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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.
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 4, 2025
The new reason executives are leaning hard on managers. Plus, companies are on a boomerang-hiring binge.
July 1, 2025
A remarkable 35% of new hires in March were returning former employees. Why are firms—and job seekers—looking to the past?
An organized movement not to spend a discretionary dime in July has retailers worried. How can firms walk these kinds of tightropes?
Nearly two-thirds of managers in the US and Europe are being asked to take a tougher stance on worker performance. Why the productivity push keeps growing.
Our consultants are pushing actionable reads on pressing business topics.
June 30, 2025
What happens when colleagues—or clients—keep bringing it up? Two experts discuss.
Best-selling author Dan Goleman explains why leaders must be especially attentive to how they are building—or breaking—trust.
June 27, 2025
An avalanche of job applications is overwhelming some organizations. Plus, the rush to install AI is overshadowing a slew of ordinary tech failures.
June 24, 2025
Job applications on LinkedIn have surged 45 percent in a year, overwhelming firms while frustrating candidates. What is the solution?
While companies are focused on AI, more prosaic failures continue to cost them trillions.
June 23, 2025
Poor chemistry, going off script, or bad vibes can derail an interview. Our experts share their advice for creating a better atmosphere.
The Iran conflict has increased geopolitical risk for firms. Why leaders, according to a new Korn Ferry survey, say this type of risk is the hardest to manage.
