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Workplace AI: Is Resistance Futile?

In the latest disturbing trend for leaders, a growing number of workers are undermining or ignoring firms’ AI efforts.

This Week in Leadership (Apr 13- Apr 19)

What is considered ‘cheating’ when it comes to AI at work? Plus, how to turn global uncertainty into a potential career advantage.

Briefings Podcast: Hiring: The Great Mismatch

The new roles are there for the taking, but firms aren’t hiring because the skills aren’t there. How to solve the greatest talent imbalance in a generation.

April 15, 2026

Workplace AI: Is Resistance Futile?

In the latest disturbing trend for leaders, a growing number of workers are undermining or ignoring firms’ AI efforts.

April 15, 2026

5 Ways to Handle Awkward Work Situations

Anyone who has ever had a job has found themselves in an awkward situation with a colleague or boss. Our experts share their advice.

April 15, 2026

A Tough Global Message

Even if the Middle East conflict ended tomorrow, higher prices and shortages could continue through the year. How should leaders explain that to their stakeholders?

April 8, 2026

Pay Transparency: Britain and the EU on Divergent Routes

Workers are sending three million messages a day to ChatGPT about wages and compensation, intensifying negotiations.

April 8, 2026

Internships: The Only Way In?

More firms are offering internships this summer, but that creates a difficult decision for grads who are not finding work.

April 8, 2026

New Worker Woe: AI Impatience

According to a new study, a substantial number of AI users—nine out of ten—quickly abandon the tech when it frustrates them. Why that should worry leaders.

April 8, 2026

Are We Becoming Professionally Obsolete?

One-fifth of US workers think they will be phased out. Millions more think they’re never going to get a chance professionally. What can leaders do about ‘FOBO?’

April 7, 2026

5 Ways to ‘Read’ Your CEO

Got a boss who isn’t particularly transparent? Experts say there are other ways to glean the CEO’s intentions.

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March 24, 2026

No New Office, No RTO?

With office-building construction dropping by a third in three years, some companies may not be able to get stricter about RTO.

March 24, 2026

5 Questions to Ask a New Boss

With firms cutting back on managers, more workers are reporting to new people. How to get off on the right foot.

March 20, 2026

This Week in Leadership (Mar 16 - Mar 22)

Why many leaders are facing a costly choice for the first time. Plus, how to improve your job search.

March 18, 2026

5 Ways to Boost Your Job Search

It’s a frustrating job market in which AI is both an ally and an adversary. How to hone your quest for a new role in a new era.

March 17, 2026

‘I Want to be Founder!’ ‘No, I Do!’

The combination of layoffs, dim hiring prospects, and AI tools is leading to a boom in people starting new businesses. But it's a tough effort to succeed.

March 17, 2026

To Hedge or Not to Hedge

It’s a hidden drama: With oil and other commodity prices soaring, some leaders are deciding whether to lock in current prices, which could be either a great or a disastrous move.

March 17, 2026

Briefings Podcast: Is the Robot Revolution Here?

Robots might be poised for their own ChatGPT moment. But will leaders be ready?

March 16, 2026

Should AI Determine Your Pay?

A surprising two-thirds of job candidates favor firms that use AI instead of humans to determine pay. Why they think machines will be fairer.

March 16, 2026

Only Modest Pay Bumps for AI Skills

Despite the importance of such roles, AI-skilled workers are commanding only a 5% to 15% pay premium, a new Korn Ferry survey finds. Will this change?

March 11, 2026

CEO Messaging: It Matters

As geopolitical fighting continues, CEOs are getting drawn into the fray on earnings calls. Their words have a big impact on performance, a Korn Ferry study finds.

March 11, 2026

Briefings Podcast: CEO Speaks, People Listen

A new Korn Ferry study finds that how a CEO talks on earnings calls can lead to a 12% stock bump... or a 15% decline. What makes the difference?

March 11, 2026

5 Ways to Showcase Your Agility on the Job

Flexible, curious, and adaptive workers get promoted faster, but only 15% of them globally are particularly agile at work. How to get better so your boss notices.

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