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Our look at pressing problems and solutions for board directors.
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Engaging articles centered on business issues our clients have tackled.
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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?
April 5, 2023
Close the office? Send a text? Organizations that need to shed employees are trying to balance efficiency with dignity.
Close the office? Send a text? Organizations that need to shed employees are trying to balance efficiency and dignity.
March 31, 2023
Why the US is lagging behind the rest of the world when it comes to returning to the office. Plus, how to make business travel more productive.
March 29, 2023
As both major tech firms and start-ups try to compete with ChatGPT, experts worry about imperfect products flooding the market.
As the financial markets remain unsettled, smaller firms are evaluating if—or when—they should bring in CFOs and other specialized leaders.
March 28, 2023
New figures ignite the debate on whether workers are more productive at the office or at home.
March 27, 2023
Best-selling author Dan Goleman argues that the issues around where work is being done are less important than whether the work is meaningful.
Workers want to feel engaged, not just well paid, says best-selling author Daniel Goleman.
With layoffs mounting, many workers are focusing on how to reinvent themselves to improve their value. But learning a new skill is itself a skill.
The recent banking crisis hurt many start-ups that were already struggling. Should firms to try buy them—and their technology and talent?
How workers can get the most out of the AI-tool and avoid its pitfalls.
Nearly half of their meetings are a waste of their time, execs complain in a new survey. What about banning meetings outright?
