Do I need a specific reason for a HOGAN assessment?

Having a specific issue in mind is helpful, but not essential. HOGAN can be used both to address a specific issue and to provide a general assessment of your current position in terms of leadership and career development.

Is the debriefing solely about interpreting the results?

No. The debriefing is not about a formulaic interpretation, but rather a joint reflection on what the results mean in your specific situation. HOGAN provides the structure and the language; the actual meaning emerges from the context of your experience, role and specific questions.

What sets HOGAN apart from other personality tests?

HOGAN is specifically designed for the workplace and combines three perspectives: everyday behaviour, patterns under pressure, and motives and values. Particular emphasis is placed on reputation – that is, how behaviour is perceived by others – a key aspect of leadership and collaboration.

Is a single debriefing enough?

A debriefing can already provide valuable insights. However, lasting change is often achieved more easily if it is followed by further coaching sessions, during which new perspectives and behaviours are tested, reflected upon and adjusted in everyday life.

Can HOGAN also be used in team or organisational development processes?

Yes. HOGAN can be effectively integrated into team, talent or leadership programmes. Depending on the specific requirements, individual assessments can be combined with workshops, development reviews or further coaching.

Executive Assessment

HOGAN Assessments in Executive Coaching

Understanding personality in a professional context in a nuanced way

HOGAN Assessments mit Peter Ammann

Understanding personality more clearly in the workplace

HOGAN Assessments offer a well-founded way to understand personality patterns in the workplace more clearly. They make visible how you are likely to show up in everyday work, which tendencies may come to the fore under pressure and which motives shape your leadership and decision-making.

In my executive coaching, I do not use HOGAN as an isolated test, but as the basis for a deeper process of reflection and development. The focus is on how these patterns show up in leadership, collaboration, communication and change – and what this means for your next steps.

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What HOGAN can make visible

HOGAN is a research-based personality assessment system designed specifically for the workplace. It helps people understand their impact more clearly, not only from the inside, but also in terms of how others may experience their behaviour and leadership style.

For leaders and experienced professionals, this creates a reflective space in which self-image, external perception and role demands can be brought into a more conscious relationship.

HOGAN Assessment with HPI, HDS, and MVPI for executives. Includes debriefing and coaching on personality, impact, and development.

HPI, HDS und MVPI

The three perspectives of HOGAN

HPI – strengths in everyday working life

The Hogan Personality Inventory describes patterns of behaviour that typically show up in normal working life. It offers insight into how you usually collaborate, take responsibility, communicate, lead and perform.

HDS – patterns under pressure

The Hogan Development Survey highlights tendencies that can emerge more strongly under stress, uncertainty or high demands. In coaching, these patterns are especially valuable because they often explain repeated tensions, misunderstandings or a loss of effectiveness.

For people with a lot of responsibility in particular, this focus on potential risk patterns can help them identify blind spots at an earlier stage and manage stress more effectively.

MVPI – motives, values and preferences

The Motives, Values & Preferences Inventory focuses on what drives you internally: your values, interests and preferences. This perspective helps clarify which environments and cultures feel aligned, what gives you energy and which deeper motives shape your decisions and leadership behaviour.

This is particularly important in executive coaching, where the focus is not only on behaviour but also on motivation, a sense of purpose and cultural fit.

When HOGAN is especially useful in coaching

HOGAN can provide a valuable basis for coaching and development in many situations, for example when you want to reflect your leadership impact, prepare for a new role, understand recurring patterns in collaboration, explore stress-related tendencies or clarify your values in times of career transition.

HOGAN is also ideal if you are looking for a confidential, professionally supported space for reflection outside your organisation, or if you wish to develop more robust development processes within leadership programmes and organisational contexts.

Be more mindful of your impact as a leader.
Preparing for a new role or greater responsibility.
Understanding recurring patterns in collaboration and conflict.
Identify your own stress and risk patterns at an early stage.
Clarifying values, motivations and career choices.
To provide a sound diagnostic basis for leadership or HR processes.

How I work with HOGAN

I work with HOGAN within a framework that is both clearly structured and process-oriented. The goal is not to assign a quick label, but to gain a nuanced understanding of your personality in the professional context — and the specific implications for leadership, collaboration, and development.

Typical procedure:

Clarifying your focus – We explore your situation, your questions and your goals and decide together which HOGAN instruments make sense.
Completing the assessments – You complete the selected questionnaires online and receive the relevant reports
Personal debriefing – We review the results in depth in relation to your role, environment and experience.
Developmental implications – Together we identify key themes, developmental edges and practical next steps.
Further coaching – If useful, I support you in translating insight into action and sustainable change.

Who this offer is for

This offer is for people who carry responsibility in professional contexts, especially leaders, entrepreneurs, senior professionals and high potentials. HOGAN is particularly valuable if you want to shape your role with more awareness, clarity about your impact and greater inner alignment.

Similarly, HOGAN can provide a valuable foundation if you are at a turning point: before taking the next step in your career, following a particularly demanding period, or when recurring issues in leadership and collaboration become more apparent.

FAQ

FAQ about HOGAN

Next steps

If you would like to explore whether a HOGAN assessment would be useful in your current situation, we can clarify this in a non-binding initial conversation. The aim is to understand your questions, expectations and context and to find an approach that fits you well.

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