Hogan recently hosted a webinar that focused on leadership derailment and how pressure magnifies personality characteristics that lead to bad decisions, alienated coworkers, and decreased team morale.

Every leader has personality characteristics that threaten his or her success. As the only business-related assessment that measures these performance risks, the Hogan Development Survey provides valuable feedback for strategic self-awareness, which is the key to achieving success in the workplace. The HDS is part of our comprehensive suite of assessments designed exclusively to help companies excel at selection, development, and talent management.

We invite you to learn more about Hogan and our premiere leadership derailment assessment by selecting from the following choices:

For more information or to provide feedback on the webinar, please email or call us at 800.756.0632.

For test developers and test users, validity is the most fundamental concept in psychological assessment. It is also a surprisingly vexed notion. A review of the literature on validity composed by the “great minds” (e.g., Lee Cronbach, Jane Loevinger, Paul Meehl) will give you a case of vertigo. The definition of validity found in the AERA Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing is a statement by a committee—in the same way that a camel is a horse designed by a committee. Read more here.

The Motives, Values, Preferences Inventory (MVPI) reveals a person's core values, goals and interests. This is invaluable information for determining the kinds of environments in which the person will perform best, and the kind of culture the person will create as a leader.

A large multi-national financial services provider wanted to improve their sales representative selection process in an effort to increase employee satisfaction and decrease turnover. Prior to implementation of the MVPI, the organization reported a turnover rate of 48%. After using the MVPI for one year, analyses showed a significant reduction in sales representative turnover.

Don't miss this opportunity to attend the next Hogan Assessment Certification Workshop:

Hogan limits workshop attendance to ensure a high-quality learning environment for participants, so register now to reserve your seat. Registration deadline is Thursday, Sept. 25th.

Download the Hogan Assessment Certification Workshop brochure and registration form here.

This two-day workshop will provide participants with an in-depth understanding of how to use and interpret Hogan's three industry-standard personality-based assessments:

Hogan Personality Inventory (HPI). The HPI measures normal personality as it relates to day-to-day work demands, and has been used for 25 years to predict employee performance and development needs.

Hogan Development Survey (HDS). The HDS measures 11 career-derailing tendencies that can impede work relationships, hinder productivity, or limit overall career potential.

Motives, Values, Preferences Inventory (MVPI). The MVPI evaluates the fit between an individual’s values and an organization’s culture, and also predicts occupational success and satisfaction.

The workshop has been approved for 13 recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR, and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute. Psychologists also earn 13 continuing education credits, as approved by the American Psychological Association (APA).

For more information or to register for the Hogan Assessment Certification Workshop, please contact us at
(800) 756-0632, or sales@hoganassessments.com.

Drs. Robert Hogan and Jarrett Shalhoop along with Bill Monrose, Director of International Operations traveled to Monterrey, Mexico to support Hogan’s Mexican distributor, Human Resources Toolbox.

Dr. Robert Hogan delivered a speech at the Foro Mundial de RH ERIAC titled Personality, Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness. Attendance at Mexico’s second-largest HR Conference surpassed 400 HR Directors from some of Monterrey’s most prominent businesses.

The Hogan delegates met with the faculty and student body of the Psychology Department at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo Leòn. Dr. Hogan addressed the faculty and students on Personality, Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness. The Hogan team also discussed with the Universidad de Monterrey: how personality tools can be integrated into Bachelor and Master degree curriculums in Labor Psychology; how the Hogan measures can be used to assess and develop students; and how Hogan can support student research initiatives.

Deinn Consultoria hosted a breakfast briefing for its clients where Dr. Shalhoop presented a successful business case in the gaming industry using the Hogan tools. The Hogan visit was finalized by two media interviews of Dr. Hogan by Radio / TV / Milenio and with ERIAC Magazine.

On August 12th, Dr. Jopie de Beer, Clinical Psychologist and Managing Director and Gawie de Beer, Head of Corporate Services for Jopie Van Rooyen & Partners (JVR) paid a visit to Dr. Jarrett Shalhoop and Bill Monrose, Director of International Operations. JVR, Hogan’s South African Distributors, was founded in 1993 and is the country’s largest privately owned test distributor/publisher. JVR prides itself on the quality of psychometric tests that it sources and distributes, and cites the Hogan tools as a valued addition to their product offerings.

During JVR’s stay the teams discussed how best to position the Hogan tools amongst competitors; research and marketing initiatives to promote brand awareness and product education; target market segments; introduction to the Hogan Safety Report; and expansion opportunities for the Hogan products in Africa.

JVR continues to make a valued contribution and impact in distributing the Hogan products in South Africa.

Dr. Robert Hogan and Doug Klippel will be key presenters at the 2008 Annual Conference of the Personnel Testing Council of Southern California on October 2 and 3. The conference will focus on challenging the traditional methods of assessment to expand horizons and embrace innovation.

Dr. Robert Hogan’s presentation, Personality, Leadership, and Organizational Effectiveness, will demonstrate how leader personality drives leadership behavior, corporate culture and decision making, in turn impacting organizational effectiveness – the bottom line in any organizational intervention.

Doug Klippel will lead a workshop titled, Leadership Derailment and Its Influence on the Process of Talent Management. Klippel will discuss the history surrounding leadership derailment behaviors, specific tools to measure derailment tendencies, and ways organizations use information on derailment in the talent management process.

For more information on the PTC-SC Annual Conference in Huntington Beach, CA, click here.

Dr. James Killian and Ryan Ross will participate in the Taleo World Conference on September 15 – 18 in Boston, MA. To learn more, click here.

Dr. Eric Nelson, Doug Klippel and Stephanie Jackson will attend the SIOP Leading Edge Consortium on October 17 – 18 in Cincinnati, OH. To learn more, click here.

Hogan Assessment Systems proudly offers books and manuals that provide in-depth information on personality psychology, assessment, and special topics relevant to business applications of personality.

What customers are saying about The Hogan Guide:

"The Hogan Guide is a 'must have' for all those aiming to get the maximum value from their use of Hogan Assessment Systems' tools. This guide provides assistance for in-depth interpretation and application of the assessments.”

"The Hogan Guide is a real gem. New users to Hogan assessments will find it a valuable reference of the core concepts for each of the inventories. Advanced users will also appreciate its breadth - every conceivable aspect of the tools is covered in one concise document."

"The more I use the Hogan assessments, the more I appreciate the complexities and the power of the information. This book goes a long way towards satisfying my desire to learn more about them."

Glenn L. DeBiasi, Ph.D., SPHR - Vice President, Human Resources, Alex Lee, Inc.