Personality Differences Across the Australian Government
Authored by: Dr Lynne Cruickshank While there is often talk about the differences between leaders in the public and private sectors, what has been less frequently explored are differences between leaders working within local, state and federal levels of government. Each level of government has its own unique challenges and issues and understanding what differentiates […]
Personality and Leader 360 Performance
There is great value in using well-validated 360 and personality assessments to help enhance a leader’s self-awareness and development. While both types of assessments provide valuable insights regarding a leader’s strengths and opportunities when used alone, they are particularly powerful when used together as part of coaching or development conversations. The 360 assessment provides useful […]
Personality and Mindfulness – More Natural for Some than Others and How it Matters
Mindfulness has been around the world for centuries. For roughly 40 years and popularized by Jon Kabat-Zinn in the west, it’s been taught as a set of practices to increase insight, manage pain, and reduce stress. Also known as present-moment awareness, mindfulness has become a bright, shiny object in business literature and, to a growing […]
What Makes Up the Personality of a Successful Entrepreneur?
Businesses have long used the powerful information contained in personality assessments to facilitate leadership performance and outcomes. Understanding an individual’s personality—or their unique characteristic ways of being—can be helpful when seeking to identify those who may be well-suited to leadership roles (i.e., selection), as well as to improve the performance and outcomes of those already inhabiting leadership roles (i.e., […]
CEOs in Crisis: The Influence of Leaders’ Performance Risks (Part 2)
Some personality traits can pose risks to companies’ success. These traits, which Hogan calls derailers, tend to arise when people are stressed, fatigued, or bored (that is, when we do not exercise self-control). These are the most challenging elements of personality to work with, and they are the most damaging to our careers. Because crises such […]
Staying Creative in a Virtual World
*This post originally appeared on Hogan Assessments and was authored by Arlene Pace Green, Ph.D.- Executive Coach & Consultant, Enelra Talent Solutions, LLC, and member of the Hogan Coaching Network. “Creativity is intelligence having fun” – Albert Einstein Globally, since the pandemic began, we are working more hours, engaged in more meetings, sending even more emails, and finding […]
How to Use Existing Resources to Address Difficult People Issues
*This post was authored by Melvyn Payne, Commercial Director for Advanced People Strategies and originally appeared on Hogan Assessments. Many of our clients use Hogan Assessments to support selection and talent development programs. Due to the pandemic, however, selection has (understandably) been cut back dramatically. Now, HR teams have to focus on more difficult people issues while learning […]
CEOs in Crisis: The Influence of Leaders’ Everyday Strengths (Part 1)
*This post was authored by Sara Ruiz, Research and Development Talent Management Model Lead at THUOPER, Hogan’s authorised distributor in Colombia. It originally appeared on Hogan Assessments. The new realities shaped by the disruptive and complex moment we are experiencing are completely different for each organisation. This situation is forcing some companies to completely reinvent themselves, while others […]
The Dark Side of Entrepreneurship: Avoiding Personal and Organisational Derailment
*This post was authored by Jorge Fernandez, a member of the Hogan Coaching Network and originally appeared on Hogan Assessments. Entrepreneurs tend to have a heroic status around the globe — and for good reason. Entrepreneurialism encourages individual proactivity, creativity, and economic vitality, yet a significant number of startups fail for many well-documented reasons. The organisational psychologist in […]
Accelerating Team Effectiveness in the COVID-19 World
*This post was co-authored by Hogan’s Erin Laxson, Holly Paine Magnuson, and Jessie McClure. It originally appeared on Hogan Assessments. Earlier this year, before the global pandemic, I returned to the office after an extended business trip. When I walked into the building, the environment felt different. The building was the same, the furniture was where […]
