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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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Leadership (3)

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How a work style assessment builds high-performing teams

A work style assessment identifies a person's natural preferences for specific tasks and professional behaviours, so leaders can align people with...

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Succession planning analytics: a guide to data-driven leadership

Succession planning analytics uses workforce data to identify future leaders, map talent risk and keep your organisation stable through leadership...

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Effective HR people management tools for modern teams

HR people management tools are platforms that help leaders organise, develop, and engage their workforce using data instead of guesswork. The useful...

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How to unlock employee potential in modern teams

To unlock employee potential, you must align individual work preferences with specific team activities while providing a leadership style that...

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How to improve employee engagement for modern teams

To improve employee engagement, you must align individual work preferences with team activities and provide clear, consistent opportunities for...

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Organisational culture assessment: a guide for leaders

An organisational culture assessment is a systematic process used to measure the shared values, beliefs, and behaviours that define how work gets...

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AI in HR: How technology is transforming modern teams

AI in HR is the application of machine learning and data analytics to automate repetitive administrative tasks, enhance candidate matching, and...

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The HR Influence Awards

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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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How to fast-track cultural integration in M&A

The success of a merger or acquisition is rarely decided by the balance sheet alone – it is won or lost in the hearts and minds of the people...

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How to support mergers and acquisitions with culture data

Cultural integration succeeds in mergers and acquisitions when you treat culture as measurable data, not a soft afterthought. That means mapping the...

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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...
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7 Free Personality Tests for Employees to Boost Engagement

The best free personality tests for employees are the Compono Work Personality assessment, Big Five...
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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...
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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,...
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HRIS system: complete guide to human resource information systems

An HRIS (human resource information system) is software that stores all employee data and automates...
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C-Level Executives: Defining Their Roles and Impact on Business

C-level executives are the most senior leaders in an organisation. The "C" stands for "chief", as...
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