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Your Career

'The Three Best Resumes I've Ever Seen'

Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison has been interviewing candidates for 20 years. These are the best types of resumes he's seen, based on experience level.
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Our Thinking

This Week in Leadership (Feb 17 - Feb 23)

Why Baby Boomers may become the new in-demand job candidate, plus the three best resumes Korn Ferry's CEO has ever seen.
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Our Research Our Thinking

The UK’s Flatlining Productivity

Surprising new research shows Britain’s productivity has fallen to its worst level in two centuries. Why leaders need to respond.
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Our Thinking

Coronavirus: Un-masking a Supply Chain Flaw

A global shortage of surgical masks underscores the risks organizations run by streaming inventory to keep costs down.
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Your Career Our Research Our Thinking

Are Millennials Really the ‘Purpose’ Generation?

New research indicates that people may become more purposeful much later in life, a finding that could have implications at home and on the job, says best-selling author Daniel Goleman.
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Our Thinking

The Rise of the Apprentice

Facing talent shortages across many roles, firms are trying creative ways to train up workers who don’t have college degrees. The pros and cons.
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Our Thinking

Create a Company 'Wish List'

Answering 11 simple questions will help job hunters identify the types of firms they want to work at, says Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison.
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Our Clients Trending Our Thinking

Managing People Growth Fast

How one healthcare leadership team is taking on a huge challenge: an industry shaken by an M&A boom.
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Our Research Our Thinking

Are Firms Flunking Stress Tests?

Nearly nine in 10 professionals say work stress is getting worse. The cost to them—and their companies.
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On Call but Paid Less: Female Doctors

A new study finds an 18% salary difference between male and female starting MDs, even though more women are new doctors than men now.
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Your Career In the News Our Thinking

The 3 Best Resume Examples

Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison has been interviewing candidates for 20 years. These are the best types of resumes he's seen, based on experience level.
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Our Thinking

This Week in Leadership (Feb 3 - Feb 9)

How businesses should handle the Coronavirus and Brexit finally coming to pass. Plus, why are young workers feeling lonely, and what can their managers do about it.
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Our Thinking Trending

The Coronavirus Crisis: Are Leaders Ready?

The outbreak has spread so fast. Do leaders have enough supply-chain contingencies for a global epidemic?
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Our Thinking

The Case for an HR Data Scientist

Organizations have massive amounts of data about their talent. But when it comes to actionable outcomes, they have little to show for it.
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Our Thinking

The Leadership Shortage

Most HR professionals worry their companies haven’t identified the firm’s future leaders. Others haven’t even started looking.
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Our Thinking

Brexit: Week Two

Why UK business leaders need to focus on solving these two issues … and fast.
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Our Thinking

Solving the High Potential Challenge

Learn how to achieve the best results from your high potential development program.
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Events Our Research

Emerging Talent Trends 2020

Our recent survey of global talent acquisition, development and compensation experts identified 10 key talent trends for 2020.
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Our Thinking

Young, Isolated, and Alone

A new study shows millennials and Gen Zers feel lonely at work. Steps leaders can take to make young workers feel connected.
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Our Thinking

Who has it harder: NFL head coach or CEO?

On the eve of the Super Bowl, a new Korn Ferry survey highlights the striking similarities between the roles of a Fortune 500 boss and a football coach.
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Our Thinking

This Week in Leadership (Jan 27 - Feb 2)

Goldman Sachs says no to all-male boards. Plus, how to calm the second-interview jitters.
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Our Thinking

Great expectations: the latest tech earnings

As tech earnings kick off, leaders face a critical challenge: managing investors’ lofty expectations.
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Our Thinking

The cashless backlash

As several cities and states move to ban firms from going cashless, experts worry how far such reactions against tech innovations may go.
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Your Career Our Thinking

Calming the second-interview jitters

Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison suggests the right prep work and mindset to help quell anxieties and deliver a great second job interview.
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Our Thinking

This week in leadership

A dilemma in Davos, plus the issues leaders need to think about around facial recognition software.
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In the News Trending Our Clients Events Our Research

Korn Ferry partners with Fortune for the 23rd year on the World's Most Admired Companies list

Leading with purpose, inspiring and energizing others are top priorities for solid growth.
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In the News Trending Our Clients Events

Korn Ferry earns top honors in 2020 corporate equality index

Korn Ferry earns Human Rights Campaign Foundation designation as a best place to work for LGBTQ equality.
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Our Research In the News Our Clients

Age and tenure in the C-Suite

Korn Ferry study reveals trends by title and industry.
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Our Thinking Our Clients

Reputation is under attack

The shifting expectations of accountability make it inevitable that every organization’s reputation will eventually be challenged.
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Your Career Our Thinking

This week in leadership

Why employees are sharing their salary information with others. Plus, conquering the first critical moments of a job interview.
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Your Career Our Thinking

How much do you make?

