This Week in Leadership (Mar 9 - Mar 15)

How the upcoming new EU rules on pay transparency are sending some leaders scrambling. Plus, how to showcase your agility on the job.

March 13, 2026

How the impending new EU rules on pay transparency are sending leaders scrambling. Plus, how AI could produce a case of "cruel optimism." Here are some recent articles by Korn Ferry's content team on leadership-related news.

EU Pay Transparency: The Countdown Begins

With a key deadline approaching for disclosing salary ranges, firms will need to overhaul pay plans to “have a good story to tell.”

CEO Messaging: It Matters

As geopolitical fighting continues, CEOs on earnings calls are getting drawn into the fray.  Their words impact performance, a Korn Ferry study finds.

Gen Zers: Losing Their Edge?

For hiring managers, a lack of strong people skills among younger workers is starting to outweigh digital acumen. Will older candidates step up?

5 Ways to Showcase Your Agility on the Job

Flexible, curious, and adaptive workers get promoted faster, but only 15% of them globally are particularly agile at work. How to get better so your boss notices.

How AI Could Produce ‘Cruel Optimism’

AI could be a fantastic tool, but best-selling author Dan Goleman worries that business leaders are expecting it to solve problems only humans can fix.