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Why Do People Believe in Demonic Possession?
Why do people believe in demonic possession and exorcism? Culture, religion, and psychology can help explain paranormal beliefs. Learn more.
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The dark side of creativity can emerge when leaders are stressed. Find out how too much imagination derails performance.
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Personality assessment meets the talent management needs of professional sports organizations by predicting athletic performance. Read how.
Read MoreMovember: A Proud 30 Days with a Prostache
November 1 was the official kick off to the month of Movember. For those unaware of the meaning behind this portmanteau, simply...
Scouting Out Future Leaders
Goal setting; sound decision making; problem solving; networking, embracing diversity…these factors have more in common than their presence across...
No Bull, Just the Basics
As unpatriotic as it sounds: I am not a huge fan of the presidential election cycle. It’s not that I don’t value the power I’m given to choose the...
Chasing Shadows to the C Suite
At the recent Conference Board in Chicago, a number of talent management professionals and consulting experts gave presentations on next-generation...
Chasing Your Shadow: Leadership Brand and Derailment
I recently listened to a talk given by Greg Barnett, one of Hogan’s veteran consultants and our Director of Product Development, about the...
Five Essentials of Execution
1. The agenda to be executed should make sense to those who must execute it — people should be persuaded that the agenda is worth following.
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Self-Deception and Evolutionary Theory
I have been interested in the problem of self-deception (doing things for reasons that we don’t properly understand or...
How Attractive Is Your Personality? (Part II)
In August I wrote about some interesting findings about how our personality makes us more or less physically attractive to others (
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The power of culture and engagement: an apple and its amazing story
Take a look at a company logo. What do you see? An image? A story? A brand? A way of living?
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Streaming Leadership Derailment
I’m a big movie buff. Since I have young children I rarely get a chance to go the movie theaters anymore to see a film that doesn’t star Woody,...