Hogan - Psychometric / Personality Assessment

One can think about personality in two ways: identity and reputation. Most assessments measure identity, essentially a self-assessment of who someone thinks they are. While this can be useful for introspection and self-reflection, individuals are generally poor judges of themselves. In contrast, the Hogan Assessment measures personality in terms of reputation, or what others think. Reputation is far more consequential in the world of work because a career trajectory is based upon other’s evaluations, not one’s own. Moreover, reputation is a superior way to measure personality for a few reasons. First, past behavior is the best predictor of future behavior. Therefore, reputation is the best way to predict future behavior. Secondly, reputation is easy to study. The Hogan incorporates a wealth of research and correlates various aspects of assessment data and links reputation to occupational performance. The scientific focus on reputation, rather than identity, allows the most accurate prediction of job performance.

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Hogan’s extensive product portfolio is designed with each unique organization in mind, from pre-hire selection to executive-level development. The depth of core assessments provides the ability to accomplish a wide variety of tasks, such as developing high-potential managers into executive-level leaders and determining how to maximize productivity across the organization. The Hogan Assessment can be used to: 

• Predict job performance – hire better people by measuring basic employability, work style, safety consciousness, and organizational fit. 

• Evaluate career derailers – identify and mitigate performance risks that can degrade leadership success, erode relationships, and damage professional reputation. 

• Identify potential – find and develop your organization’s next generation of top talent. 

• Develop leaders – leverage the strategic self-awareness gained through Hogan’s assessment process with executive development and coaching. 

• Pair with other performance indices – reveal the underlying characteristics in a company’s hiring process.

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Hogan - 360 Degree Evaluation

The Hogan 360 measures reputation by comparing self-assigned ratings against those from peers, managers, and direct reports. It also benchmarks one’s scores on each competency against other managers, and highlights strengths and opportunities for development. This comprehensive feedback creates the opportunity for strategic self-awareness and professional growth, delivering an analysis that clearly shows how one’s reputation is viewed by different stakeholders with varying needs and expectations.

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The behavioral measures associated with emotional intelligence are a key component of the Hogan 360. Research shows that exceptional managers exhibit characteristics that indicate strong EQ behavioral competencies, such as strong people skills and a positive, enthusiastic attitude. They also receive high scores on business competencies, meaning that they are knowledgeable, experienced, and hardworking. In terms of employability, high-scoring leaders are rewarding to work with, competent, and willing to work hard. In contrast, managers who receive poor 360 results lack well-developed people skills and struggle with communication. Ultimately, reputation boils down to the ability to build and maintain relationships.

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Application for the Hogan 360 include: 

• Leadership development  

• Career development  

• Talent identification and development  

• Succession planning  

• Team building  

• Organizational/cohort analysis  

• Monitoring organizational change  

• Research and analytics  

• Internal and external benchmarking  

• Training needs analysis

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Hogan EQ Assessment

The Hogan EQ Report provides organizations with a scientifically validated tool to measure emotional intelligence. Based on the Hogan Personality Inventory and Hogan Development Survey, the easy-to-understand report provides an overall EQ score, as well as scores and feedback for six emotional competencies. 

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Solutions 

SMC can provide extensive Hogan Assessments for individuals and teams. Applications include recruitment, individual development, team evaluation and development, succession planning, and any other situation where a deep and meaningful evaluation or personality and reputation is needed to predict or enhance job performance.