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Humor and Personality in the Workplace
Tag: personality
How Do Personality Tests Work?
Reading Time: 6 minutesPersonality 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
Reading Time: 4 minutesAs 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
Reading Time: 2 minutesCould 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
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe 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
Reading Time: 4 minutesUsing 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
Reading Time: 3 minutesPatience 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
Reading Time: 4 minutesIf 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
Reading Time: 4 minutesAlmost 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 »
Driving Future LATAM Organizations Forward: Personality Characteristics of High-Performing Leaders
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor the first time, Hogan has developed a science-based personality profile for leadership in the workplace specifically for the Latin America (LATAM) region. This profile is the best option for hiring and developing leaders in the region because it identifies the strengths, shortcomings, preferences, motives, and other personality characteristics of high-performing leaders.