Business Psych Blog
MAY 7, 2025
When we think about individuals who score high on the Hogan Development Survey (HDS) Mischievous Scale, words like risky, manipulative, fun, impulsive, and charming, often spring to mind. These are all qualities that are commonly associated with people who fit the Mischievous profile, but what do these descriptors really mean when placed in a business context?
Business Psych Blog
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Feedback from the Hogan assessments is a powerful way to drive both personal and professional growth, but its not always easy to receive, or deliver. Resistance to feedback is often a natural response, whether driven by scepticism, defensiveness, or a misunderstanding of the feedback process itself. In this article, we explore practical strategies to overcome Hogan feedback resistance, drawing on our extensive insights with assessment debriefs.
Business Psych Blog
JANUARY 22, 2025
FINANCIAL TIMES: In times of crisis and epidemics, wildfires and global warming, and particularly since Covid, we can see that the population as a whole is moving towards a more risk-averse disposition, says Geoff Trickey, a chartered psychologist who specialises in how risk instincts influence business decisions. Quoted from Anjli Raval, Management Editor at the Financial Times.
Business Psych Blog
JANUARY 3, 2025
In todays fast-paced world, personal and professional development must go beyond surface-level fixes. Thats where executive coaching come s in. At PCL, were firm believers in assessment-based coaching, and Hogan is our tool of choice. Why? Because it delivers measurable, insightful, and transformative outcomes. Heres how it works and why it could be the game-changer your organisation needs.
Business Psych Blog
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Imagine you’re preparing for a feedback session with a candidate whose HPI scores are all low, and you’re uncertain about what these results mean or how to best interpret them. If you’re facing this challenge, this article is designed to provide you with the insights and guidance you need to confidently understand and address low HPI scores in a constructive and professional manner.
Business Psych Blog
DECEMBER 3, 2024
In this RAW 2024 session, we set out the findings of a decade of research into Risk Type, share with you techniques that maximise decision making performance. Our emphasis is on risk instinct and the important advantages of its inherent diversity, whether between individuals, or amongst contributors to team or organisational decision making – and also, concerns about AI overwhelming these efforts to maximise human potential for informed, accountable, risk aware decision making.
Business Psych Blog
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
At our recent Hogan tea & talks, PCL’s Gillian Hyde explored the HDS Leisurely Scale. Watch this recording for examples of Leisurely in action and key coaching strategies. The post Spotlight on HDS Leisurely Scale appeared first on Psychological Consultancy (PCL).
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