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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?
July 13, 2022
Some jobs listed as work-from-home may not be entirely. How firms may be frustrating candidates.
July 8, 2022
The job market takes a dip. Plus, why workers are cutting their summer vacations short.
July 6, 2022
With the economy and layoffs on their minds, six in ten workers plan to take shorter vacations this year. Is that counterproductive?
It’s not an employer’s market… yet. Mixed data makes experts wonder if we're headed that way.
A stumbling economy is shifting the focus, but the Great Resignation still dominated the attention of executives in the first half of 2022.
Even seasoned attendees are a little rusty after staying away for two years.
Experts say some firms became too focused on employee arrangements and other distractions. How they are trying to move on.
June 29, 2022
Savvy leaders can use purpose as a means to transform their organizations, says best-selling author Daniel Goleman.
June 28, 2022
A weakening economy could decrease the number of promotions in 2022. How to get ahead.
Business travel hasn’t rebounded as many expected. Much like return-to-office plans, will efforts to return to
A new survey shows that the trust gap between firms and their customers keeps growing. Why that’s troubling in this economy.
Despite the signs of a slowing economy and growing worker jitters, some surprising corners of the job market are accelerating.
