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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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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Part 5: Cognitive Load: Do Not Make the Assessment Hard for the Wrong Reason

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This is Part 5 of the 'Better Assessment Design Series: Why Good Tests Are About More Than Questions and Scores.' Click...

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People analytics for mid-size companies without a data team 2026

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Implementing people analytics for mid-size companies without a data team requires choosing a platform that sits on top...

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HR software that integrates with Xero: The 2026 buyer's guide

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Finding HR software that integrates with Xero is the fastest way to eliminate manual double-entry, allowing employee...

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How to identify culture problems before they cause turnover

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To identify culture problems before they cause turnover, you need to stop looking at exit interviews and start...

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Communication styles at work: How to identify them in 2026

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Identifying communication styles at work comes down to observing two main behaviours: how people process information...

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Behavioural Science in Hiring: What Actually Works in 2026

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If you want to know how behavioural science in hiring actually works, you have to accept one uncomfortable truth:...

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Building an HR tech stack for 100 to 500 employees: 2026 guide

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The ideal HR tech stack for 100 to 500 employees moves away from fragmented spreadsheets and centres on three to five...

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Are Personality Tests Accurate For Predicting Job Performance?

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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

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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

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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

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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

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This is Part 7 of the 'Better Assessment Design Series: Why Good Tests Are About More Than Questions and Scores.' Click...

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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