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

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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)

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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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What is people analytics and how to use it for your team

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People analytics is the method of using data to make better decisions about your employees, from who you hire to how...

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Understanding workplace personality types for high-performing teams

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Workplace personality types are the natural patterns of behaviour, communication, and problem-solving that individuals...

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Why a resume doesn't predict performance in modern teams

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A resume doesn't predict performance because it focuses on past experiences rather than the underlying behaviours and...

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How to position HR as business partner for team success

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HR as business partner means shifting from administrative oversight to strategic integration where people decisions...

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What to look for in HR software for modern teams

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What to look for in HR software starts with finding a platform that prioritises people intelligence over simple...

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How to measure culture fit for stronger team performance

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Measuring culture fit effectively requires shifting from subjective 'gut feelings' to objective data by mapping a...

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Why your staff training is not working and how to fix it

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Training is not working when it fails to bridge the gap between learning a new skill and applying it effectively within...

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How to use an employee pulse survey to transform culture

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An employee pulse survey is a short, frequent set of questions designed to provide a real-time snapshot of your...

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Employee motivation software: a guide to driving team engagement

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Employee motivation software helps businesses identify what truly drives their people by using data-driven insights to...

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How to fix broken culture and rebuild team trust

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To fix broken culture, you must first identify the specific work activities and behavioural misalignments that are...

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How to choose the best hospitality HR software in Australia

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Hospitality HR software in Australia must solve the industry's two biggest headaches – high staff turnover and the...

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Attrition prediction: how to spot turnover before it happens

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Attrition prediction is the process of using historical workforce data and behavioural patterns to identify which...

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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