CEO Speaks, People Listen
A new Korn Ferry study finds CEO earnings call speeches can lead to either 12% higher stock growth or 15% declines. We sit down with the study's author to find out what makes the difference.


Podcast Guest
Jamen Graves
Global Leader of CEO & Enterprise Leadership Development
Korn Ferry
Jamen Graves, Ph.D., is the Global Leader of CEO & Enterprise Leadership Development for Korn Ferry, based in the Firm’s San Francisco office and he co-leads the CEO and Enterprise Leadership Development practice globally.
Mr. Graves brings a breadth of experience to the Firm in the areas of CEO succession and development (e.g., Chief Executive Institute), executive onboarding and coaching, top team effectiveness, culture and organizational change. He works across a variety of industries and has deep expertise in technology, healthcare, retail, and media & entertainment.

Podcast Guest
Guangrong Dai
Senior Director of Research
Korn Ferry Institute
Guangrong Dai is a Senior Director of Intellectual Property Research for Korn Ferry, based in the firm’s Minneapolis office.
Mr. Dai conducts foundational and practical research in supporting the development of science-based talent management tools. Mr. Dai’s research touches a variety of talent management topic areas including competency modeling, employee engagement, high-potential assessment and identification, 360-degree feedback, leadership development, and cross-cultural human resources.












