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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?
August 9, 2022
The Lionesses’ triumph shows that success takes time, the right mindset, and the right leaders.
How to stand apart in the face of a potential recession.
August 8, 2022
In a bid to increase diversity, nearly three-quarters of S&P 500 firms have instituted age limits for board directors. But is a mandatory retirement age fair to older directors?
August 5, 2022
Why leaders need to learn about the phrase
August 3, 2022
A new viral video has many young people wondering whether they are putting too much effort into work. Why leaders should be worried.
As with a president, how new employees show up during the first 100 days can be critical. Some key steps to distinguish yourself.
August 2, 2022
Who will keep their jobs in a market downturn?
August 1, 2022
Best-selling author Daniel Goleman argues why it's essential for leaders to connect the contributions of individual employees to a collective purpose.
Many firms give employees a break in August, but a looming recession has at least some pushing for more productivity out of workers.
July 29, 2022
The summer's heat wave brings with it a new, and potentially permanent, leadership challenge. Plus, how to avoid getting laid off.
July 27, 2022
No strategy is perfect, but there are ways to make yourself more secure as the economy cools.
With a lot of bad news surrounding the business world, many Korn Ferry experts are looking for distractions as a means to recharge.
