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This Week in Leadership
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Briefings Magazine
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 29, 2026
New data says that the average CEO age has gone up by a decade since 2000. Will younger generations miss out on the top role?
Companies are reporting earnings that are beating analysts’ estimates by a wide margin. Why isn’t financial forecasting getting more accurate?
A surprising 96 percent of companies now hold off-site employee events. What is making them so popular, and are they worth it?
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?
December 14, 2022
Absent bosses, a common issue over the holidays, can threaten leadership and engagement.
Our experts have queued up a special holiday book list for your year-end vacation.
A new chatbot hitting the market could be the breakthrough in AI that business leaders have been waiting for—or not.
Can’t go for long without paid work? Here’s how to jump-start a search.
December 12, 2022
Best-selling author Daniel Goleman explains why many managers aren’t happy, and what executives can do to rectify the problem.
December 7, 2022
How much will pay raises be in 2023. Plus, how to make the best out of year-end performance reviews.
There's a big race to hire recently-fired tech workers. Plus, how to respectfully disagree with colleagues and bosses.
Executives are eyeing exits much earlier in their careers to seek part-time gigs. But there’s a delicate balance between saying you want to work less—and still contributing.
December 6, 2022
Non-tech companies want to hire recently laid-off tech workers, but culture and pay issues could stand in the way.
Facing business declines, some firms have asked legendary leaders to return to the corner suite. Is it a smart move, or poor succession planning?
December 2, 2022
How to advance your career at your work holiday party. Plus, why leaders are dealing with a record number of product recalls.
December 1, 2022
End-of-year pressures in the workplace can lead to strong opinions—and even stronger differences. 5 ways to manage that.
