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Georgi Yankov, PhD, is a senior research scientist at Development Dimensions International (DDI), where he develops traditional tests and innovative simulations scored with machine learning algorithms. His expertise and publications are in the fields of computational psychometrics, machine learning and personality assessment. Georgi has previously worked at Hogan Assessment Systems in the USA and Giunti Psychometrics in Europe, as well as consulted multiple assessment start-ups on how to build and validate their tools. Georgi holds a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Sofia University, Bulgaria, as well as an MSc from Baruch College, CUNY and a PhD from Bowling Green State University, both in industrial-organisational psychology. Nikita Mikhailov is a London-based specialist in personality psychology. For over a decade, Nikita has worked in the field of psychometrics, helping develop assessments, qualifying people to use them and also applying the assessments for individuals, couples and teams to increase awareness and understanding of individual differences. His clients have included Fortune 500 companies in the areas of finance and banking as well companies in the transport, construction, FMCG, aerospace, pharmaceutical and tech startup industries. His mission is to share the goodness of psychology with a wider audience, be it through workshops, podcasts, writing or stand-up comedy.
The best introduction to personality psychology I have ever read. It is logically organised, very well-written, and scholarly without being pedantic. Best of all, it has a clear focus: it is intended to show readers how they can use data-based personality psychology to make sense out of themselves and their friends and family, and to use that information to improve their lives and their performance -- Robert Hogan, founder and president, Hogan Assessment Systems At last: a fun book on personality that is serious about its science. Absolute must-read for anyone interested in discovering the fascinating psychology of why people do what they do, as well as understanding who we are deep down -- Dr Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Psychologist, Author and Chief Innovation Officer, Manpower Group The best introduction to personality psychology I have ever read. It is logically organised, very well-written, and scholarly without being pedantic. Best of all, it has a clear focus: it is intended to show readers how they can use data-based personality psychology to make sense out of themselves and their friends and family, and to use that information to improve their lives and their performance -- Robert Hogan, founder and president, Hogan Assessment Systems