Talking about pay is becoming a full-blown cultural trend. How organizations can take back the narrative.
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Our Thinking

The new nonprofit CFO

No longer are nonprofit CFOs simply bookkeepers. Today they need a host of business-related skills to navigate ever larger and more complicated organizations.
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Our Research Our Thinking

A delayed boarding for female leadership

While the aerospace industry promotes well, 40% of women in the broader aviation field don’t see ways to advance.
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Trending Our Thinking

This week in leadership

Apple's push on privacy. Plus, why you should expect many of your employees to quit in 2020.
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Our Thinking Our Clients

Apple’s big privacy play

The real reason the tech firm returned to this week’s Consumer Electronics Show after a 28-year absence.
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Our Thinking

This week in leadership

The top talent trends for 2020. Plus, the career-related resolution you likely will break early in the new year.
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Your Career In the News Events Our Thinking

New year, new career

Korn Ferry releases book on how to take control and get ahead in 2020.
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Our Clients Our Thinking

The benefits bonanza

Companies offer a host of new benefits, but do they attract the right talent? How firms can sweeten incentive plans the right way.
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Our Research In the News

Professionals’ New Year’s work resolutions

Our survey reveals one resolution that tops the wish list and it’s more desired than a promotion, more pay and better work-life balance combined.
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Our Thinking

This week in leadership

Why 90% of new high-tech jobs are located in just 1% of the country. Plus, career advice for the holidays.
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Our Thinking Our Clients

The industry repackaging itself

The firms who supply plastics and paper see a successful business in helping cut down on waste. Now they need the workforce to pull it off.
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Our Research In the News

Professionals mixed on prospects for 2019 payouts

Training and development tops wish list for other ways to receive incentives besides just cash or stock according to our survey.
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In the News

What are the emerging global talent trends for 2020?

Based on input from talent acquisition, development and compensation experts, we have identified emerging global talent trends for 2020.
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Your Career Our Thinking

Getting your next job will take longer than you think

Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison lays out how to be mentally, emotionally, and physically prepared for an extended job hunt.
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Our Thinking

This week in leadership

Who's really leading the fight against climate change and how to avoid sabotaging your own job search.
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Our Thinking

The rise of the ‘garbage jobs’

New figures show that the rate of temp jobs in Europe is three times that of the US. How the rise of temp work threatens worker engagement.
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Our Thinking

The new ‘leaders’ in climate change

As government heads gather in Madrid for the latest round of climate talks, many businesses find themselves taking the lead.
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Your Career Our Thinking

4 assumptions that will sabotage your job search

Many people may not realize they have these self-defeating notions, says Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison.
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Our Thinking

The secrets of top CMOs

The CMOs of Burger King, The New York Times, and Torchy’s Tacos tell Korn Ferry what it takes for marketers to get results.
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In the News Events

Korn Ferry to report quarterly earnings on December 5, 2019

Korn Ferry today announced that the firm will release financial results for the fiscal year 2020 second quarter on Thursday, December 5, 2019.
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Our Thinking

This week in leadership

Job sharing makes its way into the C-suite and a new wrinkle for retail leaders this Black Friday.
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Our Thinking

Black Friday goes digital...and physical

Why more and more brands that started as digital-only are rushing to open physical locations, particularly in malls.
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Our Research In the News

Korn Ferry survey of top US retailers examines employee turnover

Turnover is down slightly and experts point to raises in minimum wage, possible fears about an uncertain economy as to reasons more workers are staying put.
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Our Thinking

Dynamic duos to the rescue

Job sharing, once usually found in the lower levels of a firm, is making its way into top management.
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Our Thinking

This week in leadership

The law mandating women directors gets challenged, plus what leaders should do about the increase in office "politics."
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Our Research Our Thinking

Secure your assets

With more money and competition than ever before, asset management firms are increasing their focus on cybersecurity to meet market pressure and consumer demand.
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Our Thinking

Political arguments rise...in the workplace

A new study shows four in 10 US workers get into political disagreements at the office. How leaders should manage the distractions.
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Our Thinking

Women directors: Forcing the issue

A California law that mandates women on boards is now being challenged in court. What solution is best?
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Our Thinking

Eyes on you

High-tech monitoring means firms know when workers break rules that used to be bent. How strictly should “gray zones” be enforced?
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Our Thinking

The Belichick rules

He’s the greatest coach in the history of pro football. Can emulating him help leaders triumph off the field?
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Our Thinking

This week in leadership

One of the world's biggest companies tests out a four-day workweek, plus how not to negotiate a pay raise.
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Our Thinking

The impact investing boom

Impact investing now accounts for one out of every four professionally managed dollars. Is it making a difference?
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Our Research Your Career In the News

Working or wasting time?

Korn Ferry survey shows too many meetings and calls are preventing professionals from getting the job done.
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Our Thinking

Head of the class (in b-school): Women

The next crop of business school students has more women than ever before, a new study shows.
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Our Thinking

A big step toward ‘living wages’

Under a voluntary program, 6,000 UK firms will give minimum wage workers a raise. Will other countries follow?
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Our Thinking Your Career

Career nomads: The hidden P&L cost

Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison on how companies today need to become magnets to attract and develop career nomads.
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Our Thinking

This week in leadership

Apple moves into homebuilding. Plus, ways to break the ice.
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Our Thinking

Let’s get physical

Google’s plan to buy Fitbit for a cool $2.1 billion is expected to heat up a fitness-tracking war that may ultimately reshape healthcare for some.
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Our Thinking

