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The New Survival Strategy: More Meetings

As mid-career office workers strive to keep their jobs, they’re homing in on the one arena where human skills still reign supreme: meetings.

Welcome to the Sunday Job Interview

With their pick of candidates, some firms are asking for Sunday interviews or extending ‘work trials.’ What’s next?

6 Ways to Handle Decision Fatigue

Managing all the back-and-forth business shifts going on right now can take its toll.

April 21, 2026

The Sharp Squeeze on Britain’s HR Budgets

AI and hiring cutbacks have quietly prompted one of the biggest resets in HR budgets in years. Could that be a mistake?

April 21, 2026

The AI Is Emotionally Self-Aware. Is the Boss?

Best-selling author Dan Goleman says new AI models are being trained in an emotional-intelligence skill that many leaders can’t—or won’t—master.

April 20, 2026

The Sharp Slicing of HR Budgets

AI and hiring cutbacks have quietly prompted the largest reduction in HR budgets in years. Could that be a mistake?

April 15, 2026

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

I’ll Take ‘Your Training is Obsolete’ for $200

Be it Jeopardy! or other game shows, experts are raising a question for corporate leaders: Will AI make studying easier, but not promote real learning?

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?

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May 23, 2025

This Week in Leadership (May 19 - May 25)

The career dangers of unplugging during vacation. Plus, how to navigate the new era of job hiring.

May 21, 2025

Briefings Podcast #49: The New Era of Job Hiring

In this new job and trade market, getting networking right has become a lot harder. We talk to an expert with 3 million LinkedIn followers.

May 20, 2025

Corporate Babble: Phrases Leaders Tend to Overuse

In stressful times like the present, business leaders tend to lean on clichés and platitudes aimed at comforting employees. But workers often see different meanings.

May 20, 2025

Unplug at Your Own Peril

A new study finds managers think employees who set boundaries outside of the office are less committed and less promotable. What that means for work-life balance and career advancement.

May 20, 2025

Board Focus: Dealmaking Amid Tariffs

Even in a slow M&A year, boards are reviewing deals that can spur growth.

May 19, 2025

Don’t Forget Creativity Training

Best-selling author Daniel Goleman argues that, in the rush to develop AI-related skills, organizations shouldn’t overlook training people to be innovative.

May 16, 2025

This Week in Leadership (May 12 - May 18)

The return of a controversial way to evaluate employees. Plus, career advice for people in their 30s and 40s.

May 14, 2025

Career Advice for Your 30s and 40s

Feeling stuck or stymied? Here are actions to take to move over, out, and up.

May 13, 2025

Are ‘Rank and Yank’ Performance Reviews Making a Comeback?

Some Silicon Valley firms have turned to a controversial performance-review system that rewards and removes workers based on rankings. Will other firms follow?

May 13, 2025

The Industry That Can’t Afford Innovation

A new Korn Ferry survey finds that zero percent of healthcare executives believe their health systems are on the cutting edge of innovation. What’s holding them back?

May 13, 2025

Why Young Professionals—and Grads—Are Struggling

Just as graduation season peaks, the unemployment rate for Americans aged 20 to 24 has jumped. New corporate hiring strategies and the young workers themselves may be to blame.

May 9, 2025

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