Leaders Behaving Badly
By Barry Roche on 26 Feb 2026
We’ve all seen it. Blank stares, perpetual disinterest, employees passively looking for other jobs while working for someone else. These are benign symptoms of disengagement that results from failed leadership.
Building Safer Organizations - One Assessment at a Time
By Barry Roche on 26 Feb 2026
When it comes to workplace safety, employee personality and behavior are as relevant as on-the-job training, equipment, and protocol. Identifying safetyconscious personnel, as well as those who exhibit potential for dangerous behavior, is a key step toward preventing costly and someti …
The Politics of Potential
By Barry Roche on 26 Feb 2026
Studies show organizations with strong leadership are 13 times more likely to outperform their competition, and three times more likely to retain their most talented employees. CEO personality alone can account for a 29% variance in profitability, which is nearly four times more than …
Why Smart People Make Bad Decisions
By Barry Roche on 26 Feb 2026
According to various sources, 25% of people on social media have posted something they later regretted, the divorce rate in the U.S. is 50%, and over the past decade the tattoo removal industry has grown 440%. Although these are relatively benign examples, there are, unfortunately, co …
UnderPressure - Stress in the C-Suite
By Barry Roche on 26 Feb 2026
Even before COVID-19, the cost of workplace stress was high: $500 billion to the US economy, 550 million workdays per year,1 60% to 80% of all workplace accidents, up to 90% of doctor visits,3 and worst of all, 120,000 annual deaths. To no surprise, the pandemic and its effects exacer …
Digital Narcissism
By Barry Roche on 26 Feb 2026
The Rise of the Selfie and Dealing with Shameless Self-Promoters in the Workplace.
Conflict - The Secret to Successful Teams
By Barry Roche on 26 Feb 2026
Deloitte’s Global Human Capital Trends Report 2016, which reports the findings from a survey of more than 7,000 business leaders in 130 countries, showed that companies are placing a new emphasis on deconstructing their traditional hierarchical structures, “decentralizing authority, m …
About Hogan
By Barry Roche on 26 Feb 2026
In a data-driven world, personality assessments are people analytics. Personality drives human behavior, often in highly predictable ways. Hogan’s personality assessments were developed to evaluate all facets of personality — the bright side, the dark side, and the inside — and to pro …
4 Ways Companies Are Failing Their Middle Managers
By Barry Roche on 26 Feb 2026
Today, technology empowers small businesses to compete with the world’s corporate giants in the global marketplace, and social media allows public opinion to turn on a dime.
3 Ways to Seem Smarter
By Barry Roche on 26 Feb 2026
Intelligence is critical for getting ahead in your career. Businesses require their managers and executives to make critical decisions in an increasingly ambiguous and fast-paced environment. Without the required intellectual horsepower, you’re going to have a hard time getting the jo …
Psychometric Testing
By Barry Roche on 26 Feb 2026
Barry Roche introduces Hogans Assessment Psychometric Testing.
Corporate Programs
By Barry Roche on 26 Feb 2026
Barry Roche introduces the RSG Consulting's Corporate Programmes.
SME Programmes
By Barry Roche on 26 Feb 2026
Barry Roche introduces the RSG Consulting's SME Programmes.
What special qualities should leaders have?
By Barry Roche on 26 Feb 2026
Adrian Furnham discusses what special qualities leaders should have.
Trust & Betrayal
By Barry Roche on 26 Feb 2026
Integrity is the single most important characteristic of a good leader. However, as the past decade of scandal, corruption, and Congressional hearings proved, there are an alarming number of people in leadership roles who behave badly. What causes people to betray one another, and how …