Event Calendar



Latest Update: February 08, 2010

Publications

Getting Back to Basics: Asia’s Private Bankers Rebuild Relationships for Recovery
For Asia’s leading private bankers, a slowdown in business caused by the shrinking overall wealth of clients in the region, wilting confidence in capital markets and other investment products, and an intensifying lack of trust in financial institutions at large, has not dissuaded them from seeking ways to reassure their clients that instruments still exist which can make them money.
Date: 06/18/2009
Authors: Robert Grandy,  Andrew Tsui,  Serina Wong
 
Negotiating the Emotional Contract Before Signing on the Dotted Line
Following the onset of the recession, The Korn/Ferry Institute launched a new thought leadership series called "Korn/Ferry's Career Playbook: Winning Strategies in Today's Job Market" to address executive job seekers's most frequent and pressing questions.
Date: 01/04/2010
 
CEO VISION REVISITED: Leaders for Today and for the Future
As the world begins to emerge from the deepest recession in more than half a century, and with confidence eroded in all four corners of the globe, Latin America’s top chief executives are changing their priorities. In an attempt to find out more about this change and to compare against some of the findings that were revealed in the first CEO Vision leadership study in 2003, Korn/Ferry International, in partnership with INSEAD, The Business School for the World, interviewed 365 business leaders in eight different countries across the region.
Date: 01/06/2010
 
Discover the DNA of Future CEOs
Globalization, economic change, more stringent regulation and tougher governance make realizing shareholder value increasingly difficult. Never has it been more critical for companies not only to have the right leader in place, but a visible pipeline of high potential individuals ‘in-waiting’. Despite the immense challenges of the role, its prestige and visibility continue to create no shortage of people who aspire to become a CEO. So why do people strive to attain this pinnacle position and how do organizations identify the right attributes to make sure they invest in those individuals genuinely capable of reaching the top job? 
Date: 12/21/2009
 
MANAGING GLOBAL ENTERPRISES: The Critical Developmental Needs of Chinese Executives
Chinese businesses have been integrating into the global economy at an extraordinary pace during the past decade. This large scope of globalization in China has created unprecedented human resource challenges. A chief concern has been the acute scarcity of Chinese leadership talent. Based on our global leadership assessment data, we contrasted Chinese managers with a global sample. It was found that people from around the globe – including China – have very similar views regarding what competencies are important for effective leadership. However, there were noticeable differences between Chinese managers and the global sample on skill ratings. Up to the middle management level, Chinese managers are as skilled as their global counterparts. However, the skill gap significantly widens at the executive level. This paper further identifies five critical development needs for Chinese executives.
Date: 01/29/2010
Authors: Jack Lim,  Guangrong Dai,  Kenneth P. De Meuse
 
Board of Directors Study - Australia and New Zealand 2009
The 2009 Board of Directors Study, Australia and New Zealand is publishedby Korn/Ferry International in partnership with Egan Associates. This year wediscuss the various trends in Non Executive Director selection, many of whichare a consequence of the global financial crisis and recent court decisionsinvolving board members.
Date: 02/08/2010
 
Business Today Demands a Comprehensive Talent Strategy. Can HR Deliver?
The HR function is in a state of transition caused by the increasing pressure to identify and develop next-generation leaders, the growing globalization of businesses and talent pools, and the CEO’s requirement that HR be more strategic and relevant to the business as a whole. As HR seeks to meet these demands, others have questioned its effectiveness.
Date: 02/08/2010
Authors: Emilie Petrone,  Gabriella Kilby