Military misperception

As Veterans Day approaches, a new study shows that recruiters and hiring managers typecast vets as lacking emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills.
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Your Career Our Thinking

Dog walks: The #1 icebreaker training

Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison on what we can learn from man’s best friend on making that critical first-time connection.
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Our Research In the News

Purpose pays

Purpose doesn’t just add to an employee’s well-being, it adds to a company’s bottom line. That according to a new Korn Ferry survey of executives.
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Our Thinking

Hiring has hit the brakes

Business economists say their firms are hiring at the slowest pace in five years. What’s happening?
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In the News Events

Together we are more than

We've completed our acquisition of three companies in the leadership development area: Miller Heiman Group, AchieveForum, and Strategy Execution.
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Our Thinking

This week in leadership

US hiring hits the brakes. Plus, a career-saving checklist.
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Our Clients Our Thinking

Apple: earnings down, mojo up

Apple’s 2019 revenue and earnings are down. But the tech giant heads into its new fiscal year with a head of steam.
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In the News Our Research

European CEOs predict greater focus on ethical leadership

According to new research by Korn Ferry, European CEOs believe that a greater focus on ethical, people-oriented leadership will be the new norm by 2025.
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In the News

71 companies are honored with the 2019 Korn Ferry Engaged Performance Awards

The award program recognizes employers with superior levels of performance in two key categories: employee engagement and employee enablement.
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Our Thinking

The money behind corporate purpose

Best-selling author Daniel Goleman explains impact investing, where Wall Street and the purpose movement meet.
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Your Career Our Thinking

The career-saving checklist

Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison highlights the questions to answer before deciding whether to stick with the current job or search for something else.
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Our Thinking

This week in leadership

The latest roadblock to promoting more women leaders. Plus, how to work your professional network.
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Our Thinking

Private equity's newfound talent focus

As the private equity industry grows and competition for deals intensifies, firms are focusing on talent to drive returns.
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Your Career In the News

The career nomads have arrived

Korn Ferry study shows that professionals are on the move, but companies may be paying the price.
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Our Clients Our Thinking

Amazon: deflecting distractions

As the e-commerce giant reports earnings, experts say it’s developed a unique way to ignore noise.
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Our Thinking

Hope, or help, for the holidays?

Despite recent slow manufacturing and retail sales data, some leaders are confident consumers will be in a buying mood.
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Our Thinking

The age of virtual restaurants

A surge in online ordering has led to a new market: virtual restaurants. But can brands deliver the same quality in an effort to meet consumer convenience?
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Your Career

Bridging the ‘joy’ gap at work

An estimated 90% of employees expect to experience high levels of joy at work. But only 37% actually do.
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Our Thinking

The new roadblock for women: performance reviews

Nearly six in ten women get vague performance reviews, stymieing their leadership growth.
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Your Career Our Thinking

Your business trip survival kit

Fewer than 20% of business travelers say spending time with their colleagues on work trips is enjoyable. How to push through the awkward coworker scenarios that may crop up.
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Our Thinking

A nickel short

Demand for the nickel used in electric-car batteries is outstripping supply. How auto industry heads should deal with such shortages.
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Your Career Our Thinking

Answering the most common job interview question

Four ways to nail the query that Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison and nearly every job recruiter will ask.
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In the News Our Thinking

Black executives hold few positions that lead to CEO job

A lack of black executives in the jobs that most often lead to the C-suite risks leading to an even greater decline in African American chief executives, a Korn Ferry study finds.
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Our Research In the News

Korn Ferry study reveals U.S. Black P&L leaders are some of the highest performing executives

Senior Black profit and loss (P&L) leaders at Fortune 500 companies are some of the highest performing executives in corporate America.
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Our Research Our Thinking

Career nomads: More than a temporary asset

While hiring professionals agree that talent with experience across several different areas of expertise are more qualified, they aren’t yet sold on the value of hiring them.
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Your Career

The subtle ways to rebuff your boss

Bosses are the biggest source of workplace stress. Here’s how to rein in the won’t-take-no-for-an-answer type.
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Our Thinking

A 30% Pay Raise in the UK?

In non-Brexit news, UK leaders mull a big hike in the minimum wage.
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Our Thinking

Trucking trouble

Trucking companies have laid off nearly 10,000 workers since July. Why it may be a warning sign for other industries.
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Your Career In the News Our Thinking

This is the best answer I ever received to ‘Tell me about yourself’

“Tell me about yourself” is a question you’re certain to be asked at any job interview.
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Your Career Our Thinking

Be the 'Flying Fish' at Work

Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison highlights three ways to rise above the masses at the office.
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Your Career Our Thinking

The perseverance game

In a study, people with high resilience scored 96% on a measure of perseverance. How to keep persisting.
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Your Career

The hidden habits of great problem solvers

Here’s why some people are better at not getting stuck.
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Your Career

Wordplay episode six: Let me think about it

The right way to use this phrase to buy you some time or sniff out something more.
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Your Career

Wordplay episode five: I'm confused

This powerful phrase can help clarify things at work - or send a subtle, but important message.
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Our Thinking

Women in healthcare: From the ER to the C-suite

In an industry dominated by women, why isn't healthcare leading the way in female leadership?
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Our Thinking

This week in leadership

Korn Ferry's top insights on the shifting workplace, pay, women in leadership, and more.
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Our Research Our Thinking

The UK’s Flatlining Productivity

Surprising new research shows Britain’s productivity has fallen to its worst level in two centuries. Why leaders need to respond.
Learn more
Your Career Our Research Our Thinking

Are Millennials Really the ‘Purpose’ Generation?

