No one else has your personality. Learn what unique individuality means and how personality assessment helps us understand our differences.
When Leaders Hesitate: The Hidden Costs to Team Performance
When leaders hesitate too frequently, their excessive caution can damage team performance. Learn about the hidden costs of a cautious leadership...
The Psychology of Underdog Leadership
We all expect underdogs to be beaten, so what makes them so inspiring? Learn the underdog mindset from the battlefield to the boardroom.
Strategies for Technical Leadership Development
Technical leaders must undergo a significant mindset shift from expert to coach. Learn strategies for effective technical leadership development.
The Cost of Cynicism and Distrust at Work
What’s the real cost of workplace cynicism? How much skepticism in a leader is beneficial and how much destroys team effectiveness?
The Dark Side of Creativity: How Imagination Derails Performance
The dark side of creativity can emerge when leaders are stressed. Find out how too much imagination derails performance.
The Science of Personality Podcast: Listener Questions
The Science of Personality hosts answer listener questions on a special podcast episode. Send questions to hello@thescienceofpersonality.com.
What Makes Leaders Successful? How Personality Drives Results
What drives truly effective leadership? Our latest article explores how personality shapes business results. Learn how the Hogan Leadership Framework...
The Dark Side of Leadership
The dark side of leadership can lead to ruin. The same strengths that help executives win big can also cause them and their organizations to lose big.
Team Effectiveness and Domino Derailers
Improve team effectiveness by understanding domino derailers—how someone’s stress response can trigger a negative cascade that impacts the entire...
What Is Impression Management?
Impression management is when someone presents themself in a certain way to manage the impression that others have of them. Learn more here.
Measuring IQ and EQ
What are the differences between IQ and EQ? This article discusses the meaning and measurement of intelligence and emotional intelligence.