Korn Ferry Briefings: Leadership Unfiltered

Sonal Behel, a career strategist renowned for her impactful YouTube channel, shares expert insights on salary negotiations. She discusses the emotional hurdles people face and the common fears that hinder effective discussions. The conversation highlights a four-step process, ASEA—Appreciate, Clarify, Explain, Ask—empowering listeners to prepare strategically. Behel emphasizes understanding management's perspective and urges empathy in negotiations, all while navigating a challenging job market where knowing how to ask can lead to better compensation.

With an influx of retirees returning to work, and stress mounting among other workers, memory problems may become a workplace issue. 

Explore the mounting pressures faced by today's CEOs as they navigate a landscape fraught with AI, record activism, and vanishing growth. Discover how social media amplifies scrutiny, pushing leaders to adopt empathy and agility. Delve into the balancing act required between long-term vision and short-term demands from activist investors. Unpack the importance of humility and inclusive decision-making in high-pressure times to maintain organizational unity. The challenges are unprecedented, but the insights are invaluable!

Being promoted to manager is often considered a high honor. But perhaps not if you're Gen Z—seven in 10 of the youngest workers say they’d rather be individual contributors than middle managers. An expert and a Gen Z worker explore why the traditional corporate ladder is broken.

Companies have spent billions of dollars on corporate training, but nearly 40% of leaders say that the skills gap at their company has worsened in the last year. A live panel of talent leaders discusses how to get more out of training.

Despite firms grabbing headlines for return-to-office mandates, huge numbers of workers are still not coming in most days. And building owners now face over one trillion dollars in commercial real estate loans coming due. Two experts explore how to thread the needle on this pressing issue. 

With EV sales decelerating and driverless cars seemingly stalled, many are questioning the auto industry's ability to innovate. An auto expert and a culture maven share the keys to revving things up.

Job interview questions may need an overhaul, but there's one that nine in ten hiring managers can't stop asking—tell me about yourself. An expert career strategist shares her steps to acing this question in your next interview.

CMOs may be facing more pressure than ever. Despite budget cuts, marketing leaders still urgently need to drive business growth, leverage new advances in AI, and manage diverse stakeholder groups with varying priorities. A top CMO shares the keys to proving impact and ROI.

AI has rocked the business world lately. But with only 10% of companies implementing GenAI projects at scale, is it truly transforming the workplace as fast as we thought? A top expert separates the AI facts from fiction.