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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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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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How Movember uses AI to hear every candidate's story

Rudy Crous:

Movember's talent team built an AI agent into their recruitment process, and the reason had nothing to do with...

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TalentLMS Pricing 2026: True Costs and Plan Comparisons

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TalentLMS pricing starts with a free plan for up to five users, while paid tiers range from $119 per month for the Core...

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JobAdder Pricing 2026: Plans, Costs, and What You Actually Pay

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JobAdder pricing typically ranges from $95 to over $200 per user per month, though the company does not publish exact...

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Workable Pricing 2026: True Costs, Tiers, and Hidden Extras

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Workable pricing starts at $299 per month for its Standard plan, $599 for Premier, and $719 for Enterprise when billed...

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Best LMS for Not for Profits Australia 2026: A Buyer's Guide

Mathan Allington:

The right LMS for not for profits in Australia centralises scattered volunteer training and automates strict compliance...

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How to Use an HR Software ROI Calculator to Build Your Business Case (2026)

Mathan Allington:

An HR software ROI calculator measures the financial return on your human resources technology investment by comparing...

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The Culture vs Climate Difference in the Workplace Explained

Mathan Allington:

The main culture vs climate difference in the workplace is that culture represents the deep, underlying values and...

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How Many Engagement Survey Questions Is Too Many?

Mathan Allington:

When deciding how many engagement survey questions is too many, the general consensus is that anything over 50 to 60...

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Best volume hiring software 2026: A guide for scaling teams

Mathan Allington:

Volume hiring software is a specialised recruitment platform designed to automate the screening, assessment, and...

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What ATS Do Australian Companies Use in 2026? A Complete Guide

Mathan Allington:

Australian companies use a variety of Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) depending on their size and sector, with...

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Franchise Recruitment Software: The 2026 Guide to Scaling Teams

Mathan Allington:

Franchise recruitment software is a specialised applicant tracking and hiring platform designed to help multi-location...

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HR Software That Shows Why Not Just What: A 2026 Guide

Mathan Allington:

HR software that shows why not just what transforms basic workforce reporting into actionable intelligence, moving...

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Choosing the best graduate recruitment software Australia 2026

Mathan Allington:

Last reviewed August 2026 Recruitment software is the system that takes a vacancy from advertisement to offer: it posts...

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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