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

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AI can get you shortlisted. A human still decides.

Rudy Crous:

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

Rudy Crous:

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

Rudy Crous:

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

Rudy Crous:

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)

Rudy Crous:

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

Rudy Crous:

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

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Gallup Q12 Alternatives: Modern Employee Engagement Surveys (2026)

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The best Gallup Q12 alternatives for 2026 include comprehensive continuous listening platforms like Compono, Culture...

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Best LinkedIn Learning Alternatives for Teams in 2026

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LinkedIn Learning is a massive library of 22,000 courses that excels at general soft skills, but teams looking for deep...

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PageUp Pricing 2026: Total Cost of Ownership Guide

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If you are searching for PageUp pricing in 2026, the short answer is that they do not publish fixed per-seat or...

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SnapHire Pricing 2026: Costs, Comparisons, and ATS Budgets

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SnapHire does not publicly publish standard pricing tiers on its website, requiring prospective buyers to request a...

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intelliHR Pricing 2026: Costs, Features, and Alternatives

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intelliHR pricing is entirely quote-based in 2026, meaning you need to contact their sales team to get a custom cost...

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Lattice Pricing 2026: Costs, Tiers, and Hidden Fees Explained

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Lattice pricing in 2026 starts at $11 per user per month for its core Talent Management platform, but costs escalate...

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Scout Talent Pricing 2026: Software Costs and Alternatives

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Scout Talent pricing varies significantly depending on whether you use their recruitment software or their flat-fee...

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Criteria Corp Pricing Guide 2026: Tiers, Costs, and Add-ons

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Criteria Corp pricing is not publicly listed, but industry reviews show their quote-based annual subscriptions start at...

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Expr3ss pricing 2026: understanding the true cost

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Expr3ss pricing is not publicly listed on their website, as the company operates on a custom, fixed-price subscription...

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LiveHire pricing guide 2026: cost breakdown and alternatives

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LiveHire pricing is not publicly available on their website, as the company uses a custom quote-based model tailored to...

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Moodle Workplace pricing: the real costs in 2026

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Moodle Workplace pricing is completely custom and negotiated through certified partners, with annual costs typically...

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Deel HR pricing 2026: Costs, tiers and hidden fees explained

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Deel HR pricing in 2026 starts at $0 for teams under 200 people, but scales up to $599 per employee per month if you...

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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