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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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Work Personality (27)

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How to identify and fix a bad workplace culture

A bad workplace culture is defined by low trust, poor communication, and high employee turnover, often resulting from a misalignment between company...

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Effective performance drivers at work for modern teams

Performance drivers at work are the individual motivations, environmental conditions and team dynamics that determine how effectively people deliver....

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How to predict employee turnover and improve team retention

You can predict employee turnover by watching four signals: engagement scores trending away from their baseline, changes in an individual's normal...

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How to scale recruitment with volume hiring assessments

Volume hiring assessments filter large applicant pools by scoring every candidate against the same objective criteria before a human reads a single...

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How an HR intelligence platform transforms modern team performance

An HR intelligence platform is software that turns people data into decisions across the employee lifecycle: who to hire, how to engage them, and...

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How Compono hire assesses candidates compared to a standard ATS

Compono hire assesses candidates by combining deep organisational science with advanced skills mapping to ensure every new hire is a long-term...

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A guide to validated assessment tools for hiring

A validated assessment tool is one that has been statistically tested to prove it measures what it claims to measure (validity), produces consistent...

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Franchise recruitment: strategies for building high-performing teams

Franchise recruitment is the process of hiring people who meet one brand standard across many locations. The strategies that work are consistent:...

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HR software reviews Australia: choosing the right platform

HR software reviews help Australian buyers most when you filter them for local relevance: Fair Work and award compliance, Australian support hours,...

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Measuring pre-employment assessment ROI for your business

Pre-employment assessment ROI is calculated by comparing what you save in turnover costs, screening hours and faster time-to-productivity against...

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Understanding Performance Evaluation Bias for HR Managers

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