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Our national magazine featuring long and short form features. Plus, a regular podcast diving into leadership issues.
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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.
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?
March 13, 2023
An increasing number of consumers are calling out the tactics some firms use to portray themselves as purpose driven, says best-selling author Daniel Goleman.
March 10, 2023
Untested managers are being asked to lead after their firms have laid off their colleagues. Plus, how Cupid has returned to the office.
March 8, 2023
Thirty million managers aren’t old enough to have gone through restructuring waves. Now they’re being asked to pick up the pieces.
Taking a break from work might seem counterintuitive, but experts say it’s one of several good steps to consider after being let go.
More firms are appointing women to top leadership posts. How to keep the momentum from stalling.
March 7, 2023
Office romances appear to be back in vogue as workers return. But are people rusty on conduct rules?
Companies are showing a greater willingness to fight back against activist investors—and in many cases they are winning.
March 3, 2023
The new type of job that ChatGPT is making companies scramble to fill. Plus, why CEOs are losing confidence in their direct reports.
February 28, 2023
ChatGPT and other AI tools have spawned a need for “prompt engineers.” Why leaders are rushing to find these people before competitors do.
The average office worker deals with about 150 emails per day. Managing them well can be a surprising career booster.
February 27, 2023
Why an increasing number of top bosses feel their own teams aren’t the right people for the roles.
A commitment to purpose is a fast-growing factor in how many stakeholders judge companies, says best-selling author Dan Goleman.
