Developing Leaders

Spotting employees with high leadership potential is a difficult challenge when you only ever see them through a screen. Try these tips to find leaders remotely.

Discover best practices and emerging trends in Board assessments in our 2023 survey report on the State of Board Evaluation in the U.S.

Explore effective approaches for successful talent management with our assessment and succession planning solutions.

Only 30% of top performers have high leadership potential—and it’s probably not the employees you expect. Use these tips to identify future leaders.

The organizations with the strongest growth and highest returns are the ones that empower employees to reach their highest potential.

Your next CEO will need to navigate ambiguity, show vulnerability and lead with curiosity and conviction. Here’s how to cultivate those traits from within.

Discover three ways that courageous CEOs adopt a winning mindset in order to make bold decisions for long-term success.

Address stakeholder concerns about partnering with an assessment and succession solution provider and pave the way for leadership pipeline success.

Address complex leadership succession challenges using proven strategies to fortify your leadership pipeline.

Explore the essential questions to ask about assessment and succession planning and address your leadership pipeline effectively with the right partner.

In this 2023-2024 guide, Korn Ferry summarizes pay trends and practice among FTSE All‑Share companies: the FTSE 100, FTSE 250 and FTSE SmallCap indices.

Download our report to find out how leaders within digital businesses can evolve and scale in today's changing landscape.

Planning for the long-term will help you run your business better today and ensure you leave a strong leadership legacy in the future.

How to build a leadership pipeline at all levels in your organization so that outstanding C-suite candidates are always close at hand.

When your CEO resigns, will you be ready? The new approach to CEO succession planning–progression planning–will considerably increase your odds.

Are your leaders equipped to manage performance today and change for tomorrow? We share six ways Asia-Pacific organizations are developing agility from within.

Building an organization that thrives during significant change is what separates the most successful leaders from those with businesses that falter.

The stronger your emotional connection with your people is, the better placed you'll be to have them pulling behind you.

Find out about the changing profile of a successful CEO, what tomorrow’s CEOs look like, and their differentiating qualities.

With the SEC finalizing new cybersecurity rules for US firms, could Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) be nabbing the next open seat in the boardroom?

Make sure your communications bring people with you.

What’s the answer to driving change and maintaining performance? We share six key shifts for leaders to embrace change and lead with confidence.

Coming out of the pandemic, Korn Ferry helped global minerals business Imerys accelerate past challenges to drive impact with their leadership program—and set a shining example for other organizations.

One of Korn Ferry's expert executive recruiters provides 5 traits that are consistently found in a great leader.

Explore the unique challenges of climate funds and how their success can be ensured through a leadership team with diverse skills and competencies.

With more possible headwinds on the horizon, how can leaders best inspire their workforce?

Understand what CEOs expect from procurement and supply chain executives and the skills needed to be successful in private equity.

A new Korn Ferry study finds some revealing name changes that board committees are making to reflect a new business focus.

A new Korn Ferry study on the state of today's supply chains examines a series of disruptions that have created a need for new talent — and skills.

In 2022, the UK retail sector experienced an unprecedented surge in CEO changes. Read our 11 Annual CEO Tracker report to find out more.

Korn Ferry’s Jane Edison Stevenson says the growing importance of HR pros has turned many into alter egos for CEOs—and even candidates for directorships.

In a state of global permacrisis, leaders need to take risks in the face of the unknown. That takes courage – a skill that doesn’t always come naturally.

A summary of pay trends and practice among FTSE All-Share companies, which includes the FTSE 100, 250 and SmallCap indices.

3 ways to emphasize the human dimension and focus on your people amid digital transformation

A new Korn Ferry study shows more boards are doing independent evaluations. But fewer than a quarter of them are disclosing any changes made.

Everything you need to know about the enhanced executive pay disclosure and reporting complexity.

This is a new book for anyone who wants to get ahead in their career.

Discover how choosing the right coaching service provider can drive the performance of both your leaders’ aspirations and organization’s goals.

In a recent panel discussion, Korn Ferry experts gathered to discuss how leaders can navigate through today’s shifting (and contradictory) business world.

Employee coaching at scale can be a catalyst for behaviors that change cultures in order attract and retain the best workers.

Work is changing and navigating careers is becoming more challenging. Discover how employees can manage the path ahead.

Connected coaching brings together the expertise of coaches, scalability of technology and business insights generated by data to create more impact.

Discover how connected coaching offers the strategic alignment needed to ignite real transformation across your organization.

