by Kevin Cashman | Nov 3, 2020 | Articles, Korn Ferry Institute, Korn Ferry Research, Leadership
By Gary Burnison, originally posted to Korn Ferry Institute. Basketball practice was over. As the other kids waited outside the gym doors for their parents to pick them up, I started walking in the other direction—telling my teammates I had someplace else to be. The...
by Kevin Cashman | Oct 31, 2020 | Articles, Korn Ferry Institute, Korn Ferry Research, Leadership
Originally posted on Korn Ferry Institute. We’re familiar with the usual drill. Every four years, months of intense campaigning lead up to Election Day. Then there’s a late night that’s over by midnight, or the next morning at latest. The drama is over, and everyone...
by Kevin Cashman | Oct 13, 2020 | Articles, Korn Ferry Institute, Korn Ferry Research, Leadership
Originally posted to Korn Ferry Institute. Arguably, both the COVID-19 pandemic and the current fight against racial injustice have brought into sharp focus a host of systemic inequities that have impacted employees who are racial and ethnic minorities for far too...
by Kevin Cashman | Sep 2, 2020 | Articles
By David Sluss. Originally posted to Harvard Business Review on September 2, 2020. Leading effectively — especially during a crisis — takes patience. If you can’t retain your composure in the face of frustration or adversity, you won’t be able to keep others calm....
by Kevin Cashman | Aug 19, 2020 | Articles, Leadership
By Gary Burnison, originally posted to ChiefExecutive.net. To navigate so much uncertainty and ambiguity, leaders need to be confident— but too much self-confidence can narrow your peripheral vision. Read More
by Kevin Cashman | Apr 9, 2020 | Articles, Korn Ferry Institute, Leadership
In a stunningly short time, demand for her firm’s multibillion-dollar product had dropped almost in half. And almost as quickly, the call for many inside the company was to act fast and preserve as much capital as possible. It was the standard reaction multiplied many...