The Science of Personality Podcast
Personality affects the way we relate to the world and the people in it, how we work, who we love, and how other people see us. Although the study of personality is centuries old, our ability to understand and control such a complex and abstract concept is relatively new in the context of history. Featuring some of the world’s leading experts in personality psychology and business, this podcast explores the impact of personality on life, leadership, and organizational success.
Episodes
174 episodes
Skills Needed in an AI-Driven World
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne and Blake talk about one of the top headlines in the media today that isn’t going anywhere in the foreseeable future: With the exponential proliferation of artificial intelligence and it...
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Episode 145
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56:56
Unique Individuality
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne and Blake are joined by Nigel Nicholson, PhD, author and Emeritus Professor of Organizational Behavior at London Business School, to talk about unique individuality, which is the focus o...
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Episode 144
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1:15:33
The History and Psychology of Underdogs
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne and Blake are joined by Peter Harms, PhD, a Frank Schultz Professor of Management at the University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Business, to talk about the history and psychology...
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Episode 143
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1:16:26
Developing Technical Experts into Leaders
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne and Blake are joined by Kevin Mitchell, PhD, the Talent and Organizational Development Manager at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory, to talk about developing technical experts into leaders. In ...
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Episode 142
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1:11:24
The Pros and Cons of Workplace Gossip
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne and Blake are joined by new Hogan Assessments CEO, Allison Howell, to discuss the pros and cons of gossip in the workplace. Gossip is common in all facets of our everyday lives but, in t...
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Episode 141
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1:02:14
2025 Derailers of the Year
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne and Blake continue their annual tradition of breaking down the top derailers of the year. Who made the list in 2025? Give it a listen to find out.
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Episode 140
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1:01:26
Workplace Freeloaders
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne and Blake discuss the topic of workplace freeloaders. This is a topic that has been their minds recently based on an interview Ryne did with the media outlet, Quartz. That interview went...
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Episode 139
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53:09
Q&A: Get to Know Ryne
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne is joined by special guest host Valerie Stone, Hogan’s marketing director, who interviews Ryne to discuss his life, his role at Hogan, and his career journey.
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Episode 138
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1:04:53
Q&A: Get to Know Blake
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Blake is joined by special guest host Valerie Stone, Hogan's marketing director, who interviews Blake to discuss his life, his role at Hogan, and his career journey. Many listener...
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Episode 137
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1:15:48
Why Do We Believe in the Paranormal?
In the final spooky season episode of The Science of Personality in 2025, Ryne and Blake are joined by Christopher Bader, PhD, professor and chair of the department of sociology at Chapman University, to talk about why people believe in the par...
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Episode 136
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1:14:04
The Psychology of Demonology, Possession, and Exorcism
Spooky season is back! In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne and I are joined by Chris French, PhD, professor emeritus and former Head of the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit in the Psychology Department at Goldsmiths, U...
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Episode 135
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1:09:31
Hogan in Sports
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne and Blake are joined by Nadine Maliakkal, PhD, a consultant on Hogan's Talent Analytics team, to talk about the work Hogan has been doing in the world of sports. Over the past five years...
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Episode 134
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58:28
Listener Mailbag
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne and Blake answer listener questions they have received in recent weeks. For listeners interested in asking questions for Ryne and Blake to answer on a future listener mailbag episode, sh...
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Episode 133
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49:41
Global Spotlight Series: The Inside of Personality
In this special episode of The Science of Personality, Blake is joined by three Hogan distributors, Seniora El-Hage of Phoenix Consulting, Victoria Zapata of HR Tools, and Rene Kusch, PhD, of RELEVANT Management Consultancy, to discuss the insi...
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1:07:07
Fighting Fuzzy Thinking on Personality Change
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne and Blake talk about a recent article published by John Burn-Murdoch for the Financial Times that sparked a lot of interest among many of Ryne’s colleagues in the world of personality ps...
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Episode 132
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47:21
Global Spotlight Series: The Dark Side of Personality
In this special episode of The Science of Personality, Blake is joined three Hogan distributors, Nicole Neubauer of Personality Guidance AG, Peter Berry of Peter Berry Consultancy, and Gicheha Gitau of Career Connection, to discuss the dark sid...
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49:38
Creating a Coaching Culture
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne and Blake are joined by Coaching.com CEO, Charlotte Saulny, to talk about how organizations can create a coaching culture. With more than 20 years of senior leadership experience in prof...
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Episode 131
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1:13:45
Hogan Global Spotlight: The Bright Side of Personality
In this special episode of The Science of Personality, Blake is joined three Hogan distributors, Jani Wiggett of JVR Africa, Melvyn Payne of Advanced People Strategies, and Roberto Santos of Ateliê RH, to discuss the bright side of personality....
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42:28
Music & Personality
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne and Blake are joined by David Greenberg, PhD, a psychologist, neuroscientist, and musician who is one of the world’s leading experts on the psychology of music, and in today’s episode Da...
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1:17:50
Workplace TikTok Trends
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne and Blake are joined by Ebenezer Edema-Sillo, a Hogan Assessments Data Science Intern and 5th year PhD student at the University of Houston, to talk about Workplace TikTok trends. It’s n...
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Episode 129
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1:03:52
Values and Fit: The Culture Equation
In the latest episode of the The Science of Personality, Ryne and Blake to talk about values and culture fit and why it’s so crucial, particularly when it comes to executive selection. At Hogan we talk a lot about values. In fact, we think SO h...
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Episode 128
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51:04
The Science of Personality Turns 5: Listener Favorites
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne and Blake celebrate the podcast’s five-year anniversary with a look back at some of the most impactful conversations to date. From exploring the dark side of personality to digg...
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Episode 127
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52:43
Potential to Performance
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne and Blake are joined by Melvyn Payne, Commercial Director at Advanced People Strategies out of the UK, to talk about potential to performance. The word potential gets thrown around a lot...
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Episode 126
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53:01