Where Personality and Circumstance Collide: Individual Differences in the New World of Work
During a recent conversation about our return to “normal” work — which for Hogan consultants means travel and in-person development and service delivery — a critical question came up. After 15 months of working from home, do my professional pants still fit? Sadly, for at least one of your blog authors, the answer is no. […]
How to Grow Employee Engagement
*This blog was originally published on Hogan Assesments It’s old news that low employee engagement predicts negative business results. Way back in 2004, Gallup estimated that employee disengagement and associated behaviors cost the U.S. $1 trillion per year, or 10% of GDP.1 Since then, many studies have validated the effects of employee engagement on organisational performance. What […]
We Are Not the MBTI
*This blog was originally published by Scott Gregory on Hogan Assessments Often when I meet someone for the first time, I am asked what I do. When I describe the work we do at Hogan and the personality assessments we create for clients, the invariable response is, “Oh, like the MBTI.” Well, not even close. Although […]
6 Benefits of succession planning
Whether it is a multi-generational family business, an SME, or a large corporate, succession planning is absolutely essential to ensure the profitability and longevity of any business. Beyond simply finding the next leader to run an organisation, succession planning involves so much more. Firstly, lets clarify one very important thing. Succession planning is not just […]
The CEO Effect: What’s the Value of Who’s in Charge?
*This blog was originally published on Hogan Assessments Reading the business news makes it obvious that CEOs have a huge impact on organisational success. When corporations succeed, their CEOs are usually credited for company performance.1 When corporations fail, sometimes in colossal fashion, their CEOs are blamed and unceremoniously removed. At Hogan, we are no strangers to […]
What is Personality? Identity Versus Reputation
*This blog was originally published on Hogan Assessments 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 […]
Why skill alone cannot predict leadership performance
When it comes to succession planning, the most technically skilled people are often the ones who are earmarked for leadership roles, however skill alone cannot predict leadership performance. The skills required for a lawyer to win a case, a finance manager to oversee a merger, or an engineer to mastermind a complex design, are not […]
4 Steps to ensure your technical experts will make strategic leaders
Many organisations progress their highest performing technical experts through the ranks of leadership, but these people may not necessarily make the best strategic leaders. Strategic leadership should be based on expertise, but it requires so much more than technical know-how. The best senior leaders have competencies associated with leadership, strategy and engagement. Leadership Leadership qualities include […]
Artificial Intelligence Professionals in Leadership: Identifying and Developing Top Talent (Part 3)
This is the final installment of Hogan’s three-part blog series on selecting and developing artificial intelligence (AI) professionals. In the previous two installments, we discussed the demand for personality insights for artificial intelligence jobs, as well as using Hogan’s Artificial Intelligence Professionals personality profile for selection. In this final part, we will explain how to […]
How to Select the Best People for Artificial Intelligence Jobs (Part 2)
This is part two of Hogan’s three-part blog series on selecting and developing artificial intelligence (AI) professionals. In the first installment, we discussed the demand that led to the launch of this project. This time, we’ll explain the research process and the application of the selection profile. *This blog was originally posted on Hogan Assessments […]
