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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?
January 25, 2023
New Korn Ferry research finds that a handful of bad behaviors hamper career progress.
New Zealand’s outgoing leader admitted she was burnt-out. How many other leaders should do the same?
The January earnings season sets the tone for the rest of the year. So far, the numbers are only half as bad as expected.
The decline of work friendships is an overlooked trend that may be costly to firms as the year unfolds.
January 24, 2023
Cyberattacks have quietly picked up in the post-pandemic era, but experts say chief security officers are struggling to be heard.
January 19, 2023
The number of women CEOs at the country's largest companies reaches a milestone. Plus, the essential skills to have in 2023.
January 18, 2023
Experts worry managers may not be able to judge the performance of a worker who’s quietly using the new AI tool.
A new milestone was finally reached, with 53 women now running Fortune 500 firms. Experts hope that number becomes a new floor, not a ceiling.
In a tough economy, firms are looking for workers with a special mindset.
January 17, 2023
Leaders believe more employees are balking at taking on added work without more pay. Could this become a widespread issue?
January 16, 2023
Best-selling author Daniel Goleman highlights three ways organizations need to act to win over purpose-driven employees.
