You Might Be a Narcissist If…
A narcissist is defined as “a person who has an excessive interest in or admiration of themselves.” Given their self-obsession, it seems obvious that narcissists would be more likely to overuse first-person pronouns like “I,” “me,” “my,” and “mine.” We might especially think this is true on social media, where everyone has a platform to […]
Future directions in personality assessment: Data-scraping personality from your smartphone activity, fitness band information and social media posts
When thinking about the future of personality assessment, one could be reminded of the hoverboards from Back to the Future Part II. That is, researchers and innovators are certainly making strides, but they’re still a while away from becoming as common as a bike (as portrayed in the movie’s vision of what 2015 would look like). […]
Mitigating Banking and Financial Risk Requires Better Leadership Selection
Author: Ryne Sherman, Chief Science Officer, Hogan Assessments On December 14th, 2017 the Australian government launched the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation, and Financial Services Industry. The Commission was launched on the heels of numerous banking scandals involving the Big Four Australian banks. The Commission provided a preliminary report in August of 2018 and the […]
Peter Berry talks leadership
When Peter Berry visited Hogan HQ in Tulsa, Oklahoma recently, he shared some thoughts about the topic of leadership. Read on for a few key highlights. Author: Peter Berry, Managing Director, Peter Berry Consultancy One of the things that Bob Hogan and I are absolutely passionate about is the field of leadership. We believe that […]
Gender Matters: What Makes an Effective Leader?
Authored by: Kalani Koswatta Liyanage, Senior Consultant, Peter Berry Consultancy Over the past few years, the headlines that read “the first female CEO of…” have become more and more commonplace, with Accenture, Warner Bros. and Macquarie Bank among many appointing their first female CEOs recently. Currently, 33 of the Fortune 500 companies have female CEOs at their helm. […]
Leaders around the world: Who comes out on top?
Author: Adrian Chew, Principal Consultant, Peter Berry Consultancy Globalisation and the expansion of organisations across international borders present current and future leaders with a number of opportunities and challenges. As a consultant, psychologist and coach, it’s exciting to see more and more organisations around the world investing in the use of psychometric and multi-rater feedback […]
VIDEO: How Do You Derail?
At Hogan, we talk a lot about derailers and the dark side of personality. When the pressure’s on, the line between strength and weakness isn’t always clear — drive becomes ruthless ambition, attention to detail becomes micromanaging, perceptiveness turns to cynicism, etc. The dark side of personality derails careers and companies, but it doesn’t have […]
Our Assessments Work Anywhere
*This post was authored by Ryne Sherman and Brandon Ferrell. A recently published study suggests that some of the most common personality assessments (i.e., one’s based on the Big 5) don’t work in other countries. The study was published in a prestigious journal (Science Advances, impact factor > 12), and it has already gained prominent media attention. […]
Personality Theory and The Nature of Human Nature
*This article was written by Dr. Robert Hogan and Dr. Ryne Sherman for a special issue of Personality and Individual Differences. People are the deadliest invasive species in the history of the earth. People have the potential to kill every living thing and, in certain instances have already done so (e.g., passenger pigeons, western black […]
Hogan’s General Employability Helps Organisations Recruit the Right Candidates
he success of any organisation depends on the people who work in it. Therefore, it is crucial for businesses to hire the right employees. Using valid assessment tools such as General Employability, companies can more easily identify the personality characteristics that predict employability across a wide range of jobs. In turn, businesses are more productive, have […]
