14 results for author: Korn Ferry
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.
Over the last 30 years, the workplace has been pushing toward the gig economy. Pensions have disappeared, putting the ...
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When You Defy Your Department’s New Direction
Even the brightest employees can unknowingly back themselves into a corner by bucking their boss's vision.
For the first three years of his job as a wealth manager, Kevin had always been one of the top performers on his team. But after the company underw...
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Can You Take Your Boss Down?
Recent public ousters of longtime bosses show that employees have more power than they did in the past. How to wield it wisely.
For many professionals, the biggest pain point in their jobs isn’t the long hours or endless meetings. It’s their boss.
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5 Ways to Be Part of the Team
Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison on how to avoid being the last pick for your company's next great team.
Put five, eight, 12 or more people together in a room, and it's a crapshoot as to how well they'll function as a team. The larger the group, the more ...
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Tame Your Triggers
Triggers shut down our ability to work, get along with people, and succeed.
I was recently working with a client who came to our coaching call very upset. She said her business partner of many years had told her she was “not as smart” as him and that ...
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The Professional Way to Think on Your Feet
No, you can’t plan everything. But you can improve the way you respond to the unexpected at work.
You’re presenting in a meeting when suddenly the most senior person in the room interrupts to ask a hard question. Your mind goes blank and you hear ...
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Stop Complaining: It Makes You Dumber
Ferry CEO Gary Burnison unpacks the (literal) brain damage complaining can cause.
Airplanes, restaurants, the office...these are just a few of the worst places for spawning complainers.
In the air, it comes from being strapped to a tiny seat next to ...
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Learning to Play the Blame Game
New research shows bosses often aren’t blamed when things go wrong. How to ensure you aren’t bearing the brunt.
It’s a scenario we’ve all experienced: the project our team has worked so diligently on goes south, or gets a harsh critique, and the ...
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How to Make a Two-Career Household Work
Both of you want careers. A look at how to maneuver all this.
The negotiations seemed to never end. Luke needed to leave work early to pick up the kids from school three times a week when Chloe had a mandatory 4 pm work meeting, which ultimately ended in ...
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Fathers Want Balance Too
For years, the balancing act has traditionally been thought of as a working-mom conundrum: how to please two bosses–the one in the office and the little dictator at home.
We hear a lot about parity for working moms. What about working dads?
But fathers ...
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Know, and Accept, When You’re a Peon
There are times when it’s smart to stay quiet. How to decipher your best move.
Do you ever feel like your opinions at work fall into an echo chamber? You aren’t alone. Only 30% of employees strongly agree their opinions are heard, according to a Gallup ...
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