Self-Deception and Leadership Posted June 19, 2018 by Hogan Assessments *This post was authored by Robert Hogan & Ryne Sherman. There is a fascinating connection between two seemingly unrelated topics: self-deception and leadership. The two themes often come together in the lives of prominent politicians, for example, in the career of Barack Obama. Let us explain. We are both fascinated by the idea that people… Read more »
Moral Character Matters, and It Matters Most of All at the Top of Organizations Posted June 18, 2018 by Hogan Assessments *This is a guest post authored by Dr. Nicholas Emler, Professor of Psychology at University of Surrey. Social organizations generate immense power and great benefits. Today, we rely on social organizations to support every facet of our lives—from food production and distribution to water supply and waste disposal to the provision of health care and… Read more »
We Don’t Build Bridges from Instinct: An Interview with Dr. Robert Hogan Posted June 12, 2018 by Hogan Assessments *This Q&A was originally published by HRPWR.com. Dr. Robert Hogan is an international authority in the fields of personality assessment, the assessment of management skills and organisational efficiency. He is the author of more than 300 articles, book chapters and books in total; the founder of Hogan Assessments and eponym of the Hogan test. Dr…. Read more »
Assessing the Assessor—Evaluating Personality Assessment Tools Posted June 11, 2018 by Hogan Assessments *This article was first written by Abhijit Bhaduri for People Matters Magazine, June 2018 issue. Today, many organizations use personality assessment tools to assess their employees. But before deciding to use a personality tool, should organizations create their own thermometer test? Imagine someone walking up to a doctor with a new kind of device that… Read more »
Humility, Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness Posted June 5, 2018 by Ryne Sherman *This article was originally published by Training Industry on May 1, 2018. One of the best studies ever conducted on organizational effectiveness was done by Jim Collins and described in his book “Good to Great.” Collins identified 11 firms from the Fortune 1000 that had 15 years of below-average performance in their industry followed by… Read more »
Change Management — How Are We Helping Leaders Change? Posted June 5, 2018 by Hogan Assessments *This is a guest post authored by Rob Field, Learning and Development Director at Advanced People Strategies. We all heard it and probably all rolled our eyes to it…’The only constant is change’. With organisations needing to constantly adapt and evolve due to competitive forces, global challenges or political decisions how are leaders meant to… Read more »
Hogan to Speak at 2018 E-ATP Conference Posted May 29, 2018 by Hogan Assessments Hogan Assessments Managing Director Ryan Ross, Manager of Client Research Kimberly Nei, and Managing Director of Europe Zsolt Feher will be featured speakers at the European Association of Test Publishers Conference on September 26-28 in Athens, Greece. In addition, Hogan will serve as a Gold Sponsor for the event. The three will speak on three… Read more »
What Goldilocks Can Teach Us About Charisma Posted May 23, 2018 by Ryne Sherman “This porridge is too hot!” “This porridge is too cold.” “Ahhh, this porridge is just right.” –Goldilocks At Hogan, we’ve been talking a lot about Humility lately. We’ve spent much less time talking about its antonym – Charisma. However, colleagues have used the Hogan Development Survey (HDS) to study charisma and recently published their findings… Read more »
Can You Handle Failure? Posted May 22, 2018 by Hogan Assessments *This article, authored by Ben Dattner and Robert Hogan, was originally published in Harvard Business Review in 2011. It has been republished in the HBR 2018 Summer Issue. In his brilliant 1950 film, Rashomon, the Japanese director Akira Kurosawa depicts the story of a rape and murder four times, from the perspectives of four characters. The… Read more »
The Dark Side of Personality: A Cross-Cultural Perspective Posted May 15, 2018 by Michael Sanger Everyone around the world derails, or shows their dark side, at some point(s) in a career. That is, people from all walks of life inevitably demonstrate behaviors and reactions that end up getting in the way of leadership, relationships, and/or performance at one time or another. But why do self-aware, educated professionals who know their… Read more »
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