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From cost centre to command centre: how HR leaders are rewriting their own story
Mathan AllingtonSomewhere in the middle of Matt McFarlane's interview, he said something that made everyone pause. "We already are strategic, we're just doing a...
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What whiteboard markers can teach us about employee engagement
Rudy CrousDeepak Singh asked his team a simple question after running an engagement survey: what would actually make a real difference? Some teams came back...
4 min read
Culture is who you promote, not what's on the wall
Most companies define culture as their values statement, their Friday drinks, their Slack emojis. Teresa Lilly, founder of Culture Pilot Co and a...
5 min read
Why pay is never about the number (and what startups keep getting wrong)
Pay is one of those things that founders think they can figure out later. Matt McFarlane, compensation consultant and founder of FNDN, has spent...
4 min read
The Post-It Note Test for team culture
A Post-It note on your desk can give you a daily read on your team's culture between formal check-ins. Drew Mayhills, Chief Learning and Innovation...
5 min read
How Movember uses AI to hear every candidate's story
Movember's talent team built an AI agent into their recruitment process, and the reason had nothing to do with efficiency. Edan Haddock, Head of...
5 min read
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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She sends candidates the interview questions in advance. Here's why it works.
Anna Liumaihetau Darling, GM of People Experience at Sharesies, gives every candidate the interview questions before they walk in the door. Not a...
6 min read
How Compono Hire assesses candidates for organisational fit
ComponoCompono Hire assesses candidates by measuring the alignment between an individual’s work preferences and your specific company culture, rather than...
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HR Influence Awards: Nominations are open for the Top 12 ANZ
There’s plenty of HR content online. Hot takes. Frameworks. Templates. Threads. But real influence is rarer. It’s the HR contributors whose work...
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