Hogan Development Survey

The Dark Side of Personality

The Hogan Development Survey (HDS) describes the dark side of personality – qualities that emerge in times of increased strain and can disrupt relationships, damage reputations, and derail peoples’ chances of success. By assessing dark-side personality, you can recognize and mitigate performance risks before they become a problem.

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15- to 20-minute completion time
Available in more than 40 languages
Measures behavior not covered by the Five-Factor Model
Identifies problematic aspects of behavior not detected in an interview
More than two million participants assessed
Validated for use in more than 400 research studies
No invasive or intrusive items
No adverse impact
Online administration

Introduced in 1997, the HDS is the only personality assessment that identifies critical blind spots that lead to career derailment.

When the pressure’s on, the line between strength and weakness isn’t always clear — drive becomes ruthless ambition, attention to detail becomes micromanaging. The dark side of personality derails careers and companies, but it doesn’t have to. Organizations around the world rely on the HDS to identify derailers that disrupt or interfere with effective performance.

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The Hogan Development Survey is a proven assessment tool that uses 11 personality scales and 33 subscales to help leaders recognize shortcomings, maximize strengths, and build successful teams.

Scale Name	Low Scorers	High Scorers
Excitable	seem calm to the point of appearing to lack passion or urgency	display dramatic emotional peaks and valleys regarding people and projects
Skeptical	seem trusting to the point of naïveté	are negative or cynical and expect to be betrayed
Cautious	are willing to take risks without adequate risk assessment	are reluctant to take risks regardless of risk assessment
Reserved	are too concerned about the feelings of others	are indifferent to the feelings of others
Leisurely	appear to lack an agenda or direction	are passive-aggressive and agenda driven
Bold	appear to lack self-confidence and resolve	seem assertive, selfpromoting, and overly self-confident
Mischievous	are conservative, compliant, and likely unadventurous	are impulsive, limit-testing, and at times, devious
Colorful	are modest, unassuming, quiet, and self-restrained	are attention-seeking, dramatic, and socially prominent
Imaginative	are practical, rely on routine, and often lack new ideas	may seem impractical, unpredictable, and offer unusual ideas
Diligent	have poor attention to detail and tend to over delegate	are picky, overly conscientious, and tend to micromanage
Dutiful	are overly independent and seem to resent authority	are excessively eager to please superiors

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