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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.

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Culture (9)

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OzHarvest's one hiring rule that protects culture

OzHarvest protects its culture with a single hiring rule: "if it's not a hell yes, it's a hell no." Sharon Gray, the charity's Chief People Officer...

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Culture in retail: how to build high-performing teams

Culture in retail is the shared set of values and behaviours that shape how your team treats customers and each other every day. It is the strongest...

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How to master hiring for team dynamics and culture fit

Hiring for team dynamics is the process of selecting candidates based on how their unique work personality and behaviours will complement existing...

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Culture fit matching software: how to build high-performing teams

Culture fit matching software aligns a candidate's values, work preferences and personality with your company's environment before you hire, using...

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HR for Australian mid-market: scaling teams with intelligence

HR for Australian mid-market organisations requires a shift from reactive administration to proactive workforce intelligence to manage the unique...

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How culture fit drives employee engagement in modern teams

Culture fit and employee engagement work together: when a person's values and natural way of working match their environment, they put in real effort...

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How to choose the right employee experience platform

An employee experience platform is software that centralises and improves every touchpoint an employee has with their organisation, from onboarding...

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How to fix broken culture and rebuild team trust

To fix a broken culture, find the specific work mismatches and behaviours draining your team, then rebuild psychological safety and accountability...

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How to scale culture during hypergrowth

Scaling culture during hypergrowth means shifting from culture that spreads by osmosis to culture that is deliberately built. As headcount doubles,...

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What is a Job Description? Understanding Its Importance and Components

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Understanding Performance Evaluation Bias for HR Managers

Performance evaluation bias is a systematic error in judgement that skews how an employee's work is...
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