Whitepapers

Academic psychology maintains that personality should be described in terms of five dimensions—the so-called five-factor model—and that all other dimensions of personality are combinations of these. But this model isn’t as comprehensive as many tend to believe. Consider ambition, for example. Ambition isn’t a factor in the Big Five, but we know it’s an important dimension…

Assessment-based coaching is transformative, far superior to traditional coaching because it is grounded in objective data essential to the coach and the participant. Recently on The Science of Personality, cohosts Ryne Sherman, PhD, and Blake Loepp spoke with four-time guest Jackie Sahm, MS, Hogan’s director of product development, about why assessment-based coaching…

The link between personality and relationships is complex, to say the least. What compatible personality characteristics help us form positive, long-term human connections? Recently on The Science of Personality, cohosts Ryne Sherman, PhD, and Blake Loepp, discussed personality, relationships, and the psychology of connection. Most of what we feature on our podcast revolves around…

For decades, we’ve been told that willpower and mental strength are the secret sauce to dealing with life’s challenges. That unless you eat nails for breakfast and never let anyone see you sweat, you won’t make the cut. That keeping a stiff upper lip makes you a BOSS. Mental strength can only take us so far. Modern day science overwhelmingly reveals that it’s not brute force…

Every organization experiences some degree of change. It’s a constant in business. This fact makes change management a key capability for leaders. How they lead through change affects their personal, team, and organizational success. It also makes responding to change a key theme in leadership coaching. Hogan practitioners can coach leaders through it by helping them build a repertoire of behavioral…