Resources

Free resources to help bring your people strategy into focus—across hiring, engagement, development and workforce capability.

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Australia's Worst Boss: Turning Toxic Leadership into a Force for Good

Rudy Crous:

Why We Went Looking for Australia's Worst Boss What makes a good leader? It’s a question that has sparked endless books...

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Unlocking the Power of HR: What 52 Companies Taught Us About Culture, Leadership and Impact

Rudy Crous:

A white paper by Compono - August 2025 Why HR Still Feels Stuck and How to Change It In boardrooms across Australia and...

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Full Research: What Personality Traits Reveal About Leadership Potential (and What Surprised Us)

Rudy Crous:

June 2025 | Insight from Compono’s Work Personality Research What kind of personality makes a great leader? Do...

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The Compono Culture, Engagement & Performance Model

Rudy Crous:

Organisational culture and employee engagement don’t just shape your business; they define its success. Imagine a...

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Leadership Styles and Your Personality

Rudy Crous:

The impact of a leader is undeniable, yet we rarely pause to consider why we exhibit certain leadership styles and are...

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The Scientific Recruiter

Rudy Crous:

Ever wondered why the Spartans had only an army of 300 in the battle of Thermopylae? Because they believed “Good people...

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How to keep top performers and build a resilient team

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To keep top performers, you must align their natural work personality with roles that offer autonomy, clear purpose,...

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HR tools for growing Australian companies

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HR tools for growing Australian companies must focus on automating manual recruitment, mapping team culture, and...

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Best alternatives to TalentLMS for modern workforce development

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The best alternatives to TalentLMS focus on blending compliance training with deep workforce intelligence and...

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How to use DEI analytics software to build inclusive teams

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DEI analytics software helps organisations move beyond surface-level diversity metrics by providing deep insights into...

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How to choose the best RTO management software for your team

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RTO management software is a digital solution designed to help businesses coordinate the transition of employees back...

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How to choose the right hiring assessment tools for your team

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Hiring assessment tools are digital evaluations used to measure a candidate's skills, personality, and organisational...

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Why your culture survey doesn't help and what to do instead

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A culture survey doesn't help because it often measures symptoms rather than the underlying behaviours that drive team...

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HR tech comparison for mid-market businesses

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Choosing the right HR tech for a mid-market business requires balancing enterprise-grade power with the agility of a...

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How to prevent bad hires and build high-performing teams

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You can prevent bad hires by moving beyond the traditional resume and focusing on a holistic assessment of a...

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What drives employee turnover and how to prevent it

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What drives employee turnover is often a combination of poor cultural alignment, lack of development opportunities, and...

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Data-driven hiring: how to build high-performing teams

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Data-driven hiring is the process of using verifiable metrics and behavioural insights to inform recruitment decisions...

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HR analytics use cases for high-performing teams

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HR analytics use cases range from predicting employee turnover and identifying skill gaps to optimising the recruitment...

3 Ways People Analytics Makes You a Powerful Strategic Coach

Join Rudy Crous, CEO and Corporate Psychologist, as we explore how people analytics can elevate HR from a transactional...

This new way to shortlist candidates changes everything

One of the most important, yet time-consuming, parts of the hiring process is working out who to shortlist for an...

What exec teams really want from HR in 2024

In this one-time-only live webinar, Bob Schwartz (former Founder and President of eCommerce giants Nordstrom and...

This one simple change dramatically improves your hiring.

People Leaders! What if one simple change to your hiring process could increase staff engagement and performance by up...

What elite team sport can teach us about workplace culture

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