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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.
August 30, 2023
Rather than letting people go, more firms are eliminating their current roles and giving them something else to do. Why it’s a tricky move.
August 29, 2023
There might be some wiggle room in the boss's new edict about working at the office.
August 28, 2023
Healthcare operators are discovering they can charge by the “send.” Will others follow?
Firms often conflate the two, says best-selling author Daniel Goleman, but only one group can lead to higher profits.
New data shows pay for new hires has dropped five percent from a year ago—putting man-agers in a tough spot.
August 25, 2023
The 3 work assignments done best at the office (instead of remotely). Plus, how AI might be improving the UK job market for women.
The 3 work assignments done best at the office (instead of remotely). Plus, is the workday actually getting shorter?
August 21, 2023
Are leaders asking people to come back for the wrong reasons? New research highlights when in-person is best.
Earnings were down in Q2, but nearly eight in ten firms beat analyst expectations. Are firms back to their pre-pandemic ways of lowballing forecasts?
At a time when firms need workers to live up to their creative potential, 75% of people say they aren’t. How to change that.
A sizable chunk of workers think work parties and events are dull. Why that’s troubling for leaders pushing for a more-engaging corporate culture post-pandemic.
August 16, 2023
Companies offering flexible work schedules are far more successful attracting talent than those that don't. Plus, what happened to all the big M&A deals?
