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This Week in Leadership
Recent articles reported by our team on important business-news developments.
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?
June 24, 2022
The areas where the job market remains hot. Plus, why the rebound in business travel is experiencing delays.
Is the Great Resignation stalling? Plus, how to deal with a bad boss (in person).
June 22, 2022
Experts say the troubled economy is shifting the dynamic between employees and firms faster than anticipated. How much may change?
Handling difficult managers remotely is a challenge. In-person can be even tougher.
More organizations are offering employer-paid health-care premiums to attract and retain talent. Will it catch on, or fade?
June 16, 2022
The industry with the most CEO departures this year. Plus, how to get the most out of a midyear review.
June 15, 2022
Having been pushed to the brink during the pandemic, manufacturing CEOs are beginning to step down.
With the UK testing a shorter workweek, and trials set for other countries, momentum for 4-day workweeks is building. But is it enough to convince skeptical leaders?
June 14, 2022
Loss leaders are gaining steam as inflation continues to rise.
June 10, 2022
Are half-empty offices the new normal? Plus, preparing for layoffs, just in case.
June 8, 2022
A new study finds employees become 10% less productive if they know that their peers are making more, but are more productive if their managers are being paid well.
Despite strong hiring now, some firms are quietly preparing for that possibility.
