February 2012
From Potential to Performance
Competent leadership is crucial for a company’s success. Businesses with strong leadership are 13 times more likely to outperform their competition. Yet, only 44% of HR professionals report having formal processes for identifying employees with leadership potential.
“From potential to performance”, a new whitepaper from Hogan, examines how to avoid common talent management mistakes and successfully develop high potential employees.
Leadership 101
In this interview, Dr. Robert Hogan talks about the difference between good and bad leadership. Furthermore, he explains how effective leadership is about building and maintaining high performing teams. Read more about Dr. Robert Hogan’s perception of effective leadership.
January 2012
Personality, Leader Behavior, & Overdoing It
In this new article, Joyce Hogan and Rob Kaiser focus on characteristics of leaders that are emphasized as strengths but subsequently are considered to be critical challenges. Read more about the study of leaders who overdo their strengths.
October 2011
Self Deception and Evolutionary Theory
Newly published article by Dr. Robert Hogan. In the article, Robert Hogan argues that politicians are the free riders of democratic society as they act hypocritically by endorsing altruistic values while behaving selfishly. Read Dr. Robert Hogan’s thoughts on self-deception in the form of hypocrisy, and his opinions on the mainstream views of evolutionary psychology on the subject.
September 2011
Interview with Joan Jakobsen in the news paper “Jyllands-Posten”
In an interview with The Danish news paper, ”Jyllands-Posten”, Joan Jakobsen stresses the importance of managers knowing their triggers in order for them to be able to act appropriately under pressure and keep their ‘derailers’ from coming into play and affecting their reputation in a negative way.
August 2011
The Dark Side of Entrepreneurship
Article by Dr. Robert Hogan. Read why entrepreneurs are often not good leaders, and why they, despite this, are still indispensable for an organization.
June 2011
Interview with Joan Jakobsen in the magazine “Offentlig Ledelse” (“Public Management”)
The Danish specialist journal “Offentlig Ledelse” brings an interview with Joan Jakobsen. In the article Joan Jakobsen describes how managers are affected by their “derailers” and how they can learn how to handle their negative reactions by means of coaching based on their Hogan Assessment results.
How to Defend Personality Measurement
Robert Hogan addresses the critique of personality assessment and the use of them for recruitment.
Could your boss be managing from the ‘dark side?’
A CNN article about a research study on the personality of managers. In the research, scientists from University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s College of Business Administration made use of the Hogan Development Survey (HDS).
Managing Yourself: Can You Handle Failure?
Article by Ben Dattner and Robert Hogan, printed in Harvard Business Review. The article deals with the ways in which people react to negative feedback and failures and how it is possible to learn how to control your reactions.
Psychology’s iconoclast
Interview with Robert Hogan where he talks about his personal journey from being a freshman at university to becoming internationally recognized in the field of personality assessment and the effectiveness of organizations. In the interview, Robert Hogan describes his appreciation of empirically-based psychology and his untraditional approach to the field. Furthermore, he shares his definition of good management.
