The Science of Personality Podcast

In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne and Blake are joined by David Condon, PhD, director of Hogan’s newly formed Science of Personality Institute, to discuss his new role and vision for this exciting and innovative extension of the Hogan brand.

In this special episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne and Blake interview guests in person at the 2026 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Conference in New Orleans. Featured guests include:
Gillian Hyde, managing director & chief psychologist, Psychological Consultancy Ltd.
The Leaders We Have vs. The Leaders We Want 
Janine Waclawski, PhD, co-founder and managing partner, Maestro Consulting
Rethinking Talent Management and Challenging Conventional Assumptions
Nikita Mikhailov, chief neuroticism officer, Goodness of Psychology
All Things Psychometrics

In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne and Blake talk about America’s upcoming 250th anniversary through the lens of Hogan’s point of view on leadership. More specifically, they dive into the core leadership principles that a successful democracy requires and also explore the uniqueness of governments as organizations.

In this special episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne and Blake interview guests in person at the 2026 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Conference in New Orleans. Featured guests include:
Allan Church, PhD, co-founder and managing partner, Maestro Consulting
The Great AI Debate: Where AI Fits and Where It Doesn’t
Allison Howell, CEO, Hogan Assessments
The Leadership Divide: Hogan’s Global Leadership Effectiveness Survey Findings
Brent Holland, PhD, director of talent assessment, Mondelez International
Hogan History: The Early Days of the Company

In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne and Blake are joined by Hogan Assessments founder and president, Robert Hogan, PhD, to talk about his new book, Personality and the Secret Life of Organizations. If you’ve listened to even one episode of this podcast, it is highly likely you have been impacted by this man because that’s the magnitude of his legacy on personality psychology. So, we were thrilled to have him on this episode to talk about the book and learn more about what he means by “the secret life of organizations.”
Buy the book: Personality and the Secret Life of Organizations