Rethinking Leadership: The Core5 Model of Leadership Effectiveness
At PBC, we’ve spent decades helping organisations measure and improve leadership. Why? Because leadership drives engagement, and engagement drives performance. Yet so many organisations still get leadership wrong. Our new whitepaper, The Core5 Model of Leadership Effectiveness, introduces a powerful framework that distills what the very best leaders do differently. It combines years of research, […]
Personality and the Secret Life of Organizations
Much of what directs organisational behaviour lies below the surface. Individuals must reconcile organisational goals with their personal goals—often subconsciously. What drives the secret life of organisations? Evolutionary theory and personality psychology. On episode 152 of The Science of Personality, Robert Hogan, PhD, founder and president of Hogan Assessments, discusses his newest book, Personality and the Secret Life of […]
Balancing Team Engagement and Psychological Safety
Team engagement and psychological safety are both influenced by leadership effectiveness. When both are high, a team likely performs well. But what happens when a team experiences an imbalance? And how can a leader set things right? On episode 151 of The Science of Personality, Melvyn Payne, commercial director at Advanced People Strategies (APS), an authorised Hogan distributor […]
Inside the Manager Engagement Crisis
If your engagement surveys haven’t told you, your organisational performance probably has. Manager engagement has fallen. In fact, the data show that your managers are in crisis. Overall global employee engagement may be down three percentage points since 2022,1 but the manager engagement numbers are even more concerning. Global manager engagement, which was 31% in 2022, […]
The Leadership Divide: Global Leadership Effectiveness Study Findings
Identifying and developing effective leaders is at the core of what we do at Hogan Assessments. We recently conducted a global study that reveals a striking divide between the characteristics executives display and the qualities employees say define effective leadership. On episode 150 of The Science of Personality, Hogan’s Managing Director of Asia Pacific Krista Pederson, PhD, and […]
The Fine Line Between Dependability and People-Pleasing at Work
When a team member shows problematic behaviour, the team leader’s job is to address expectations. But a leader who is afraid of seeming harsh or hostile may avoid that important conversation altogether—even at the cost of team performance. This reluctance to act stems from the fine line between dependability and people-pleasing at work. Some leaders […]
Is Your Team Stuck? What Personality Reveals About Team Communication
You know this plan won’t work, but everyone else approves so you keep quiet. Or you have the same meeting over and over again, but nothing ever gets resolved. Or you think your boss is dismissive, but you’re afraid to say so. Or you don’t speak up because nothing will change. These aren’t isolated frustrations. […]
The Ultimate Guide to Personality Tests
Personality is the driving force behind human behaviour. At PBC, we eat, sleep, and breathe personality psychology. We study the science of personality, we’ve pioneered the use of personality tests to improve workplace performance, and our tests evaluate all aspects of personality: the bright side, the dark side, and the inside. But we also understand that […]
4 Ways Personality Tests Improve Your Candidate Experience
First impressions are undoubtedly important in the business world. But to what extent do the importance of first impressions extend to the job candidate experience? Should creating a positive candidate experience be a priority? Candidates are supposed to be the ones impressing you, right? Rather than leave this question to speculation, we sent out a […]
Attention-Seeking Behavior in Leaders: The Cost of Performance
You work with a leader who talks a lot—and loudly. They tell long, dramatic stories; their voice usually dominates meetings; and they’re attracted to workplace drama. It’s true that they are highly entertaining, but their constant attention-seeking behaviour can be frustrating. Worse, they can become easily distracted and struggle to get anything done. This behaviour, […]
