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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 23, 2026
In such a tough job market, more workers are taking any job they can find—regardless of their interest in it. How that can corrode a firm’s culture and mission.
April 22, 2026
With their pick of candidates, some firms are asking for Sunday interviews or extending ‘work trials.’ What’s next?
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.
October 17, 2023
Making a lifestyle choice to block out social media and other distractions could help worker productivity. But it could also create other issues.
Loneliness has already been labeled an epidemic, and the upcoming holiday season presents risks of further isolation. How to build work friendships.
October 13, 2023
Why are employees losing confidence in their employers? Plus, what leaders should—and shouldn't—say when a war breaks out.
October 12, 2023
Many programs are counterproductive, and initiatives themselves are under assault in court and in public. But there’s so much bias out there. What actually works?
October 11, 2023
Fully 90% of CEOs in one survey now say they’ll give promotions and higher pay to get people back in the office. Why the shift in tactics?
Leaders are struggling to find the right words this week.
October 10, 2023
Firms can’t fill open AI positions fast enough. But you don’t need to be a tech expert to get into the field.
October 9, 2023
Leaders need to not only be interested in equality and inclusion at their organizations, but also committed to it, says best-selling author Dan Goleman.
October 8, 2023
In a surprising twist, nearly one-third of employees who get a promotion quit within the next month.
October 6, 2023
Why sick leave is spiking in the UK. Plus, how to handle a job reassignment.
Why are people quitting after they get promoted? Plus, listen to Korn Ferry's new podcast.
