What is the role of personality in organized crime? Recent research may provide some answers about the link between leadership and the psychology of criminal behavior.
Rethinking the Psychology of Criminal Behavior: Personality in Organized Crime
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Humor and Personality in the Workplace
To use humor effectively in the workplace, individuals must have some degree of strategic self-awareness.
How Do Personality Tests Work?
Personality tests vary in quality, so employers must know the basic answer to the question, “how do personality tests work?”
Where Personality and Circumstance Collide: Individual Differences in the New World of Work
As hybrid workplaces and remote work continue to prevail, the ways we communicate and collaborate are in flux. Learn how you can support both leaders and individual contributors as they adapt to our “new normal.”
Is COVID-19 Changing Personality Assessment Scores?: One Year Later
Could the COVID-19 pandemic be changing personality assessment scores? If you’ve wondered this, you’re not alone. Our researchers were curious too. Here’s what they learned.
We Are Not the MBTI
The MBTI personality test, short for Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, is known around the world. But popularity doesn’t mean a test is effective, and not all tests are alike. Learn why.
Using Personality Tests in Interviews: The Ticket to Hiring Success
Using personality tests in interviews safeguards against hiring pitfalls and helps identify candidates who are likely to succeed in the role.
Virtue or Vice? What Personality Tells Us About Patience
Patience has been described as both a virtue and a vice, so how can we tell which it is in a given circumstance? The academic literature doesn’t provide an answer, but personality psychology might.
The Big Five Personality Characteristics: A Look Behind the Hogan Personality Tests
If you’re interested in learning about personality tests such as the Hogan Personality Inventory, or HPI, it’s helpful to learn about the Big Five personality characteristics and their role in personality research.
What is Personality? Identity Versus Reputation
Almost everyone acknowledges the importance of personality in distinguishing people from one another and making judgments about others. For example, when selecting a romantic partner, our research shows that 79% of men and 84% of women cite personality as their primary consideration. But what is personality, exactly? On a basic level, we can say it… Read more »