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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.
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
AI and hiring cutbacks have quietly prompted one of the biggest resets in HR budgets in years. Could that be a mistake?
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
AI and hiring cutbacks have quietly prompted the largest reduction in HR budgets in years. Could that be a mistake?
April 15, 2026
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.
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?
In the latest disturbing trend for leaders, a growing number of workers are undermining or ignoring firms’ AI efforts.
Anyone who has ever had a job has found themselves in an awkward situation with a colleague or boss. Our experts share their advice.
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?
July 17, 2024
More than half of full-time employees are now juggling hybrid schedules with teammates and managers, adding complexity to schedules and processes.
July 16, 2024
Firms are pulling back on entry-level jobs and other roles for young workers. Will that create a long-term crisis?
A third of workers say they’re currently dealing with a toxic leader. But is quitting the right answer? Two experts discuss this perennial issue.
July 12, 2024
Why do a majority of UK managers get no training? Plus, how to network at conferences more effectively.
Employees are turning one-day holidays into weeklong vacations. Plus, how to make your networking at conferences more effective.
July 10, 2024
A new Korn Ferry survey shows that individual contributors are far less engaged than senior-level bosses.
Two-thirds of British managers receive no training before assuming their leadership role, a new study shows. One-third keep asking for it.
In-person conference attendance is expected to grow by 10% to 20% this year. How to maximize these great opportunities to expand your network.
July 9, 2024
Employees are turning one-day holidays into weeklong vacations, forcing firms to redefine yearly calendars.
More employees are quietly outsourcing all or parts of their jobs to other workers. Why leaders should be concerned.
Workforce turnover has dropped by a third, leaving employees trapped in roles they may not like. What’s a good leader to do?
July 8, 2024
New data shows half of HR professionals won’t discuss their own mental health at work. This may bode poorly for the nearly 2 in 5 US adults who were depressed last year.
