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What Happens When Corporate Leaders and Managers Derail?

People dictate what organisational culture is, not location, sector or size. Research by Schneider (1987) asserted that ‘the people make the place’; that people ...

Two Lowes and a Psychologist

  What follows are extracts from a feature article in which two identical twin motorbike racers are compared using PCLs Risk Type Compass®. They ...

The Science of Personality is Now Available

People are the most dangerous and consequential force on Earth. Shouldn’t we know something about them? Personality is a powerful predictor of human behavior ...

A Letter to Prudence

Dear Prudence, Admittedly, I’m writing you on impulse. I’ll just come out and say it: I have issues with my direct boss, our company ...

Hogan Has An App

Are you looking for any easy way to sharpen your interpretation of the Hogan Personality Inventory? There’s an app for that. Now available for ...

Four Qualities You Think are Great in a Hire, But Actually Are Not

In business, the adage holds true that one bad apple can spoil the bunch – even one dishonest manager can cost companies hundreds of ...

What Comes Naturally

Particular personality characteristics will ensure some individuals are more effective nurses than other, but a variety of factors come into play, says Geoff Trickey. ...