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Workforce capability gap: 5 lessons from HR leaders

Claire Fernando:

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AI can get you shortlisted. A human still decides.

Rudy Crous:

I spent 25 minutes on ABC Radio National on Monday with Lisa Leong, talking about how you get hired when both sides of the table have handed the job...

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We removed location as a hiring constraint before it was 'cool'. Here's what we found on the other side.

Tamara O'Sullivan:

Before March 2020, if you told most HR leaders you were hiring remotely and letting people work from wherever they lived, the reaction was polite...

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What HR could learn from Customer Success

Daryl Ning:

Put simply… Treat your employees like your best customers. Acquiring a new customer costs more than keeping the one you've got — that's just how SaaS...

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Stop hiring the same salesperson at every phase of growth

Justin Coutts:

When most companies think about hiring salespeople, they picture the same type of person. Confident. Persuasive. Energetic. Relationship-driven....

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What a customer service award actually measures

Mathan Allington:

Compono just won The Talent Tech Customer Service Award at the TIARA Talent Acquisition & Talent Tech Awards ANZ 2026. Our Customer Success and...

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CFO in a Tech Start-Up: The Roadmap is Not Someone's Road Trip Itinerary

Amy Larfield:

Early in my career, working as a junior finance person in a tech start-up, I used to hear people rushing past my desk muttering about something...

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

Amy Larfield:

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...

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

David Youngman:

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

Amy Larfield:

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...