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This Week in Leadership
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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.
One Step Forward?
Why companies have become more aggressive both about spending and hiring. 'It's opening up.'
AI Is Reading Your Emotions… at Work
AI that can read people’s emotions is showing up in places employees may not expect. Could monitoring employees be going too far?
The UK’s Boomer Quagmire
Older workers are dropping out of the workforce at a sharp rate. Why that should worry corporate leaders.
June 10, 2026
June 9, 2026
Health insurance companies are leaving a key marketplace in droves. Will part-time workers and contractors run for the hills?
What is dark empathy, and is your manager guilty of it? We check into some little-known but important lapses in management.
More firms are asking employees to both manage teams and be a colleague. Here’s how to handle the dual role.
June 8, 2026
June 3, 2026
A recent report finds that the World Cup—starting next week—will cost at least $4.5 billion in lost productivity. What other events are sidelining workers?
The major AI companies have recently raised user prices significantly. Will that impact how much businesses use them?
July 16, 2025
Savvy workers are “vibe coding” with AI to create some cool, productive tools. Should firms and leaders be concerned, or should they use vibe coding to gain an edge with competitors?
July 15, 2025
Workers remain nervous about losing jobs, but many firms continue to say humans will partner with AI.
Sixty-one percent of consumers say that they are already trading down from name brands, and firms are hurrying to stanch the bleeding.
Even the most qualified candidates can blow a job interview with an obsolete reference or old-school webcam. Here’s what not to do.
July 14, 2025
New data shows a spike in work meetings after 8 PM. Does the trend reflect a “crisis mode” at firms today?
July 11, 2025
Why some UK leaders are wary of a resurgence in corporate M&A. Plus, should companies pay employees a bonus to learn AI skills?
The time it takes to find a new job is lengthening. Plus, should companies pay employees a bonus to learn AI skills?
July 8, 2025
Almost one quarter of unemployed people remain jobless after six months, near a post-pandemic high. Are current hiring practices contributing to their time on the sidelines?
Having a parent who’s an expert in the job market pays off in spades.
A third of packages have grown smaller since the pandemic, and another downshift is underway. Why this can be a risky move.
A new heyday for pay emerges as firms pay double for field experts who are also pros at AI. How high will the bidding go?
July 7, 2025
More than half of UK firms say they expect merger activity to pick up soon. But will HR departments be ready?
