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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 (4)

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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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HR decisions executives must master for high performance

Executive leadership is often defined by the weight of high-stakes financial or strategic choices, but the most impactful HR decisions executives...

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Choosing the right HR platform for your growing team

The right HR platform for a growing team centralises your people data, includes hiring and engagement tools rather than bolting them on, and tells...

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How to understand your workforce to drive performance

Understanding the people behind the roles is the most effective way to build a resilient, high-performing organisation. When you truly understand...

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7 Free Personality Tests for Employees to Boost Engagement

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How to post job ads on LinkedIn: A step-by-step guide for HR managers

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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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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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