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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 29, 2026
Underfunding, no real authority, vague goals: Managers can walk into traps with no hope of success. How to spot them.
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 16, 2023
Best-selling author Daniel Goleman highlights three ways organizations need to act to win over purpose-driven employees.
January 13, 2023
Why 2023 is off to a slow start at many organizations. Plus, will non-compete clauses get banned?
January 11, 2023
The economic downturn, combined with the politicization of green investing, is turning up the heat on ESG-focused investment funds. What it means for companies and investors.
Teams used to hit the ground running in January, but experts say still-weary staffers are returning slowly, creating a new curveball for leaders with first-quarter goals to meet.
January 10, 2023
A new government proposal, if enacted, would force firms to find other ways to limit talent from jumping ship to competitors.
January 4, 2023
As employees depart and conditions shift, leaders are focusing on short-term planning instead of year-long goals.
Leaders increasingly worry they might lose entire swaths of skill and organizational awareness if this oft-ignored but stressed-out group heads for the exits.
Advances like the new ChatGPT could help boost your chances and getting hired and promoted.
As images of grounded passengers in crowded airports filled TV screens over the holidays, leaders across industries shared a growing concern: That could be our firm.
January 2, 2023
Last year employees were looking for meaning, says best-selling author Daniel Goleman. This year they will be acting on it.
January 1, 2023
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December 30, 2022
Korn Ferry's best articles of 2022 about return-to-office issues, leadership, hiring, careers, and diversity.
