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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.
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?
December 18, 2023
A new survey shows that nearly all leaders want workers in the office at least one day a week. Will fully remote be a thing of the recent past?
Our consultants plan to hunker down with deep reads on business topics.
December 15, 2023
How UK firms can adjust in a tough economy. Plus, how to move your way into management.
How to motivate employees when it's this close to the end of the year. Plus, Korn Ferry's best articles of 2023.
Why the UK is facing a triple whammy at the end of the year. Plus, Korn Ferry's best articles of 2023.
December 13, 2023
A Brazilian city unwittingly passed a law written by ChatGPT, highlighting the debate over whether workers need to disclose when they use the high-profile tools.
How retail leaders are addressing a peak-season dilemma.
Two-thirds of workers say they've checked out for the year, creating a challenge for leaders.
It’s common at this time of year for projects to get put off. Career-minded workers are thinking ahead to 2024.
Strikes, snow, and the flu are creating unusual disruptions at a key time for businesses.
December 12, 2023
From ChatGPT to a CEO exodus, the news in 2023 provided unprecedented challenges to corporate leaders. Here are nine of our top articles of the year.
In 2023 more than one-third of firms gave employees a promotion without an accompanying pay raise. The pros and cons of “dry promotions” for firms and workers alike.
