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Managing Gen Z: Understanding the New Kids on the Block
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne and Blake speak with Jean Twenge, PhD, professor of psychology at San Diego State University, about managing Gen Z in a special live episode of the podcast. It is easy to assume that baby boomers, Gen X, millennials, and Gen Z all differ significantly from each other as each generation entered the workforce under much different conditions. However, when it comes to personality, age often plays a powerful role in how individuals behave at work. Now that Gen Z is firmly established within the global workforce, does the same pattern hold true?
Career Successes and Inequalities
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne and Blake are joined by Rong Su, PhD, Associate Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship and Mahoney Fellow at the University of Iowa, to talk about career successes and inequalities. It’s no secret that there is very broad spectrum of career outcomes. Some successfully climb the corporate ladder and attain significant wealth along the way while others find themselves struggling to make ends meet in jobs with nearly unlivable wages. But what really determines who is successful and who is not?
IQ vs EQ
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne and Blake talk about the differences between IQ and EQ. From a historical perspective, the term IQ, short for intelligence quotient, was coined in 1912 by psychologist William Stern. Conversely, the term EQ, short for emotional quotient or the more commonly used emotional intelligence, wasn’t really popularized until 1995 when Daniel Goleman released his book titled Emotional Intelligence. But that’s just the history of the terms. In all actuality, IQ and EQ have existed for all of human history. In this episode, Ryne and Blake dig a little deeper into what IQ and EQ actually are, how they are developed, and how they’re measured.
Imposter Syndrome
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne and Blake are joined by Michael Sanger, Director of Assessment Solutions for Leadership Development Worldwide, to talk about Imposter Syndrome. What is it? Are there any benefits to it? Is it experienced differently across genders? We cover those questions and so much more in this fun, new episode.
High Potentials
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne and Blake are joined by Christopher J. Duffy, Hogan Assessments managing partner, to talk about high potentials. At the core of this topic are three very important and consequential questions. First, what is a high-potential employee? Second, what is the best way to identify them? And third, how should organizations go about developing them?
The Importance of Values
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, we’re celebrating our special 100th episode with the legend himself, Dr. Robert Hogan, founder and president of Hogan Assessments, to discuss the importance of values in our personal and professional lives. In fact, Dr. Hogan considers values to be so important that he dedicated years of research just to develop an assessment to measure them. We hope you enjoy this milestone episode. Cheers, everybody.
Meta Competencies of Leadership
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne and Blake are joined by Peter Berry, managing director of Peter Berry Consultancy, to talk about the meta competencies of leadership he’s discovered among senior leaders with strong 360 outcomes. When it comes to leadership 360 evaluations, you won’t find many with more knowledge than Peter as he leverages his decades of experience in working with leaders and combines that with the power of Hogan’s assessments to create a truly powerful and enlightening experience.
Learn more about the meta competencies of leadership here.
Getting Assessment Advice from ChatGPT
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne and Blake discuss a hot topic that is sure to impact the assessment industry: people seeking assessment advice from ChatGPT. It’s widely known by now that AI and large language models like Chat GPT have a wide range of useful applications, such as drafting emails, writing essays, summarizing information, and creating efficiencies in the workplace. But how good are these tools at giving people advice on how to respond to items on a personality assessment?
An Inside Look at Hogan Feedback
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne and Blake are joined by Kelsey Klausing, Hogan’s director of solutions partners, to take an inside look at delivering feedback for Hogan’s assessments. To do so, Kelsey simulates a Hogan feedback session with Blake as the subject using his actual Hogan results.
What Makes Hogan Different?
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne and Blake talk about what makes Hogan different from other assessments. In an industry that has been flooded with new products, technologies, and assessments hitting the market on what seems like a daily basis, not all providers are created equal.