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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 3, 2023
Why worker burnout is showing up in nearly every industry. Plus, Gen Zers are turning to an unexpected place for career advice.
How the UK is becoming the leader in using virtual reality for corporate training. Plus, there's an unexpected place young workers are turning to for career advice.
November 1, 2023
There are almost 58,000 AI firms globally. But how does a company know which tool they can trust? A pair of AI experts on this mounting dilemma.
The use of virtual training in the UK has jumped 24% in a year. Is the world ready to move from on-site training to headset training from anywhere?
We’re less than two months from the year-end holidays. But as performance-review time nears, experts say workers can’t let up quite yet.
Three-quarters of Gen Zers are getting career advice from social media, instead of on the job. Is this a wake-up call for leaders?
Having company data hacked is now the number-one concern for the C-suite. We take a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the firms trying to get stolen corporate data back.
October 31, 2023
Pharmacists across the US walked out this week after claiming burnout. How leaders in that sector—and others—can address what’s become a new workforce epidemic.
October 30, 2023
Six in ten leaders say their weakest skills are in conflict management, especially as more people return to the office. Do bosses get any training?
October 27, 2023
Why talking more about pay has been messy for many leaders. Plus, should companies emulate the NBA when it comes to managing star performers?
October 25, 2023
In the first half 2023, CEO turnover hit a new high—and it’s showing no signs of slowing down. It’s a potentially massive disruption to firms, but few can really explain it.
October 24, 2023
These days, a promotion alone may not be the best way to find a high-paying and rewarding job. How a career lattice works.