Leaders who have awareness of self and others make the most impact across the business enterprise. Learn how you can begin practicing mindful leadership.

Enterprise leaders use a leadership purpose mindset. Let go of your assumptions about purpose to learn how it can enhance your organization's performance.

Connecting individual and business goals in an enterprise-wide coaching strategy first requires identifying which team members can set change in motion.

Becoming a more inclusive leader is easier said than done. Learn the 4 steps you can take to develop a more inclusive mindset today.

Coaching at scale in today's workplace is crucial - using connected coaching can help to create momentum and accelerate organizational change.

To succeed in today’s complex market, CEOs must look beyond their own company and focus on shaping the business ecosystem in which their company operates.

Korn Ferry shares how today's business leaders can use integrative thinking to balance competing priorities and create impact within their organization.

There are several ways that leaders practice courage daily within their role – here are the next steps to take.

The role of boards in a digital transformation journey for health systems is critical to ensure strategic alignment across the organization.

Korn Ferry's 2022 Ireland Board Index is a comprehensive review and analysis of board composition and governance practice of Ireland’s listed companies

Korn Ferry interviewed leading CDOs and CDAOs from organizations around the world to learn more about the role’s rapid evolution

Former Novartis CHRO Steven Baert talks how Korn Ferry's leadership development programs have elevated his leaders to new heights.

To excel, sports organizations need a new breed of leader. They need leaders in sports with skills that include emotional intelligence and adaptability.

Korn Ferry provides insight and perspective on what it takes to lead in a world where software defines and disrupts all aspects of business.

Korn Ferry and Cleveland Clinic are working together to help healthcare leaders innovate, inspire and include

To face complex challenges and reach lofty goals, executives must use enterprise leadership, interweaving multiple pathways into a cohesive journey.

Today's healthcare organizations need board members who are ready and able to face a world of new challenges. Each member plays a vital role in fulfilling the strategic imperatives of their organization — but this mission is neither fast nor simple.

Organizations need a new type of leader; one who can bridge the gap between perform and transform. We call these people the Enterprise Leaders.

Learn the 5 mindsets and the 4 capabilities of enterprise leadership.

To solve three key challenges facing organizations today and thrive through disruption, executives must embrace a new form of leadership: Enterprise Leadership.

Executive Leaders can evolve into Enterprise Leadership with sophisticated assessment, development, coaching, mentoring, and stretch experiences.

Enterprise Leaders are agile, transformative, and value-creating, but why are there so few of them? Read our feature in "Raconteur a special B2B report".

Today’s leaders are being asked to simultaneously run the business and change the business. But Korn Ferry research shows that only 14% of leaders have what it takes.

Korn Ferry recently researched the current state of play among U.S. public companies when it comes to their board evaluation practices in 2021. After review of 236 companies, we gathered valuable insights about board evaluation.

The Five Graces of Life and Leadership captures the insights, imagery and emotions of the human side of leadership required in the new world of work.

We recently interviewed CEOs, presidents & chair level leaders throughout the global media sector - discussing changing trends & effective leadership during uncertain times.

Principal Consultant Justin Carlson talks coaching leaders on improving their outside-in leadership perspectives.

Senior Client Partner Lesley Uren talks the importance of courage and feedback in driving human-centric performance as a leader.

CEO & Leadership Development Global Lead Kevin Cashman talks creating value as a leader in today's world by being open, vulnerable, and agile.

Associate Principal Anesu Mandisodza talks leadership and the importance of culture and collaboration to effectively enable teams to thrive.

Organizations must evolve with the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) span of responsibility and cultivate a variety of soft skills to complement the CISO’s technical expertise.

Our research shows a clear connection between emotional intelligence and leadership style effectiveness. Leaders with greater emotional intelligence foster better work climates and have higher employee engagement.

If you’re a new CFO, your first priorities should be knowing your leadership style and purpose, assessing and building your team and forging relationships.

In a recent article published by Business Insider, Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison explains why it's up to leaders to model a new way forward.

The Aspen Institute’s Business and Society Program discusses fair executive pay, joined by Don Lowman.

In a recent article published by Business Insider, Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison explains why it's up to leaders to model a new way forward.

For L’Oréal to stay No. 1, its CHRO, Jean-Claude Le Grand, believes the key is what it always has been in its 114-year-old history: its people.

With uncommon qualities and characteristics, these future-ready leaders will drive organizations to adapt, collaborate, and excel in disruptive times.