New research indicates that people may become more purposeful much later in life, a finding that could have implications at home and on the job, says best-selling author Daniel Goleman.
Learn more
Our Research Our Thinking

Are Firms Flunking Stress Tests?

Nearly nine in 10 professionals say work stress is getting worse. The cost to them—and their companies.
Learn more
Events Our Research

Emerging Talent Trends 2020

Our recent survey of global talent acquisition, development and compensation experts identified 10 key talent trends for 2020.
Learn more
In the News Trending Our Clients Events Our Research

Korn Ferry partners with Fortune for the 23rd year on the World's Most Admired Companies list

Leading with purpose, inspiring and energizing others are top priorities for solid growth.
Learn more
Our Research In the News Our Clients

Age and tenure in the C-Suite

Korn Ferry study reveals trends by title and industry.
Learn more
Our Research Our Thinking

A delayed boarding for female leadership

While the aerospace industry promotes well, 40% of women in the broader aviation field don’t see ways to advance.
Learn more
Our Research In the News

Professionals’ New Year’s work resolutions

Our survey reveals one resolution that tops the wish list and it’s more desired than a promotion, more pay and better work-life balance combined.
Learn more
Our Research In the News

Professionals mixed on prospects for 2019 payouts

Training and development tops wish list for other ways to receive incentives besides just cash or stock according to our survey.
Learn more
Our Research In the News

Korn Ferry survey of top US retailers examines employee turnover

Turnover is down slightly and experts point to raises in minimum wage, possible fears about an uncertain economy as to reasons more workers are staying put.
Learn more
Our Research Our Thinking

Secure your assets

With more money and competition than ever before, asset management firms are increasing their focus on cybersecurity to meet market pressure and consumer demand.
Learn more
Our Research Your Career In the News

Working or wasting time?

Korn Ferry survey shows too many meetings and calls are preventing professionals from getting the job done.
Learn more
Our Research In the News

Purpose pays

Purpose doesn’t just add to an employee’s well-being, it adds to a company’s bottom line. That according to a new Korn Ferry survey of executives.
Learn more
In the News Our Research

European CEOs predict greater focus on ethical leadership

According to new research by Korn Ferry, European CEOs believe that a greater focus on ethical, people-oriented leadership will be the new norm by 2025.
Learn more
Our Research In the News

Korn Ferry study reveals U.S. Black P&L leaders are some of the highest performing executives

Senior Black profit and loss (P&L) leaders at Fortune 500 companies are some of the highest performing executives in corporate America.
Learn more
Our Research Our Thinking

Career nomads: More than a temporary asset

While hiring professionals agree that talent with experience across several different areas of expertise are more qualified, they aren’t yet sold on the value of hiring them.
Learn more
Our Thinking

This Week in Leadership (Feb 17 - Feb 23)

Why Baby Boomers may become the new in-demand job candidate, plus the three best resumes Korn Ferry's CEO has ever seen.
Learn more
Our Research Our Thinking

The UK’s Flatlining Productivity

Surprising new research shows Britain’s productivity has fallen to its worst level in two centuries. Why leaders need to respond.
Learn more
Our Thinking

Coronavirus: Un-masking a Supply Chain Flaw

A global shortage of surgical masks underscores the risks organizations run by streaming inventory to keep costs down.
Learn more
Your Career Our Research Our Thinking

Are Millennials Really the ‘Purpose’ Generation?

New research indicates that people may become more purposeful much later in life, a finding that could have implications at home and on the job, says best-selling author Daniel Goleman.
Learn more
Our Thinking

The Rise of the Apprentice

Facing talent shortages across many roles, firms are trying creative ways to train up workers who don’t have college degrees. The pros and cons.
Learn more
Our Thinking

Create a Company 'Wish List'

Answering 11 simple questions will help job hunters identify the types of firms they want to work at, says Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison.
Learn more
Our Clients Trending Our Thinking

Managing People Growth Fast

How one healthcare leadership team is taking on a huge challenge: an industry shaken by an M&A boom.
Learn more
Our Research Our Thinking

Are Firms Flunking Stress Tests?

Nearly nine in 10 professionals say work stress is getting worse. The cost to them—and their companies.
Learn more
Our Thinking

On Call but Paid Less: Female Doctors

A new study finds an 18% salary difference between male and female starting MDs, even though more women are new doctors than men now.
Learn more
Your Career In the News Our Thinking

The 3 Best Resume Examples

Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison has been interviewing candidates for 20 years. These are the best types of resumes he's seen, based on experience level.
Learn more
Our Thinking

This Week in Leadership (Feb 3 - Feb 9)

How businesses should handle the Coronavirus and Brexit finally coming to pass. Plus, why are young workers feeling lonely, and what can their managers do about it.
Learn more
Our Thinking

The Case for an HR Data Scientist

Organizations have massive amounts of data about their talent. But when it comes to actionable outcomes, they have little to show for it.
Learn more
Our Thinking

The Leadership Shortage

Most HR professionals worry their companies haven’t identified the firm’s future leaders. Others haven’t even started looking.
Learn more
Our Thinking

Brexit: Week Two

Why UK business leaders need to focus on solving these two issues … and fast.
Learn more
Our Thinking Trending

The Coronavirus Crisis: Are Leaders Ready?

