Mark Arian

Nov 13, 2024 | kornferry.com | Mark Arian |Tom McMullen

It appeared to have gone away, giving corporate leaders a chance to anticipate a bold return to a new normal. And a series of rates cut by the Feds only embolden the view that the ugly shadow of inflation was fading.

Nov 6, 2024 | kornferry.com | Mark Arian |JP Sniffen

The graphic designer came into work knowing that the client account was overdue for a project meeting. But there was no one to call the meeting: His boss had been let go in a round of layoffs a month earlier. And his boss’s boss had been laid off the year before. The designer now reported to a hands-off executive who didn’t know the details of the project. A new reality is emerging in the modern workplace—one that in some cases features no manager.

Jul 10, 2024 | kornferry.com | Mark Arian |Maria amato |Tessa Misiaszek

At the upper levels of organizations, motivation isn’t hard to find. Fully 81% percent of CEOs say they’re willing to do more than is required of them. But it’s a different world on the other levels of the org chart, according to the new Korn Ferry Motivation Meter, a quarterly measurement of workers’ motivation around the world. Just 65% of first-level managers or individual contributors agreed that they were motivated to do more, the lowest level since 2019 (when the figure was 60%).

Jun 18, 2024 | kornferry.com | Dan Kaplan |David Vied |David Ellis |Adam Prager |Mark Arian

For decades, the skilled, hardworking employee had little to worry about. Even in hard times, most could switch firms and find new roles. Recent college graduates might struggle at the start, and ageism might rear its ugly head for older applicants, but the notion that substantial numbers of workers might be unemployable was not something that a wide range of executives ever worried about.

May 12, 2023 | chiefexecutive.net | John P. Kotter |Mark Arian

Today’s global economy is experiencing an unprecedented level of turbulence and transformation. Rapid technological advancements, geopolitical tensions, climate change, and the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic have converged to create a volatile, uncertain and constantly changing economic landscape. Oftentimes, companies handle times of uncertainty and a tenuous economy by taking what might be considered a more conservative approach.