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This Week in Leadership
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Briefings Magazine
Our national magazine featuring long and short form features. Plus, a regular podcast diving into leadership issues.
Briefings for the Boardroom
Our look at pressing problems and solutions for board directors.
Perspectives
Engaging articles centered on business issues our clients have tackled.
Special Edition
Weekly leadership messages from our CEO Gary Burnison, capturing the mood and the moment with storytelling and insights.
The Graying Corner Office
New data says the average CEO age is now a decade older from 2000. Will younger generations miss out on the top role?
Financial Forecasting: Why It’s Getting Cloudy
Companies are reporting earnings that are beating analysts’ estimates by a wide margin. Why isn’t financial forecasting getting more accurate?
5 Red Flags You’ve Been Set Up to Fail
Underfunding, no real authority, vague goals: Managers can walk into traps with no hope of success. How to spot them.
April 29, 2026
A surprising 96 percent of companies now hold off-site employee events. What is making them so popular, and are they worth it?
April 28, 2026
Sixty-one percent of employees are ‘languishing’ as a tough job market and looming tech brings a loss in purpose.
Open floor plans correlate with 67% higher incidence of bullying, according to a new study. What’s an office manager to do?
Two in five white collar workers who changed jobs at year-end took pay cuts of more than 10%. After the big raises of the past, are firms seeking a ‘salary recovery?’
April 24, 2026
New research suggests workers are starting weekends sooner and sooner. Should leaders be frustrated?
October 4, 2022
Experts fear that having to implement RTO policies might be the last straw for many midlevel supervisors.
October 3, 2022
Best-selling author Dan Goleman says a proposed climate-reporting regulation may help firms reimagine business around a common purpose.
Why remote workers fear they are at the top of the layoff list. Plus, middle managers are getting squeezed by hybrid work schedules.
September 30, 2022
The rapidly-rising value of the US dollar is creating a leadership dilemma. Plus, why most efforts to produce more women leaders still need work.
September 28, 2022
Return-to-office pushes can create bad blood between remote and in-office employees if policies aren’t set well.
With the dollar at its strongest level in 20 years, US-based companies selling a lot of goods abroad could be headed for more financial pain.
September 27, 2022
How employees can remind their bosses—and colleagues—that they’re doing great work.
September 26, 2022
A large US bank offers a sabbatical program to tenured workers. Will the benefit gain new momentum as a way to retain talent?
September 22, 2022
Bosses may be favoring—consciously or otherwise—workers back in the office. Plus, how to get stalled projects back on track.
September 21, 2022
A new survey suggests that the number of
Companies are trying to “thaw into action” on inflation. Some of the best steps taken so far.
September 20, 2022
Best-selling author Daniel Goleman highlights how the founder of Patagonia may be setting the tone for a new wave of purpose-driven entrepreneurs.
