founders and CEOs make is hiring the "big company sales gun" too early. You know the profile.

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Practical ways to meet regulator requirements without slowing your team down

The most effective ways to meet regulator requirements involve embedding compliance tracking directly into your team's daily workflows rather than...

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How to choose capability assessment software vendors in the Northern Territory

The best capability assessment software vendors for Northern Territory businesses are those that offer offline accessibility, compliance tracking for...

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Work personality test for enterprise: a guide to smarter team design

A work personality test for enterprise is a scalable assessment that maps exactly how thousands of employees naturally prefer to work, collaborate,...

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Is a competency management platform necessary for mid-market?

A competency management platform is absolutely necessary for mid-market companies because manual tracking systems inevitably break down at scale,...

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