Compono

Compono is an Australian talent-intelligence platform that helps organisations hire, engage and develop their people with evidence, not guesswork. The Compono team writes about the people-insight side of HR: the hiring, culture and capability decisions that behavioural science can actually improve.

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Skills assessment: how to understand your team's true potential

A skills assessment is a systematic method used to identify the specific abilities, knowledge, and work preferences of individuals within a team to ensure they are in roles that match their natural strengths.

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Feeling stuck in career: how to find your way back

Feeling stuck in career growth usually happens when your natural work personality is no longer aligned with your daily tasks. It’s that heavy,...

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How to identify and handle a toxic workplace

A toxic workplace is any environment where dysfunctional behaviours, like exclusion, gaslighting, or chronic overwork, are ingrained in the culture...

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What to do when you have been told you are too much at work

Being told you are too much at work usually means a real strength of yours (enthusiasm, directness, drive, rigour) is running at full volume in a...

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What to do when the flame died in your career

When the flame died in your career, it usually means your daily work actions no longer match your natural personality preferences, leading to...

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How to handle your critical voice and reclaim your confidence

Your critical voice is actually a misplaced survival mechanism designed to protect you from social rejection, but in the modern workplace, it often...

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Stuck in fear: how to move forward when you feel paralysed

Getting stuck in fear happens when your brain prioritises survival over progress, triggering a biological freeze response that stalls decision-making...

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Feeling unappreciated at work: why it happens and how to fix it

Feeling unappreciated at work usually comes from a gap between how you contribute and what your team notices. If your best work is quiet (preventing...

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Why settling at work is costing you more than a paycheck

Settling at work happens when the gap between who you are and what you do becomes a permanent fixture in your life.

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Toxic productivity: why your hustle is actually holding you back

Toxic productivity is the internalised pressure to remain constantly active and productive, regardless of the cost to your mental health,...

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