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Featured articles by Rudy Crous

Rudy Crous is an Organisational Psychologist and the CEO and Co-founder of Compono.

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AI can get you shortlisted. A human still decides.

I spent 25 minutes on ABC Radio National on Monday with Lisa Leong, talking about how you get hired when both sides of...
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Why Fluent Commerce made hours irrelevant

Alex Pusenjak stopped tracking hours at Fluent Commerce and started tracking impact. The result: 96% employee...
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What whiteboard markers can teach us about employee engagement

Deepak Singh asked his team a simple question after running an engagement survey: what would actually make a real...
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Culture is who you promote, not what's on the wall

Most companies define culture as their values statement, their Friday drinks, their Slack emojis. Teresa Lilly, founder...
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Why pay is never about the number (and what startups keep getting wrong)

Pay is one of those things that founders think they can figure out later. Matt McFarlane, compensation consultant and...
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The Post-It Note Test for team culture

A Post-It note on your desk can give you a daily read on your team's culture between formal check-ins. Drew Mayhills,...

From the blog.

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Are Personality Tests Accurate For Predicting Job Performance?

If you want a direct answer: no, most off-the-shelf personality tests are not accurate for predicting job performance...
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Part 10: Assessment Design Is Decision Design

This is Part 10 of the 'Better Assessment Design Series: Why Good Tests Are About More Than Questions and Scores.'...
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Part 9: Data Design: If You Only Design for a Score, You Only Get a Score

This is Part 9 of the 'Better Assessment Design Series: Why Good Tests Are About More Than Questions and Scores.' Click...
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Part 8: Assessment Alignment: When the Learning, the Test and the Result Do Not Match

This is Part 8 of the 'Better Assessment Design Series: Why Good Tests Are About More Than Questions and Scores.' Click...
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Part 7: Fairness and Bias: Giving Everyone the Same Test Does Not Always Make It Fair

This is Part 7 of the 'Better Assessment Design Series: Why Good Tests Are About More Than Questions and Scores.' Click...
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Part 6: Item Design: Every Question Needs to Earn Its Place

This is Part 1 of the 'Better Assessment Design Series: Why Good Tests Are About More Than Questions and Scores.' Click...
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Choosing the best LMS for utilities in 2026

An LMS for utilities is a specialised learning platform designed to manage high-stakes compliance, track on-the-job...
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How to reduce HR tool sprawl in 2026: A practical guide for modern teams

To reduce HR tool sprawl, you need to audit your current tech stack, identify overlapping software licenses, and...
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Best HR software that integrates with MYOB (2026 Guide)

Finding HR software that integrates with MYOB means looking for platforms that offer two-way data sync, keeping your...
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Employee engagement software that tells you what to fix in 2026

Employee engagement software that tells you what to fix is the difference between measuring a problem and actually...
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How to get employees to adopt new HR software

To get employees to adopt new HR software, you need to embed the tool into their daily routines and secure active...
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How Long Does HR Software Take to Implement in 2026?

How long does HR software take to implement? For most mid-market businesses, you should plan for a 3 to 6-month window...

Webinars

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

Elite team sports are high-pressure environments. And the difference between success and failure is often razor-thin....

How to Build More Sustainable Talent Pipelines.

Watch now as Mike Beeley, CEO, Lightbox Communications joins Raife Watson, Director of Partnerships, Compono to...

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