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Marketing in the Age of AI: Back to the Future
More than ever, marketers need traditional skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, and storytelling.
A Management Program of a Different Kind
Now in its third year, Genpact’s Women’s Leadership Program serves as a model for advancing women leaders.
Data Centers: An Industry in Transition
The surge in demand for AI-driven computing power has sparked a data-center construction boom. But is there enough leadership—and the right kind—to support this next wave of growth?
March 14, 2025
Activist campaigns are surging, with smaller funds launching more attacks against companies than their bigger, better-known counterparts. Are firms prepared for the new challenge?
March 10, 2025
CMOs, far from being de-emphasized, are taking on an increasing scope of responsibility that includes technology decisions and investments that drive overall business growth.
February 26, 2025
Despite the rhetoric around tariffs and other issues between the two giant countries, experts say business opportunities may be promising in some sectors. A look at which ones.
April 14, 2024
The pharmaceutical industry is racing to keep pace with its own transformation. Can firms move fast enough to transform how they do business?
April 2, 2024
As corporate reputation and social impact grow in importance, boards are turning to CCOs for guidance, whether informally as advisors or officially through board placements.
February 12, 2024
Viewership and investment in women’s sports is at an all-time high. But advancing women into leadership positions at the collegiate and professional level remains a challenge.
January 24, 2024
Perhaps no generation has confounded business leaders as much as Gen Z has. But some trends are emerging that suggest the two sides are starting to come together.
August 24, 2023
Time is running out on firms to reach their net-zero carbon emissions commitments. But the transition from strategy to execution isn’t happening fast enough—for our planet or stakeholders.
August 9, 2023
ChatGPT and other generative AI are transforming work. But in the rush to save money and increase profits, leaders may be overlooking the risks.
May 24, 2023
Our look at how The Coca-Cola Company, Johnson & Johnson and other World’s Most Admired Companies are using culture to drive value amid economic uncertainty.
March 8, 2023
As companies accelerate decarbonization efforts, green hydrogen is positioned to play a key role in the transition. But building the value chains, infrastructure, and markets needed to scale won’t be easy.
January 9, 2023
Natural resources company Vedanta had a simple challenge: conduct a succession process that moves at the pace of business. Could the results create an entirely new approach to succession planning?
October 28, 2022
The ranks of female CEOs and board directors at Canadian companies is growing—slowly. A new Korn Ferry survey of female leaders reveals the ‘golden ticket’ to reaching the top.
October 26, 2022
Despite some easing, the global supply chain is still struggling to find talent to keep up with demand. The short-term solution that can lead to long-term gains.
October 20, 2022
Social impact is becoming an increasingly important part of an organization’s business strategy and reputation. How it is changing the corporate affairs function.
August 8, 2022
War and supply chain issues have slowed world momentum for clean energy, increasing the need for more advanced climate-change leadership.
May 20, 2022
New CEO Sofia Chang, Girl Scouts’ first Asian-American leader in its 110-year-old history, spoke to Korn Ferry about her vision for reimagining the organization to reach the female leaders of tomorrow.
May 17, 2022
An unprecedented boom in corporate-coaching services risks commoditizing a key asset: coaches. Our experts on how to prioritize a fast-growing need.
April 28, 2022
Companies—and their boards—may soon be required to assess the effects of the changing environment on their business. But where will the expertise come from?
April 25, 2022
Just since the financial crisis of 2008, experts say, leadership styles had needed to adjust at least four times. Our timeline, from ‘hero’ leaders to ‘electric' style of today.
