Hogan Development Survey The Dark Side of personality that we mask until pressure starts to overwhelm us

The Hogan Development Survey is based upon research into the derailment of managers. It is a unique instrument for examining The Dark Side of our personality, - the way almost all of us will exhibit extreme behaviour in reaction to certain situations.

Most people will display extreme behaviours on occasions - usually in reaction to particularly stressful situations. Only 11% of people who have completed a Hogan Development Survey have failed to display an extreme aspect of personality. For most of the time we exhibit normal behaviour, - as described by our Bright Side profile. However it is the few (possibly very rare) occasions that we exhibit our Dark Side behaviour, which has a very high negative impact on our performance in work, our social interactions, and indeed our general sense of well being.

Often our Dark Side or extreme behaviour responses can be very different, ocassionally even opposite to our Bright Side or normal behavioural responses. However, it is often our responses under pressure, rather than every day behaviour we are remembered for. Furthermore, people are often unaware of the dark tendencies they display when under pressure. Examining our potential Dark Side characteristics, to consider how we can best manage the impact on others and ourselves, is immensely rewarding from both a professional and personal point of view.