The outbreak has spread so fast. Do leaders have enough supply-chain contingencies for a global epidemic?
Learn more
Our Thinking

Solving the High Potential Challenge

Learn how to achieve the best results from your high potential development program.
Learn more
Our Thinking

Young, Isolated, and Alone

A new study shows millennials and Gen Zers feel lonely at work. Steps leaders can take to make young workers feel connected.
Learn more
Our Thinking

Who has it harder: NFL head coach or CEO?

On the eve of the Super Bowl, a new Korn Ferry survey highlights the striking similarities between the roles of a Fortune 500 boss and a football coach.
Learn more
Our Thinking

This Week in Leadership (Jan 27 - Feb 2)

Goldman Sachs says no to all-male boards. Plus, how to calm the second-interview jitters.
Learn more
Our Thinking

Great expectations: the latest tech earnings

As tech earnings kick off, leaders face a critical challenge: managing investors’ lofty expectations.
Learn more
Our Thinking

The cashless backlash

As several cities and states move to ban firms from going cashless, experts worry how far such reactions against tech innovations may go.
Learn more
Your Career Our Thinking

Calming the second-interview jitters

Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison suggests the right prep work and mindset to help quell anxieties and deliver a great second job interview.
Learn more
Our Thinking

This week in leadership

A dilemma in Davos, plus the issues leaders need to think about around facial recognition software.
Learn more
Our Thinking Our Clients

Reputation is under attack

The shifting expectations of accountability make it inevitable that every organization’s reputation will eventually be challenged.
Learn more
Your Career Our Thinking

This week in leadership

Why employees are sharing their salary information with others. Plus, conquering the first critical moments of a job interview.
Learn more
Your Career Our Thinking

How much do you make?

Talking about pay is becoming a full-blown cultural trend. How organizations can take back the narrative.
Learn more
Our Thinking

The new nonprofit CFO

No longer are nonprofit CFOs simply bookkeepers. Today they need a host of business-related skills to navigate ever larger and more complicated organizations.
Learn more
Our Research Our Thinking

A delayed boarding for female leadership

While the aerospace industry promotes well, 40% of women in the broader aviation field don’t see ways to advance.
Learn more
Trending Our Thinking

This week in leadership

Apple's push on privacy. Plus, why you should expect many of your employees to quit in 2020.
Learn more
Our Thinking Our Clients

Apple’s big privacy play

The real reason the tech firm returned to this week’s Consumer Electronics Show after a 28-year absence.
Learn more
Our Thinking

This week in leadership

The top talent trends for 2020. Plus, the career-related resolution you likely will break early in the new year.
Learn more
Your Career In the News Events Our Thinking

New year, new career

Korn Ferry releases book on how to take control and get ahead in 2020.
Learn more
Our Clients Our Thinking

The benefits bonanza

Companies offer a host of new benefits, but do they attract the right talent? How firms can sweeten incentive plans the right way.
Learn more
Our Thinking

This week in leadership

Why 90% of new high-tech jobs are located in just 1% of the country. Plus, career advice for the holidays.
Learn more
Our Thinking Our Clients

The industry repackaging itself

The firms who supply plastics and paper see a successful business in helping cut down on waste. Now they need the workforce to pull it off.
Learn more
Your Career Our Thinking

Getting your next job will take longer than you think

Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison lays out how to be mentally, emotionally, and physically prepared for an extended job hunt.
Learn more
Our Thinking

This week in leadership

Who's really leading the fight against climate change and how to avoid sabotaging your own job search.
Learn more
Our Thinking

The rise of the ‘garbage jobs’

New figures show that the rate of temp jobs in Europe is three times that of the US. How the rise of temp work threatens worker engagement.
Learn more
Our Thinking

The new ‘leaders’ in climate change

As government heads gather in Madrid for the latest round of climate talks, many businesses find themselves taking the lead.
Learn more
Our Thinking

The secrets of top CMOs

The CMOs of Burger King, The New York Times, and Torchy’s Tacos tell Korn Ferry what it takes for marketers to get results.
Learn more
Your Career Our Thinking

4 assumptions that will sabotage your job search

Many people may not realize they have these self-defeating notions, says Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison.
Learn more
Our Thinking

This week in leadership

Job sharing makes its way into the C-suite and a new wrinkle for retail leaders this Black Friday.
Learn more
Our Thinking

Black Friday goes digital...and physical

Why more and more brands that started as digital-only are rushing to open physical locations, particularly in malls.
Learn more
Our Thinking

Dynamic duos to the rescue

Job sharing, once usually found in the lower levels of a firm, is making its way into top management.
Learn more
Our Thinking

This week in leadership

The law mandating women directors gets challenged, plus what leaders should do about the increase in office "politics."
Learn more
Our Research Our Thinking

Secure your assets

With more money and competition than ever before, asset management firms are increasing their focus on cybersecurity to meet market pressure and consumer demand.
Learn more
Our Thinking

