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Welcome to the Knowledge Bank! Here you will find free resources on all of our tools, as well as industry insight. We have over 25 years’ experience in business psychology and psychometrics and are committed to ensuring our tools are as robust and well-validated as possible. Our in-house research team ensure that our latest findings, white papers and case studies are uploaded here, to help you get the most from the tools.
Safety & Risk Success Podcast

Safety & Risk Success Podcast

Absentee Leadership: Invisible but highly destructive

Absentee Leadership: Invisible but highly destructive

‘Nothing ventured nothing gained’ – is the profession too risk averse?

‘Nothing ventured nothing gained’ – is the profession too risk averse?

Hogan Science of Personality Podcast – The Bright Side of Neuroticism

Hogan Science of Personality Podcast – The Bright Side of Neuroticism

Profile:Match2 and Compassion Fatigue

Profile:Match2 and Compassion Fatigue

HRUprising Podcast: Exploring our dark side, with Gillian Hyde

HRUprising Podcast: Exploring our dark side, with Gillian Hyde

Relationships between Risk Types and Mental Toughness

Relationships between Risk Types and Mental Toughness

Risk Taking Personality Traits in Police Officers, Psychological Capital and Engagement

Risk Taking Personality Traits in Police Officers, Psychological Capital and Engagement

The AlphaMind Podcast: Risk Personality with Geoff Trickey

The AlphaMind Podcast: Risk Personality with Geoff Trickey

Does Personality moderate Employee Engagement and Professional Isolation in the Remote Workforce?

Does Personality moderate Employee Engagement and Professional Isolation in the Remote Workforce?

Capitalising on Risk Disposition: PsyCap and Risk Type Compass

Capitalising on Risk Disposition: PsyCap and Risk Type Compass

Modelling Minds: Risk Types and COVID-19

Modelling Minds: Risk Types and COVID-19

The Dark Side of Personality & Social Isolation

The Dark Side of Personality & Social Isolation

Personality and Risk – An Interview with Geoff Trickey

Personality and Risk – An Interview with Geoff Trickey

Risk Psychology: Understanding Risk Personality Types and their implications for project decisions

Risk Psychology: Understanding Risk Personality Types and their implications for project decisions

Resilience and Risk Type

Resilience and Risk Type

Engaging Teachers: The Influence of Personality on Satisfaction and Engagement in the Teaching Profession

Engaging Teachers: The Influence of Personality on Satisfaction and Engagement in the Teaching Profession

Christine Bishop & Jim McConnell: Re-thinking Risk in a Public Sector Organisation

Christine Bishop & Jim McConnell: Re-thinking Risk in a Public Sector Organisation

Ruth Murray-Webster: Risk Type & Organisational Change

Ruth Murray-Webster: Risk Type & Organisational Change

Amba Zeggen: Finance Industry & Risk Type Diversity – Should We Care?

Amba Zeggen: Finance Industry & Risk Type Diversity – Should We Care?

Johann Wium: An Even Safer Bet: Using the Risk Type Compass in Air Traffic Controller Selection

Johann Wium: An Even Safer Bet: Using the Risk Type Compass in Air Traffic Controller Selection

Trust, Cohesion & Risk Type in Fire Fighters

Trust, Cohesion & Risk Type in Fire Fighters

Different Dispositions: Subjective Risk

Different Dispositions: Subjective Risk

Risk Type & Lawyers: Ileana Boyes

Risk Type & Lawyers: Ileana Boyes

Bad Managers

Bad Managers

Good Managers

Good Managers

Bench Strength of the Leadership Pipeline

Bench Strength of the Leadership Pipeline

First-Time Leaders: How darkside tendencies can impact on their reputation

First-Time Leaders: How darkside tendencies can impact on their reputation

Ratee Personality and Multi-Rater Feedback: How does the personality of ratees relate to their multi-rater feedback outcomes?

Ratee Personality and Multi-Rater Feedback: How does the personality of ratees relate to their multi-rater feedback outcomes?

Awareness Coaching and Hogan Assessments

Awareness Coaching and Hogan Assessments

Gender Matters: What Makes an Effective Leader? Findings from the Hogan 360

Gender Matters: What Makes an Effective Leader? Findings from the Hogan 360

“Safety at work has to be everyone’s responsibility” – Geoff Trickey

“Safety at work has to be everyone’s responsibility” – Geoff Trickey

Risk Type & Behavioural Bias: How Projects Fail & What to Do About It

Risk Type & Behavioural Bias: How Projects Fail & What to Do About It

Creativity: Are You Risky Enough?

Creativity: Are You Risky Enough?

Risk Type Compass 2019 Report Updates

Risk Type Compass 2019 Report Updates

Anne Scoular: When Leaders Mourn

Anne Scoular: When Leaders Mourn

Adrian Furnham: Why Leaders Fail & Derail

Adrian Furnham: Why Leaders Fail & Derail

Scott Gregory: Absentee Leadership

Scott Gregory: Absentee Leadership

A Decade Of The Dark Side: Fighting Our Demons At Work

A Decade Of The Dark Side: Fighting Our Demons At Work

Do Legal Professionals Have A Risk Type?

Do Legal Professionals Have A Risk Type?

