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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 28, 2026
Sixty-one percent of employees are ‘languishing’ as a tough job market and looming tech brings a loss in purpose.
Open floor plans correlate with 67% higher incidence of bullying, according to a new study. What’s an office manager to do?
Two in five white collar workers who changed jobs at year-end took pay cuts of more than 10%. After the big raises of the past, are firms seeking a ‘salary recovery?’
April 24, 2026
New research suggests workers are starting weekends sooner and sooner. Should leaders be frustrated?
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?
July 26, 2023
Firms trying to expand complexes or factories are running into the same issue: not enough workers to complete the final stages.
July 25, 2023
A remarkable nine out of ten executives, and nearly 50% of directors, think at least one board member should be replaced.
A sizable chunk of UK workers think office parties and events are dull. Why that’s troubling for leaders today.
July 21, 2023
CEOs are leaving their positions in record numbers this year—and not all of them voluntarily. What’s behind the trend?
The latest heat waves and floods are making leaders wonder whether their own organizations are climate resilient. Plus, how to use AI to make your performance review more useful.
July 20, 2023
How are UK workers taking to
July 19, 2023
ChatGPT and similar software won’t magically turn your job performance stellar, but they could make your review far more productive.
July 18, 2023
A survey finds nine in ten leaders take a dim view of employees not appearing on video calls. Is it a true measure of engagement?
With the length of UK office leases dropping by half, firms are rethinking how to set up shop. Will that create more opportunities, or instability?
A new study indicates there’s a decent-sized gap in productivity between a fully remote and a fully on-site workforce. But the where-to-work debate will likely rage on.
July 17, 2023
Hoping to fill a shortfall in talent, Britain’s military aims to scoop up some recently laid-off tech workers. But how well will these new hires take orders?
June’s heat and a slew of storms portend that leaders likely will face climate-related challenges more frequently. Are they prepared?