Political arguments rise...in the workplace

A new study shows four in 10 US workers get into political disagreements at the office. How leaders should manage the distractions.
Learn more
Our Thinking

Women directors: Forcing the issue

A California law that mandates women on boards is now being challenged in court. What solution is best?
Learn more
Our Thinking

Eyes on you

High-tech monitoring means firms know when workers break rules that used to be bent. How strictly should “gray zones” be enforced?
Learn more
Our Thinking

The Belichick rules

He’s the greatest coach in the history of pro football. Can emulating him help leaders triumph off the field?
Learn more
Our Thinking

This week in leadership

One of the world's biggest companies tests out a four-day workweek, plus how not to negotiate a pay raise.
Learn more
Our Thinking

The impact investing boom

Impact investing now accounts for one out of every four professionally managed dollars. Is it making a difference?
Learn more
Our Thinking

Head of the class (in b-school): Women

The next crop of business school students has more women than ever before, a new study shows.
Learn more
Our Thinking

A big step toward ‘living wages’

Under a voluntary program, 6,000 UK firms will give minimum wage workers a raise. Will other countries follow?
Learn more
Our Thinking Your Career

Career nomads: The hidden P&L cost

Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison on how companies today need to become magnets to attract and develop career nomads.
Learn more
Our Thinking

This week in leadership

Apple moves into homebuilding. Plus, ways to break the ice.
Learn more
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Let’s get physical

Google’s plan to buy Fitbit for a cool $2.1 billion is expected to heat up a fitness-tracking war that may ultimately reshape healthcare for some.
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Military misperception

As Veterans Day approaches, a new study shows that recruiters and hiring managers typecast vets as lacking emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills.
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Dog walks: The #1 icebreaker training

Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison on what we can learn from man’s best friend on making that critical first-time connection.
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Hiring has hit the brakes

Business economists say their firms are hiring at the slowest pace in five years. What’s happening?
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This week in leadership

US hiring hits the brakes. Plus, a career-saving checklist.
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Apple: earnings down, mojo up

Apple’s 2019 revenue and earnings are down. But the tech giant heads into its new fiscal year with a head of steam.
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The money behind corporate purpose

Best-selling author Daniel Goleman explains impact investing, where Wall Street and the purpose movement meet.
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The career-saving checklist

Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison highlights the questions to answer before deciding whether to stick with the current job or search for something else.
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This week in leadership

The latest roadblock to promoting more women leaders. Plus, how to work your professional network.
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Private equity's newfound talent focus

As the private equity industry grows and competition for deals intensifies, firms are focusing on talent to drive returns.
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Hope, or help, for the holidays?

Despite recent slow manufacturing and retail sales data, some leaders are confident consumers will be in a buying mood.
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The age of virtual restaurants

A surge in online ordering has led to a new market: virtual restaurants. But can brands deliver the same quality in an effort to meet consumer convenience?
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Amazon: deflecting distractions

As the e-commerce giant reports earnings, experts say it’s developed a unique way to ignore noise.
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The new roadblock for women: performance reviews

Nearly six in ten women get vague performance reviews, stymieing their leadership growth.
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Your business trip survival kit

Fewer than 20% of business travelers say spending time with their colleagues on work trips is enjoyable. How to push through the awkward coworker scenarios that may crop up.
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A nickel short

Demand for the nickel used in electric-car batteries is outstripping supply. How auto industry heads should deal with such shortages.
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Answering the most common job interview question

Four ways to nail the query that Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison and nearly every job recruiter will ask.
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Black executives hold few positions that lead to CEO job

A lack of black executives in the jobs that most often lead to the C-suite risks leading to an even greater decline in African American chief executives, a Korn Ferry study finds.
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Career nomads: More than a temporary asset

While hiring professionals agree that talent with experience across several different areas of expertise are more qualified, they aren’t yet sold on the value of hiring them.
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A 30% Pay Raise in the UK?

In non-Brexit news, UK leaders mull a big hike in the minimum wage.
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Trucking trouble

Trucking companies have laid off nearly 10,000 workers since July. Why it may be a warning sign for other industries.
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This is the best answer I ever received to ‘Tell me about yourself’

“Tell me about yourself” is a question you’re certain to be asked at any job interview.
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Be the 'Flying Fish' at Work

Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison highlights three ways to rise above the masses at the office.
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The perseverance game

In a study, people with high resilience scored 96% on a measure of perseverance. How to keep persisting.
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Women in healthcare: From the ER to the C-suite

In an industry dominated by women, why isn't healthcare leading the way in female leadership?
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This week in leadership

Korn Ferry's top insights on the shifting workplace, pay, women in leadership, and more.
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Managing People Growth Fast

How one healthcare leadership team is taking on a huge challenge: an industry shaken by an M&A boom.
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Korn Ferry partners with Fortune for the 23rd year on the World's Most Admired Companies list

Leading with purpose, inspiring and energizing others are top priorities for solid growth.
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Korn Ferry earns top honors in 2020 corporate equality index

Korn Ferry earns Human Rights Campaign Foundation designation as a best place to work for LGBTQ equality.
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Age and tenure in the C-Suite

