By Topic
By Role
Korn Ferry Institute
Thought leadership, research and data to unlock your organization’s potential.
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 End of the ‘One Last Move’ Mindset
Six in ten senior executives don’t plan to change roles anytime soon—a fivefold spike from just a year ago. Are they giving up on their final work goals?
The New AI Cost Crisis
With AI firms hiking prices, some companies are quickly capping their usage of the tech. How much will that slow down its adoption?
Unemployed? Blame Remote Work
Could remote work be a bigger factor than AI in the severe employment issues recent grads are facing?
June 17, 2026
June 16, 2026
The 2028 Summer Olympics are taking an approach to ticket sales similar to the World Cup's, but are off to a stronger start. Why subtle pricing tactics matter.
Managing competition at work is a struggle for employees who have an office nemesis.
June 15, 2026
Best-selling author Dan Goleman says that technological progress is only possible when people trust their leaders.
June 10, 2026
Why companies have become more aggressive both about spending and hiring. 'It's opening up.'
AI that can read people’s emotions is showing up in places employees may not expect. Could monitoring employees be going too far?
December 3, 2024
The end-of-year sprint is back. Here’s how to avoid the fate of the nearly half of workers who logged hours over the holidays last year.
December 2, 2024
Leaders usually put out a message before the New Year, but sometimes they botch it. Why the stakes are even higher this year.
Corporations and leaders are facing increasingly high levels of aggression from customers, employees, and investors. Have firms brought it on themselves?
November 25, 2024
With cumulative inflation over 15% since 2021, many employees are asking for pay increases next year—a process that experts say should start now.
Some challenges are far from burdensome. They’re desirable, says best-selling author Dan Goleman.
A combination of workers extending their holiday with an already short season might stymie firms’ pursuit of their year-end goals.
November 24, 2024
With holiday sales expected to rise just 3% over last year, retailers are pulling out all the stops, including redefining Black Friday.
November 20, 2024
US firms spent nearly $102 billion on employee training last year, yet seven in 10 leaders worry about a skills gap. A panel of experts explores what’s wrong with today’s training programs.
As generative AI surges into the workplace, six in ten firms plan to automate roles now held by humans. Make sure yours isn’t one of them.
Promotion rates are down 23% in two years, to roughly one employee in 10. How can firms motivate the disappointed?
Sitting on a record $3.8 trillion in cash, firms that were waiting for the US elections are poised for record dealmaking. Will that mean more layoffs, or more hiring?
