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How team design and personality makeup shape workplace culture
Mathan AllingtonTeam design and personality shape workplace culture because culture is the collective result of individual work personalities interacting inside a...
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View all featured posts, articles by Rudy Crous, (Corporate Psychologist, Compono CEO and Co-founder), or filter below for your desired topic.
Psychometrics (3)
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Building high-performing teams with work personality insights
Ever looked at those dream teams that just seem to click, where everyone’s strengths complement each other perfectly, and wondered how they got it so...
3 min read
How to assess your team’s work personality to identify gaps
Ever wondered why some teams just click and others seem to struggle, even if every individual is talented? The secret often lies in understanding the...
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Understanding 'Work Personality': a smarter way to make hiring decisions
Work Personality is a way of understanding candidates by how they naturally work, not just what their CV says they have done. It looks at behaviour,...
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Inside-Out hiring: build better teams
When it comes to recruitment, most organisations follow an “Outside-In” approach. Job descriptions are drafted, résumés are reviewed, and candidates...
4 min read
The résumé is dead, and AI buried it in hiring slop
Imagine you’re knee-deep in applications for a single job post and starting to wonder if you’ll drown in the mess. It’s because most of these résumés...
3 min read
4 steps to implement a Work Personality test for your team
Implementing a work personality test takes four steps: choose a test that is validated for workplace use, set clear objectives and prepare your team,...
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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 tests, DiSC-style quizzes, 16-type (MBTI-style)...
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Full Research: What Personality Traits Reveal About Leadership Potential (and What Surprised Us)
Rudy CrousJune 2025 | Insight from Compono’s Work Personality Research What kind of personality makes a great leader? Do strategic thinkers rise to the top?...
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Psychometric Assessments: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly
I consider myself fortunate to have been mentored by some of the most renowned Organisational Psychologists. With their guidance, I’ve received...
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