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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 3, 2023
The latest figures show the UK economy is contracting, forcing leaders to adapt. But is it working?
New AI tools offer improved speaking and lip-syncing features that could help transform business communications. But should firms use them?
More than half of chief marketing executives say they’re not collaborating with their CFO peers. What can these critical leaders—and the CEO—do about it?
Instead of laying people off, organizations are increasingly giving them new job assignments. How to manage what can be a jarring professional change.
UK-worker sick leave is at a ten-year high. How increased stress levels may be playing a role in a troubling trend.
October 2, 2023
The premiere episode of the Briefings Podcast focuses on return-to-office challenges that still divide workers and leaders.
In a surprising twist, nearly one-third of employees who get a promotion quit within the next month.
Firms are struggling with new pay-disclosure laws that are upsetting candidates and employees. How to make a tough change in a delicate area.
September 29, 2023
How old is too old to be a CEO? Plus, how to receive feedback with far less anxiety.
September 27, 2023
For some, even the word “feedback” causes anxiety. How to productively process a critique of your work performance.
New research suggests new hires are deciding to bolt at a superfast clip these days. Why is onboarding not working?
Despite widespread interest in artificial intelligence, less than a quarter of employees are taking company-provided training. Why?
