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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?
June 7, 2022
Experts worry that moving supply chains to ally countries can backfire. Why purpose-driven steps can be complex.
June 6, 2022
Fewer than half of offices have been occupied for a long stretch now, making some leaders worry that return-to-office plans have lost steam.
June 3, 2022
Wage growth is slowing, maybe. Plus, there's a shortage of bosses. Really.
June 1, 2022
Becoming a purpose-driven organization requires leaders to embrace a positive attitude, says best-selling author Daniel Goleman.
Some firms are suddenly stuck with billions of dollars’ worth of goods they can’t sell—yet another lesson for corporate leaders on the challenge of anticipating demand.
For the first time in a year, wage growth is slowing. But experts aren’t sure if the bidding wars are over.
May 31, 2022
The pandemic, along with digital transformation, has created a shortage of frontline managers. What big firms are doing about it.
May 27, 2022
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May 25, 2022
As summer-Fridays season starts and more firms offer flexible scheduling, doing more with less time has become invaluable.
For the first time, managers are overseeing both summer vacations and back-to-office schedules, a situation that’s sowing confusion.
Eager to attract talent, some organizations are having houses built for new recruits. Can an organization be both a good employer and a good landlord?
A café on the French Riviera one month. A condo in New York the next. How to be productive without being tied to one place.
