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Sam Bankman-Fried and the Psychology of Entrepreneurship

Posted January 17, 2023 by Hogan Assessments

A photograph of Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX. Bankman-Fried is seated wide-legged in front of a window through which skyscrapers can be seen. A blue banner, as used for an interview, is behind him. SBF gazes in the direction of the camera, and his hands are folded in his lap. He is a 28-year-old white man with unkempt, dark, curly hair. He is wearing a baggy black T-shirt and khaki cargo shorts. The photo accompanies a blog post about the personality of entrepreneurs and Bankman-Fried’s role in a particular kind of entrepreneurial culture.

You may know him as the multibillionaire founder of FTX, but who is Sam Bankman-Fried, really? Our data on the personality of entrepreneurs holds some answers.

The 2022 Derailers of the Year

Posted January 3, 2023 by Erin Robinson

Multicolored lanterns glow against a dark background in a low-angle photograph, symbolizing the new year. The photo accompanies a blog post about the 2022 derailers of the year.

From Will Smith to Elon Musk, the year saw big events, big personalities—and big derailers. Welcome to the 2022 derailers of the year.

The Future of Personality Assessment

Posted November 21, 2022 by Hogan Assessments

A person with long red hair faces a computer monitor and laptop displaying software data. The photo’s focal point is the data on the monitor, and its perspective is from behind the person’s left shoulder. The person is at the right of the frame, and their face is not visible. An out-of-focus office environment is visible in the background. The photo serves to illustrate a blog about how the future of personality assessment should consider the merits of traditional personality assessments along with the merits of personality assessment methods driven by AI and machine learning.

Measuring personality is complex. How can we retain what is valuable in traditional methods of personality assessment while leveraging the technology of the future, such as AI and machine learning?

World Cup Predictions: From “Oracle” Animals to Personality

Posted November 18, 2022 by Hogan Assessments

A soccer ball or football printed with various national flags bounces off of a goal net in a soccer/football stadium. The image illustrates a blog about the upcoming FIFA World Cup soccer/football games and how personality assessments can help predict the performance of professional athletes.

The World Cup is almost here. We look to so-called “oracle” animals and personality assessment for clues about who will win.

Paranormal Psychology

Posted October 25, 2022 by Hogan Assessments

Paranormal psychology refers to anything unexplainable with current scientific knowledge. Learn about why people hunt witches and tell monster stories.

The Personality of Serial Killers

Posted October 11, 2022 by Hogan Assessments

No single formula for serial killers exists, despite what crime dramas suggest. Find out what personality characteristics serial killers do have in common.

Personality of Elite Athletes

Posted August 23, 2022 by Hogan Assessments

Success for elite athletes isn’t just a physical feat. Here’s what we learned about the personality of elite athletes when roughly 600 football players in the ’21 and ’22 NFL draft classes completed our personality tests.

Rethinking the Psychology of Criminal Behavior: Personality in Organized Crime

Posted June 14, 2022 by Robert Hogan

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.

Talent Pro, Beware: 11 Employee Behaviors to Watch Out For

Posted March 4, 2022 by Hogan Assessments

Job-related stress is a major problem faced by people worldwide. As many as 60% of workers in the major global economies reported experiencing stress at work, and in the United States, a staggering 80% of workers say they are stressed because of their jobs. Aside from the health implications that job-related stress can have for… Read more »

Humor and Personality in the Workplace

Posted October 26, 2021 by Hogan Assessments

To use humor effectively in the workplace, individuals must have some degree of strategic self-awareness.

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