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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?
November 17, 2023
How banning work-experience requirements from job listings could change hiring. Plus, what to do when you feel over-worked.
More than one-third of employees say office soirees are a “waste of time.” What leaders pushing for a more-engaging corporate culture can do to make workplace revelries more inspiring.
November 15, 2023
Post-Thanksgiving, leaders often fail to realize that more mishaps than usual occur just as 2023 deadlines approach.
Companies plan to disclose more information about pay practices, but are they ready for all of the inevitable follow-up queries from workers?
Despite glowing job reviews, hiring managers still favor younger applicants, a new report shows.
November 14, 2023
Only about a third of women are using AI at work or at home, less than men. Can leaders reduce an important tech gap?
Workers across industries are still reporting elevated levels of burnout and stress from being overworked.
November 10, 2023
How did employees become much more productive so quickly? Plus, what you should do if your management responsibilities are taken away.
November 8, 2023
Amid restructurings, many managers are ending up without direct reports. How to handle the transition.
New data shows productivity is surging in the US. What’s behind employees getting far more efficient.
November 7, 2023
Data shows that 44% of employees have thought about quitting during holiday break. Will they this year?
November 6, 2023
Dan Goleman argues that there might be a better incentive to use than either money or promotions to keep high-potential employees.
