Author: Hogan Assessments

Selfie sticks should be banned for massaging our self-obsession

It is just over 100 years since Sigmund Freud’s polemical claim that narcissism is not only a normal, but also an ubiquitous, personality trait. “Loving oneself,” he argued, is the “libidinal complement to the egoism of the instinct of self-preservation”. In other words, we have evolved as selfish animals because our self-love is part of… Read more »

Drinks with Hogan: Identifying Talent

  There’s more to identifying talent than looking at a resume or seeing how someone performs in an interview. Hogan Consultant Darin Nei discusses the finer points of using personality assessment to identify talent in this installment of Drinks with Hogan.

Charismatic leaders bad for business, says psychologist

For the past two decades, Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic has researched and written about charisma and confidence in all types of leaders from business to politics and the creative industries. There are four general qualities that make for more effective leadership:

The Scientific Benefits Of Mind-Wandering

Feeling distracted? Suffering from information overload? You’ve probably heard more than once that you need to “get in the zone” and stop juggling so many thoughts at once. To cope with it all, some people try social media sabbaticals, digital detoxes, or spiritual retreats. Others try yoga, mindfulness, and meditation. The assumption, at any rate,… Read more »

Hogan CEO Announced as Thinkers50 Shortlist Nominee

Hogan CEO Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic was announced as a shortlisted nominee for Thinkers50, the premier ranking of global business thinkers, in the “Talent” category, according to a press release issued by the organization on Tuesday.

Decision Maker: The Politician

Four months and seven weeks ago, I teamed up with a colleague who always seems to have a pulse on what’s happening next; one who has a seemingly in-born knack to take past experiences and transform them into accurate assumptions on the best way to attain an organizational objective; one who feels right at home… Read more »

Decision Maker: The Chess Player

If you’ve ever been in awe of someone who can put aside short-term gains in order to out-maneuver a strategic opponent in the long run, you’re not alone. As an ambitious, impulsive, hedonist who also enjoys a good big picture debate, it’s hard for me to imagine how my own insatiable interest in maximizing gains… Read more »