What To Consider When Using Psychometrics

What To Consider When Using Psychometrics

Resistance is Futile: Risk Disposition & Successful Organisational Change

Resistance is Futile: Risk Disposition & Successful Organisational Change

Risk Culture: Resources For Practitioners

Risk Culture: Resources For Practitioners

The Risk Personalities of Pilots: Military vs. Civilian

The Risk Personalities of Pilots: Military vs. Civilian

Pilot Personalities: What’s Your Risk Type?

Pilot Personalities: What’s Your Risk Type?

Your Own Worst Enemy?

Your Own Worst Enemy?

Assessing Risk Type For A Safer Working Environment

Assessing Risk Type For A Safer Working Environment

Risk Profiling the Underwriters: Alerting Underwriters to the Behavioural Bias of Risk Type

Risk Profiling the Underwriters: Alerting Underwriters to the Behavioural Bias of Risk Type

Reflections On The Dark Side

Reflections On The Dark Side

Risk Type Compass: Team Conflict & Ineffective Communication

Risk Type Compass: Team Conflict & Ineffective Communication

The Scottish Government Recruits Candidates Using Profile:Match2

The Scottish Government Recruits Candidates Using Profile:Match2

Risk Type Differences on the Board

Risk Type Differences on the Board

Risk Type Compass Provides New Lens For Recruitment

Risk Type Compass Provides New Lens For Recruitment

Leadership Development at Volvo

Leadership Development at Volvo

Emotional Intelligence: 4 Pitfalls of Leadership

Emotional Intelligence: 4 Pitfalls of Leadership

Emotional Intelligence & Risk Taking

Emotional Intelligence & Risk Taking

Why Smart People Make Bad Decisions

Why Smart People Make Bad Decisions

Hogan Business Outcome Highlights: Turnover

Hogan Business Outcome Highlights: Turnover

The Beginner’s Guide to Emotional Intelligence

The Beginner’s Guide to Emotional Intelligence

What’s Your Trading Risk Type?

What’s Your Trading Risk Type?

Tackling The Recruitment Challenge with Profile:Match2

Tackling The Recruitment Challenge with Profile:Match2

Do Air Traffic Controllers Have A Risk Type?

Do Air Traffic Controllers Have A Risk Type?

Policing Risk: Do Police Officers Have A Risk Type?

Policing Risk: Do Police Officers Have A Risk Type?

Personality at Play: Sports Coaching E-Book

Personality at Play: Sports Coaching E-Book

Enhancing the Selection Process with Profile:Match2

Enhancing the Selection Process with Profile:Match2

Increasing Sales Performance with Profile:Match2

Increasing Sales Performance with Profile:Match2

What Is Personality?

What Is Personality?

Why Does Personality Matter?

Why Does Personality Matter?

Can Personality Be Changed?

Can Personality Be Changed?

How Can Understanding Personality Improve Team Performance?

How Can Understanding Personality Improve Team Performance?

What are the Bright and Dark Sides of Personality?

What are the Bright and Dark Sides of Personality?

What is the Role of Personality in the Workplace?

What is the Role of Personality in the Workplace?

Adding Backbone to Competency Appraisals with Profile:Match2

Adding Backbone to Competency Appraisals with Profile:Match2

Top Tips For Using 360 Assessments In Performance Appraisals

Top Tips For Using 360 Assessments In Performance Appraisals

Delving Into The Dark Side of Personality

Delving Into The Dark Side of Personality

Leadership Derailment & Emotional Intelligence

Leadership Derailment & Emotional Intelligence

How Understanding Risk Type Can Impact Trader Performance

How Understanding Risk Type Can Impact Trader Performance

Risk: Leadership & Empowerment

Risk: Leadership & Empowerment

Risk: Leadership & Diversity

Risk: Leadership & Diversity

Assessing The Risk Taking Nature Of Auditors

Assessing The Risk Taking Nature Of Auditors

The Truth About 360 Assessments

The Truth About 360 Assessments

Debunking The Myths About Health & Safety Risks

Debunking The Myths About Health & Safety Risks

Derailers and personality: Relationships between HDS and OPQ 32i

Derailers and personality: Relationships between HDS and OPQ 32i

The Dark Side of Career Preference

The Dark Side of Career Preference

Personality Assessment: How Do You Know If You’re Doing It Right?

Personality Assessment: How Do You Know If You’re Doing It Right?

Understanding & Measuring Risk Type

Understanding & Measuring Risk Type

Hogan Assessments: Completion Time & Personality Test Scores

Hogan Assessments: Completion Time & Personality Test Scores

Assessing Workplace Competencies: What Has Personality Got To Do With It?

Assessing Workplace Competencies: What Has Personality Got To Do With It?

Do Derailers Change with Age?

Do Derailers Change with Age?

How To Help Teams Reach Their Full Potential

How To Help Teams Reach Their Full Potential

Developing High Potential Talent

Developing High Potential Talent

Sex differences in the dark side traits

Sex differences in the dark side traits

The Bright & Dark Sides of Altruism

The Bright & Dark Sides of Altruism

Predicting Sales Manager Performance

Predicting Sales Manager Performance

Personality & Values of Indian Entrepreneurs

Personality & Values of Indian Entrepreneurs

Predicting Sales Representative Performance

Predicting Sales Representative Performance

Risk Types

Risk Types

Dark Side Traits Associated With Work Success

Dark Side Traits Associated With Work Success

The Values of Work Success

The Values of Work Success