Does Your Company Reward Sacrifice or Punish It?

CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel · Oct 20, 2026 · 7m

In today’s episode:

Companies running multiple transformation efforts at once often don’t realize they’re working against each other.

A bakery’s leadership team celebrated saving millions in warehouse costs, completely missing a far more expensive price being paid somewhere else.

There’s a specific reason employees sacrifice for the greater good but still get penalized at review time, unless leaders recognize it.

CEO Daily Brief is a 5-minute daily podcast where business pragmatism meets inner wisdom. Hosted by Dr. Jessica Kriegel, Chief Strategy Officer at Culture Partners. She is frequently…