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We know that gender equality remains a huge problem for businesses, but for real change to occur, the drive has to come from the top.  So, firstly, why is this important? The case for diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace is considerable, not only from a moral perspective, but because it simply makes good

In order to contribute at the highest level, salespeople need to understand and follow a clear system – also known as a sales process. Most CEOs we work with get this. What they sometimes struggle with, however, is the related principle that in order to succeed as a sales leader, it’s just as important to

Joe Smolarski is well aware, as most senior leaders are by now, that the U.S. is experiencing a dramatic skills shortage and that the balance of power has shifted from employers to employees, with the latter able to command higher paychecks and more flexible hours. He has heard the dire predictions for companies—and particularly tech

According to an October 2022 Zippia study, 26% of U.S. employees work remotely, and remote jobs make up 15% of all work opportunities. It also mentions that sales are one of the top industries for remote workers. As a sales manager or company owner, embracing the remote selling trend is imperative. While doing so, there

Cheating has been part of human behavior forever. A systematic look at cheating in baseball offers insights into why it is sometimes particularly prevalent and ideas on how to control it. In baseball, cheating became common once sporting clubs first started playing competitively in the 1850s. Teams unfairly grabbed ringers from neighboring clubs, occasionally paying

The last few years have seen unprecedented disruptions in how, when and even why we work. As we look to 2023, Korn Ferry talent acquisition experts offer their thoughts on what the coming year will bring to the job market. 1. Moving around – but not out. Thanks to an uncertain job market, professionals are

Pragmatic, rather than disruptive innovation, is what is driving companies forward. There’s only one word that may be buzzier than “recession,” one that strikes even more fear into the hearts of executives across industries: It’s all about disruption these days, isn’t it?  I don’t think so. Just because disruption is taking place, it doesn’t mean that

According to various studies anywhere from 25% to as many as 55% of startups fail due to poor team management. The first step of good management is selecting the right people for the team. This task often keeps first-time founders and managers awake. Their main goal up until now has been to create a unique

We could all use a confidence boost these days – especially with how fast life is moving around us. Think about the last compliment you got from a friend, colleague or even from the boss. How did it feel? Great, right?  That’s exactly how I feel every time I connect with my leadership coach –

As I reflect one year in as a first-time Chief People Officer (CPO), from day one, I never saw any reason why I shouldn’t be looking through the same lens of business impact as my peers on the senior leadership team. In fact, I saw it as the only way to go about my role.

Here’s a hard truth: Employee collaboration and networking should be done in-person. That’s not to say remote collaboration tools aren’t valuable or don’t have a place – they do.  But when it comes to building trusting relationships and elevating employee engagement, there is no substitute for events that bring your community together in-person.  For months

For weeks now, Twitter and Elon Musk have been dominating the headlines. Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, and the subsequent layoffs that followed, have been shaking the ground in Silicon Valley. Even beyond the mass layoffs, his tenure as the company’s leader is off to a rocky start. An attempt to monetize the blue verification check

Every company and every corporate culture is a little different. But after more than 40 years as a serial entrepreneur and business builder, I have refined an approach that has consistently worked when it comes to even the stickiest issues: Fit comes first. In an age when short-term returns, technology and the bottom-line drive so

Listen to many futurists and you would think that robotic engineers and therapists will be the only people with jobs in ten years. There’s plenty of reason to pay attention to the massive disruption from the automation of work. But if you’ve ever attempted to do a virtual chat session with a customer service robot

Americans spend more on medical care as a percentage of GDP than any other nation. For the decade ending in 2020, insurance premiums rose 47 percent and deductibles jumped nearly 69 percent. Even with employer-based medical insurance benefits, employees now pay on average nearly $6,000 toward their employers’ average of $22,221 for family coverage.     Further, obtaining

Persistent inflation, a nascent recession and even trickle-down damage from FTX’s collapse are serving as stress tests for the C-suite, exposing leaders’ skills for better or worse. As boards decide whether to retrench or approve major new growth initiatives, they’re also deciding whether current executives are capable of navigating either path. Since technology and recent

How can you successfully start a business or help a failing business survive? Business is the process of overcoming challenges on the pathway toward progress, and that is what makes business exciting, interesting, and rewarding. Starting a new company or trying to turn around a failed company is a big challenge. As with any start-up,

If you are an executive reviewing employees’ movements in the last 18 months, such as the “great resignation,” “quiet quitting,” and #ActYourWage, you are facing an existential question for your business.  The question is not how to adapt the new employees demands and create a hybrid working environment and more accommodation to employee’s mental health;

There is no doubt that today’s CEOs are under duress. Uncertainty in the economy and ongoing turbulence in the current operating environment has created unprecedented challenges and disruptions. Today’s CEOs must forge ahead, moving past what is getting in their way to achieve their investors’ expectations and strategic goals. As a former chief human resources

Striving to be more effective at DEI is a terrific goal for any organization. There’s a lot of room for improvement, but you’re destined for success when you make sure that you’re measuring your DEI efforts by more than just the numbers. Here are four great places to focus your efforts. By and large, most