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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 7, 2017
Keep your disruptive impulses in check, writes Emotional Intelligence expert Daniel Goleman. Second in a series.
May 17, 2017
Emotional Intelligence expert Daniel Goleman explains the connection between your emotions and your ability to lead. First in a series.
March 1, 2017
Daniel Goleman shows how having a strong emotional intelligence can help navigate difficult situations.
May 10, 2016
A gender pay gap exists — just not in the way conventional wisdom holds.
February 19, 2016
Since 1997, the Hay Group division of Korn Ferry has partnered with FORTUNE magazine to identify and rank the World's Most Admired Companies.
January 27, 2016
Optimizing diversity by leveraging the power of inclusion.
June 10, 2015
Acting increasingly as both legal and business advisors to CEOs, general counsel draw upon broader industry knowledge and a wider skill set. KF Exec. Search.
May 4, 2015
A succession plan is only effective when supported by methods to accurately identify leadership potential. Our global succession survey analyzed
January 28, 2015
Here's how and why you should tell individuals that they are designated as high-potential leaders.
January 14, 2015
April 22, 2014
What distinguishes today’s workforce? How does it differ demographically and behaviorally from workforces in the past?
October 8, 2013
Learn the seven signs that make identifying high potential employees easy.