Korn Ferry study reveals trends by title and industry.
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Reputation is under attack

The shifting expectations of accountability make it inevitable that every organization’s reputation will eventually be challenged.
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Apple’s big privacy play

The real reason the tech firm returned to this week’s Consumer Electronics Show after a 28-year absence.
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The benefits bonanza

Companies offer a host of new benefits, but do they attract the right talent? How firms can sweeten incentive plans the right way.
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The industry repackaging itself

The firms who supply plastics and paper see a successful business in helping cut down on waste. Now they need the workforce to pull it off.
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Apple: earnings down, mojo up

Apple’s 2019 revenue and earnings are down. But the tech giant heads into its new fiscal year with a head of steam.
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Amazon: deflecting distractions

As the e-commerce giant reports earnings, experts say it’s developed a unique way to ignore noise.
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The plight of the remote worker

Telecommuting continues to soar, but one in five report feeling lonely or isolated. Some answers.
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The no. 1 trap people fall into when trying to get ahead

Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison shares why it's even more important to cultivate your right brain skills than to do the job well.
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The right way to show appreciation at work

Research shows that just 45% of people feel appreciated at their job.
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When you're agile but your employer isn't

Many organizations aren’t willing to let learning-agile employees do the kind of transformative work they purport to value.
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The most critical moment in any job interview

In this column and video, Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison explains how to prepare for the first seven seconds of a job interview.
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How to be a better boss

Studies show that nearly half of managers don’t receive any training when they move into a new leadership role. Here’s a starting point for becoming a better boss.
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How quickly do you need to reply?

Nearly 70% of professionals waste an hour a day just shifting between message platforms. Can prioritizing help?
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How to explain away bad grades

Your college GPA shouldn’t matter in most professional settings. But there are some circumstances where it counts.
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The one section that is ruining your resume

Including this almost guarantees that the rest of the document doesn’t get read, says Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison.
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The solution for useless meetings and conference calls

Sixty-eight percent of professionals say spending too much time in meetings and on calls distracts them from making an impact at work.
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When the productivity problem is you

Only 26% of workers achieve what they set out to accomplish in any given day, and external forces aren’t always the problem.
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The six drivers that motivate you at work

As you advance in your career, it’s crucial to understand what makes you tick so that you perform at your best.
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Preserve or promote: Your motivation style at work

Recognizing patterns in what motivates and de-motivates you can have a powerful effect on your career.
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Your plan to get promoted in 2020

Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison on what it really takes to climb the corporate ladder.
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The right way to do conferences

Industry confabs can be a waste of time unless you have a game plan for how to network properly—and without putting your day job on hold.
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How to detect a good company culture

More people are choosing jobs based on a firm’s culture and mission. Here’s how to correctly gauge whether a company’s all smoke and mirrors—or the real deal.
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The resolution you will break

If getting a raise or promotion is one of your New Year’s resolutions, it’s time to get real about your approach, says Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison.
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The key to a fresh start

Executive coach Liz Bentley’s framework for turning over a new leaf in the new year.
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Avoiding the post-holiday lull

January is the least productive month of the year. Here’s how to get back in the swing of things in the new year.
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The essentials: Your boss

Building a positive relationship with your boss can help you for years to come.
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The essentials: Your EQ

Soft skills, such as emotional intelligence, are more crucial than ever in today's workplaces.
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The essentials: Your compensation

Our tips to getting the best compensation packages, even when wages aren't growing as much as you'd like.
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The essentials: Your resume

Our best advice on how to get your resume seen.
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Your end-of-year career checklist

Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison’s advice this holiday season: Make a list and check it twice.
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The greatest hits of 2019

Korn Ferry Advance’s 10 most-read stories of the year.
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The ten commandments for dealing with coworkers

Like it or not, your colleagues can have a powerful effect on your career and happiness. Here are Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison's tips for building positive working relationships.
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When all you want for Christmas is a new boss

Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison offers a fresh perspective on boss troubles.
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The 2020 decade for workers: Is the gig up?

At some large firms, 50% of the workforce is comprised of independent contractors or freelancers. But that may change in the next decade. Last in a series.
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The 2020 decade for workers: The future of artificial intelligence in your office

Less than a quarter of firms have incorporated AI into their processes so far. Here’s how that transformation will change in the coming decade. Second in a series.
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The 2020 decade for workers: Disruption is the only constant

Technology and transparency are upending the old rules, but only 15% of business leaders are equipped to navigate the turbulence. First in a series.
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Getting your next job will take longer than you think

Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison lays out how to be mentally, emotionally, and physically prepared for an extended job hunt.
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How to fight well at work

At a time when 65% of U.S. workers find work to be a significant source of stress, here’s how to stand up for yourself without destroying your career.
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The new roadblock for women: Performance reviews

A new study shows vague feedback hampers women’s careers more than men’s.
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The secret to winning? Losing first.

