The Science of Personality Podcast

In the latest episode of The Science of Personality Podcast, Ryne and Blake are joined by three of Africa’s top experts in leadership development to discuss the past, present, and future of leadership in Africa, including the similarities to other continents but also the differences that we see based on decades of data and research. Guests for this episode are Jani Wiggett, an I/O psychologist and director at JVR Psychometrics out of South Africa, Seniora El-Hage, managing partner and head of consulting at Phoenix Consulting, which serves much of North Africa and the Middle East, and Gicheha Gitau, senior principal and head of people analytics at Career Connections, based out of Kenya. 

In this special, mini episode of The Science of Personality Podcast, Ryne and Blake sit down with Jimmy Holloran, partner and head of talent at American Industrial Partners, a private equity firm, to talk about teams and how private equity firms can leverage Hogan's suite of assessments.

In the latest episode of The Science of Personality Podcast, Ryne and Blake are joined by Jackie Sahm, Hogan's Director of Product Development, Interactive Products, to talk about assessment-based coaching and why it is far superior to the regular, run-of-the-mill coaching. 

In this special, mini episode of The Science of Personality Podcast, Ryne and Blake sit down with Maria Goycoolea, Managing Partner at Alto Impacto (authorized Hogan distributor in Chile, Peru, and Bolivia), to hear the story of her career journey, her advice for Hogan feedback sessions, and the characteristics of the best manager she’s ever had. 

In the latest episode of The Science of Personality Podcast, Ryne and Blake discuss the link between relationships and personality. Relationships play a huge role in our lives, and who we associate with on a personal or romantic level is heavily influenced by our personality.

In this special, mini episode of The Science of Personality Podcast, Ryne and Blake sit down with Jayson Blair, Managing Partner at Goose Creek Consulting, to talk about succession planning.

In the latest episode of The Science of Personality Podcast, Ryne and Blake are joined by Dr. Jennifer Tackett, Professor and Director of Clinical Psychology at Northwestern University, and her colleague Dr. Haoqi Zhang, Associate Professor of Computer Science at Northwestern, to discuss their collaborative effort aimed at empowering the next generation of women leaders through the Northwestern Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs. 

In this special, mini episode of The Science of Personality Podcast, Ryne and Blake sit down with Tyler Fezzey, MBA, to discuss the positives and negatives of competitiveness. Tyler is a former collegiate volleyball player and is currently a PhD student at the University of Alabama, so she was the perfect person to talk to about this topic.

In the latest episode of The Science of Personality Podcast, Blake reveals and revisits the top-five episodes of all time. Cheers!

In this special, mini episode of The Science of Personality Podcast, Ryne and Blake sit down with Joel DiGirolamo, VP of Research and Data Science at the International Coaching Federation, to discuss the use of coaching skills and taking them into all of the conversations within organizations.