The Science of Personality Podcast
Sep 15, 2026 · 54 min · 12 segments
In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Blake and special cohost *and* guest, Jackie Sahm, talk about the things we get wrong about people. Jackie has spent her entire career at Hogan…
Jackie SahmGuestBlake LeppHost
If we could influence the, the dialogue around leadership and, you know, be a part of the zeitgeist that defines a new, a new leadership paradigm, and we could even just move the needle a tiny percent and make sure that, you know, let's say five percent more good people make it into the running, I think that's, that's progress.
Personality psychology is about the nature of human nature.
It's about people, and wouldn't that be useful to know?
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If we could influence the, the dialogue around leadership and, you know, be a part of the zeitgeist that defines a new, a new leadership paradigm, and we could even just move the needle a tiny percent and make sure that, you know, let's say five percent more good people make it into the running, I think that's, that's progress.
Personality psychology is about the nature of human nature.
It's about people, and wouldn't that be useful to know?