Why those who narrowly miss getting a job or achieving an important work goal end up outperforming those who eke out a win.
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How to build a personal brand at work

There’s a tricky line between promoting yourself when you're tied to your employer’s brand.
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Four assumptions that will sabotage your job search

Many people may not realize they have these self-defeating notions, says Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison.
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It's good to have grit

The trait has been shown to predict success. Yet it can also be easily sabotaged, says executive coach Liz Bentley.
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Online career education that's actually useful

More than two-thirds of online learners take such courses for career acceleration. Here’s how to distinguish the good programs from the mediocre.
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When you're caught in a lie

Research shows that people fib once or twice a day. Here’s how to avoid ruining your reputation and earn back trust.
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The way to win at work, from football's winningest coach

Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison reflects on career lessons he learned from a South Carolina coaching legend.
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Politics (not) aside: Arguments rise in the workplace

As the 2020 election nears, 42% of workers say they’ve been involved in a political disagreement in the office.
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The subtle signs your boss isn't happy with you

Twenty-one percent of managers admit that they avoid giving negative feedback, leaving employees to put the pieces together on their own.
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Cultural Transformation

Workplace cultural at the core of organizational strength
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The 3 Best Resume Examples

Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison has been interviewing candidates for 20 years. These are the best types of resumes he's seen, based on experience level.
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Korn Ferry partners with Fortune for the 23rd year on the World's Most Admired Companies list

Leading with purpose, inspiring and energizing others are top priorities for solid growth.
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Korn Ferry earns top honors in 2020 corporate equality index

Korn Ferry earns Human Rights Campaign Foundation designation as a best place to work for LGBTQ equality.
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Age and tenure in the C-Suite

Korn Ferry study reveals trends by title and industry.
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New year, new career

Korn Ferry releases book on how to take control and get ahead in 2020.
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Professionals’ New Year’s work resolutions

Our survey reveals one resolution that tops the wish list and it’s more desired than a promotion, more pay and better work-life balance combined.
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Professionals mixed on prospects for 2019 payouts

Training and development tops wish list for other ways to receive incentives besides just cash or stock according to our survey.
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What are the emerging global talent trends for 2020?

Based on input from talent acquisition, development and compensation experts, we have identified emerging global talent trends for 2020.
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Korn Ferry to report quarterly earnings on December 5, 2019

Korn Ferry today announced that the firm will release financial results for the fiscal year 2020 second quarter on Thursday, December 5, 2019.
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Korn Ferry survey of top US retailers examines employee turnover

Turnover is down slightly and experts point to raises in minimum wage, possible fears about an uncertain economy as to reasons more workers are staying put.
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Working or wasting time?

Korn Ferry survey shows too many meetings and calls are preventing professionals from getting the job done.
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Purpose pays

Purpose doesn’t just add to an employee’s well-being, it adds to a company’s bottom line. That according to a new Korn Ferry survey of executives.
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Together we are more than

We've completed our acquisition of three companies in the leadership development area: Miller Heiman Group, AchieveForum, and Strategy Execution.
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71 companies are honored with the 2019 Korn Ferry Engaged Performance Awards

The award program recognizes employers with superior levels of performance in two key categories: employee engagement and employee enablement.
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European CEOs predict greater focus on ethical leadership

According to new research by Korn Ferry, European CEOs believe that a greater focus on ethical, people-oriented leadership will be the new norm by 2025.
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The career nomads have arrived

Korn Ferry study shows that professionals are on the move, but companies may be paying the price.
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Black executives hold few positions that lead to CEO job

A lack of black executives in the jobs that most often lead to the C-suite risks leading to an even greater decline in African American chief executives, a Korn Ferry study finds.
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Korn Ferry study reveals U.S. Black P&L leaders are some of the highest performing executives

Senior Black profit and loss (P&L) leaders at Fortune 500 companies are some of the highest performing executives in corporate America.
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This is the best answer I ever received to ‘Tell me about yourself’

“Tell me about yourself” is a question you’re certain to be asked at any job interview.
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Emerging Talent Trends 2020

Our recent survey of global talent acquisition, development and compensation experts identified 10 key talent trends for 2020.
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Korn Ferry partners with Fortune for the 23rd year on the World's Most Admired Companies list

Leading with purpose, inspiring and energizing others are top priorities for solid growth.
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Korn Ferry earns top honors in 2020 corporate equality index

Korn Ferry earns Human Rights Campaign Foundation designation as a best place to work for LGBTQ equality.
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New year, new career

Korn Ferry releases book on how to take control and get ahead in 2020.
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Korn Ferry to report quarterly earnings on December 5, 2019

Korn Ferry today announced that the firm will release financial results for the fiscal year 2020 second quarter on Thursday, December 5, 2019.
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Together we are more than

We've completed our acquisition of three companies in the leadership development area: Miller Heiman Group, AchieveForum, and Strategy Execution.
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Managing People Growth Fast

How one healthcare leadership team is taking on a huge challenge: an industry shaken by an M&A boom.
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The Coronavirus Crisis: Are Leaders Ready?

The outbreak has spread so fast. Do leaders have enough supply-chain contingencies for a global epidemic?
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Korn Ferry partners with Fortune for the 23rd year on the World's Most Admired Companies list

Leading with purpose, inspiring and energizing others are top priorities for solid growth.
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Korn Ferry earns top honors in 2020 corporate equality index

Korn Ferry earns Human Rights Campaign Foundation designation as a best place to work for LGBTQ equality.
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This week in leadership

Apple's push on privacy. Plus, why you should expect many of your employees to quit in 2020.
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