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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.
What Really Matters in an Interview
Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison highlights what job seekers must get across when they meet with potential employers.
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.
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?
January 2, 2024
Best-selling author Dan Goleman lays out the reasons why business leaders should lean into using one of the most powerful motivating factors humans know.
More firms are now posting salary ranges, but many are still not prepared for the awkward questions they are getting from workers.
January 1, 2024
New data indicates the health of Americans is declining. Why firms need to pay attention.
December 28, 2023
The corporate world puts its foot down about return-to-office. But remote workers are still fighting.
Every year is different for those at the top. We looked at how leaders grappled with change this year.
Despite its unprecedented growth, AI still remained a mystery for many firms. We covered the ups and downs of a true business boom.
There are no longer 12 million open roles. We chronicled how job hunters are still progressing.
Catch up with the Essentials, Korn Ferry's end-of-year review of the biggest questions leaders faced in 2023.
Firms struggled with how best to pay and hire people in 2023, not to mention a slew of other HR issues.
December 22, 2023
Why many leaders want to put an end to fully remote jobs. Plus, how to really power down during the holidays.
December 19, 2023
Many professionals are pretty bad at taking time off. Here’s how to make the most of a few days away from work.
December 18, 2023
The recent stock-market boom is boosting stock options for tech executives who have them. Is that creating productivity and retention problems for leaders?
