Values and Fit: The Culture Equation
In the latest episode of the The Science of Personality, Ryne and Blake to talk about values and culture fit and why it’s so crucial, particularly when it comes to executive selection. At Hogan we talk a lot about values. In fact, we think SO highly of values that we introduced an assessment that measures one’s values all the way back in 1996. Fast forward to 2025 and they are just as important, and arguably much more important, today that they’ve ever been. This is a topic that Ryne and his industry-leading data science team have focused on a lot recently, and we thought it was a great time to bring that work to the podcast.
The Science of Personality Turns 5: Listener Favorites
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne and Blake celebrate the podcast’s five-year anniversary with a look back at some of the most impactful conversations to date. From exploring the dark side of personality to digging into careers and the broader impact of personality, this special episode features clips from standout moments across each season, including:
- Year 1: The Dark Side of Personality ft. Peter Harms, PhD
- Year 2: Personality, Leadership, and the Consequences featuring Robert Hogan, PhD
- Year 3: Leadership Emergence vs. Leadership Effectiveness featuring Ryne Sherman and Blake Loepp
- Year 4: High Potentials featuring. Chris Duffy
- Year 5: Personality, Careers, and the Impact featuring Allan Church, PhD
Potential to Performance
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne and Blake are joined by Melvyn Payne, Commercial Director at Advanced People Strategies out of the UK, to talk about potential to performance. The word potential gets thrown around a lot in HR and talent management circles, but potential on its own really means nothing if it doesn’t translate to performance. As the commercial director of one of Hogan’s top international distributors at APS, few people in the world of Hogan know more about this topic than Melvyn.
The Myth of Authenticity
In the latest the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne and Blake talk about authenticity. We’ve all heard the saying before: “Be your authentic self.” In fact, common wisdom for years has suggested that authenticity is a good thing, and few have doubted the merits of that “wisdom.” But what if we were to tell you this might actually be the opposite and could actually hurt your career? Ryne and Blake address that and so much more in this episode.
Live from SIOP 2025: Part Three
In this special episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne and Blake interview guests in person at the 2025 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Conference in Denver. Featured guests include:
– Rob Kaiser, President, Kaiser Leadership Solutions
o Topic: Using Hogan in private equity
– Ellen Lovell, PhD, Principal Workforce Transformation Consultant, Perceptyx
o Topic: Trends in organizational wellbeing
– Jessie McClure, Senior Consultant, Hogan Assessments
o Topic: Trends in organizational wellbeing
– Rebecca Feder, Principal Consultant, Princeton HR Insight
o Topic: Should there be regulations in executive coaching?
– Emilie Seyfang, Consultant, Hogan Assessments
o Topic: Should there be regulations in executive coaching?