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Change Management: A Lesson from Deion Sanders
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality Podcast, Ryne and Blake discuss the current events around the University of Colorado football program and its new coach, Deion Sanders. In his short time as coach, the program has seen a mass exodus of players, which Sanders welcomed from day one. But is his approach to change management an effective one?
Why Freud Matters
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality Podcast, Ryne and Blake are joined by Dr. Robert Hogan, Founder & President of Hogan Assessments, to talk about the recent interest in popular media around Freudian theory and psychoanalysis.
What the Dark Triad Misses
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality Podcast, Ryne and Blake are joined by Dr. Peter Harms, Professor of Management at the University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Business, to talk about the Dark Triad. More specifically, they discuss some of the dark-side behaviors not covered by the Dark Triad.
AI in Consulting Psychology
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality Podcast, Ryne and Blake are joined by Dr. Ted Hayes, a research psychologist in the northern Virginia area, to discuss the implications of using artificial intelligence in consulting psychology. This subject is of particular interest to Dr. Hayes and, as he likes to say, “AI is coming at us, we’re not going to it.”
Leadership Emergence vs. Leadership Effectiveness
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality Podcast, Ryne and Blake discuss the topic of leadership emergence vs. leadership effectiveness and the role personality plays in determining a) who becomes a leader and b) who can be effective in a leadership role.
Using Personality Assessment to Save Lives
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality Podcast, Ryne and Blake are joined by Zsolt Feher, Managing Director of Hogan’s International Distributors Network and Solutions Partners Network, to discuss the topic of safety. Zsolt has a long history of working with organizations across the globe and a wide variety of industries to improve their safety culture, and the impact has been astounding. In this episode, he shares some compelling cases of how personality can predict safe behavior and even save lives.
Personality Assessment in Police Selection
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality Podcast, Ryne and Blake are joined by Dr. Chase Winterberg, a Talent Analytics Consultant on Hogan’s Data Science team, to discuss a new paper he and former podcast guest, Dr. Peter Harms, published on the use of personality assessment as part of the police selection process. Much of Chase’s work at Hogan is aimed to support law enforcement agencies’ efforts to make personnel improvement toward better social justice initiatives, and he’s also a member of Hogan’s Law Enforcement Task Force.
Personality & Goals
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality Podcast, Ryne and Blake are joined by Dr. Olivia Atherton, Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Houston, to discuss personality and goals. It’s no secret that the start of a new year is a time when people all over the globe are identifying and setting goals to achieve. But what role does personality play when it comes to the kinds of goals we decide to pursue and how we motivate ourselves to achieve these goals?
2022 Derailers of the Year
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality Podcast, Ryne and Blake reveal their choices for the 2022 Derailers of the Year.
Personality & Strategic Performance
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality Podcast, Ryne and Blake are joined by Barry Roche, CEO and Founder of RSG Consulting, to talk about the role personality plays when it comes to strategic performance. Barry has spent the past 20 years building businesses from the ground up across a wide variety of sectors, including support services, armed maritime security, corporate intelligence, cyber security, and the legal sector. This eclectic mix of experiences has helped Barry develop a unique approach to people and business, and it also has helped fuel his lifelong obsession with human performance.