Contents: Preface. What Is Personality Psychology: Defining the Key Issues and Concepts. The Personality Wars: A Brief History of Modern Personality Psychology. Who Shall Rule: Leadership and Personality. Lives in Public: Personality and Team Performance. The Secret Life of Organizations: Personality and Organizational Theory. The Psychology of Managerial Incompetence. How to Fix Incompetence.
Robert Hogan
"While no book can offer a road map out of the fog that many
organizational behavior researchers have regarding personality,
this book does shine considerable light on important topics. There
is no doubt it will be considered new and fresh. There are few
writers in the organizational sciences--or psychology for that
matter--who can communicate material as engagingly as Robert Hogan.
He brings the subject of personality to life, and in doing so
presents previously explored and unexplored concepts central to
personality psychology."
—Timothy A. Judge
Department of Management, University of Florida"Bob Hogan has
taught me more about leadership and personality--both
intellectually and experientially--than any person I know. Given
what is happening on the world stage as well as in our political,
business, health care, and educational systems, this book should be
mandatory reading for anyone in a position of authority. Leadership
is the number one issue of the day, and we have tolerated weak or
mediocre performance from our leaders for far too long."
—Gordon Curphy
President, C3, Co-author of Leadership: Enhancing the Lessons of
Experience"It is rare to find such a seriously researched,
thoughtfully constructed and paradigm-challenging book so easy to
read. This must be on the prescribed reading list of undergraduates
and graduates in personality theory, organizational behavior and HR
management, as well as read by all consultants and managers
interested in the role of personality and individual differences in
the workplace."
—Adrian Furnham
Professor of Psychology, University College London"A superb
demonstration of the importance of personality traits in
organizational contexts, and a lesson for any organizational
psychologist (and manager) who undermines the importance of
personality in sociological, historical, and political settings.
Hogan's new book provides a theoretical and scientifically robust
explanation of leadership, managerial incompetence, and job
success, in a unique and charming style that is both a joy to read
and accessible to everyone. No other author has accomplished this
task with such brilliance, and no other book has succeeded at
bridging the gap between academic and business knowledge with such
accuracy and simplicity: a real masterpiece!"
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
Department of Psychology, University of London, Goldsmiths
College
"While no book can offer a road map out of the fog that many
Organizational Behavior researchers have regarding personality,
this book does shine considerable light on important topics. There
is no doubt it will be considered new and fresh. There are few
writers in the organizational sciences--or psychology for that
matter--who can communicate material as engagingly as Robert Hogan.
He brings the subject of personality to life, and in doing so
presents previously explored and unexplored concepts central to
personality psychology."
—Timothy A. Judge
Department of Management, University of Florida"A superb
demonstration of the importance of personality traits in
organizational contexts, and a lesson for any organizational
psychologist (and manager) who undermines the importance of
personality in sociological, historical, and political settings.
Hogan's new book provides a theoretical and scientifically robust
explanation of leadership, managerial incompetence, and job
success, in a unique and charming style that is both a joy to read
and accessible to everyone. No other author has accomplished this
task with such brilliance, and no other book has succeeded at
bridging the gap between academic and business knowledge with such
accuracy and simplicity: a real masterpiece!"
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
Department of Psychology, University of London, Goldsmiths
College"Bob Hogan has taught me more about leadership and
personality--both intellectually and experientially--than any
person I know. Given what is happening on the world stage as well
as in our political, business, health care, and educational
systems, this book should be mandatory reading for anyone in a
position of authority. Leadership is the number one issue of the
day, and we have tolerated weak or mediocre performance from our
leaders for far too long."
—Gordon Curphy
President, C3, Co-author of Leadership: Enhancing the Lessons of
Experience"It is rare to find such a seriously researched,
thoughtfully constructed and paradigm-challenging book so easy to
read. This must be on the prescribed reading list of undergraduates
and graduates in personality theory, organizational behavior and HR
management, as well as read by all consultants and managers
interested in the role of personality and individual differences in
the workplace."
—Adrian Furnham
Professor of Psychology, University College London"Robert Hogan is
one of the most well known and often cited authors in the realm of
personality as it relates to organizations and organizational
behavior. As a result, many readers will find his latest text,
Personality and the Fate of Organizations, informative and
authoritative… Hogan's discussion of the key issues in personality
psychology is accurate and in-depth." – Steven M. Elias,
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