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CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
In just five minutes a day, Dr. Jessica Kriegel, Chief Strategy Officer of Workforce and Labor for Culture Partners, unpacks the latest research, trends and strategies shaping workplace culture, and driving business results. CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel is a 5-minute daily podcast where business pragmatism meets inner wisdom.
Episodes
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
Creating Your Own Happiness
In today's episode: We tend to chase success, wealth, and status, but happiness comes down to feeling loved and connected. Loneliness is an adaptive emotion…
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Steady Leadership in Unsteady Times
In today's episode: We live in an era of political instability, toxic media environments, and widespread distrust in institutions. Your job as a leader is not…
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AI Insiders Are Sounding The Alarm
In today's episode: High-level AI insiders are quitting their jobs and citing the cause: existential dread. Right now, leaders are using AI much more than…
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Gallup No Long Reporting on Presidential Approval Ratings
In today's episode: The news is in: after 80+ years, Gallup will no longer be reporting on presidential approval ratings. They weren't clear on whether this…
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Preconceptions Hold Us Back
In today's episode: CEOs can learn a lot from spiritual leader Ram Dass, and the connection between emotions, images, and preconceptions. In life, we encode…
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Robby Starbuck on Privilege and Accountability
In today's episode: Conservative activist Robby Starbuck explains his opposition to DEI. Starbuck says he's not an anomaly--he roots his success comes from…
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Lessons from Kindergarten
In today’s episode: The more "advanced" we get, the more we lose track of the fundamentals. The secret to success at work remains kindness and trust…
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The Invisible Exchange Between Leaders and Employees
In today’s episode: There's an unspoken social contract between employers and employees. Leaders believe they're hiring people to achieve results; employees…
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The WaPo Massacre
In today’s episode: The Washington Post just laid off a huge chunk of their journalists. Owner Jeff Bezos says it's a decision driven by the data. John argues…
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AI: We Forgot About Sales
In today’s episode: We've been so focused on AI's job-cutting effects--but there are strategies for using AI for actively providing value for customers. AI is…
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Bad Bunny's Halftime Show
In today’s episode: Jessica and John break down Bad Bunny's incredible Super Bowl halftime performance. Despite the controversy, it was a joyful, moving story…
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Surrendering in the workplace
In today’s episode: The core idea of "Surrender to Lead" sounds touchy-feely, but it has immediate practical applications. Culture Partners CEO Joe Terry tells…
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Mary Barra's Thank-You Notes
In today's episode: A positive story -- GM CEO Mary Barra still personally responds to every letter she receives by hand. It's an important culture experience…
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Trump's Tariff Op-Ed
In today’s episode: A new WSJ op-ed from President Trump claims "My Tariffs Have Brought America Back" Claiming we're the "hottest" country doesn't make it…
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The Power of Surrender
In today's episode: Amplify Publishing Group's Naren Aryal joins Jessica to discuss the counterintuitive nature of "Surrender to Lead" -- a book which Jessica…
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The Global War for Healthcare Talent
In today’s episode: There's a global story when it comes to healthcare talent: developed nations, finding that they don't have enough resources to care for…
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The Truth of AI Adoption
In today's episode: The total number of people using AI at work remains flat, while half of American workers say they're not using AI at all. There's AI…
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Tariffs at the Supreme Court
In today’s episode: President Trump's tariffs are under scrutiny at the Supreme Court, and it's not looking good for the government. But if the Court decides…
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CEOs in Minnesota
In today’s episode: A group of Minnesota-based CEOs put out a joint statement effectively saying it's time to return to to the status quo; the massive…
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Decentralized Culture
In today’s episode: How should companies and employees handle extreme opinions and social activism that might be disruptive? CEOs are not mortal arbiters--but…
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Culture Partners' All-Hands Offsite
In today's episode: How does a leadership and culture company handle their own offsite? Like many companies, it starts with a year-in-review and scene-setting…
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The Hedging Era
In today’s episode: The global order has changed--America's allies can no longer assume that we'll stand with them, so they're thinking about alternate…
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Industry on HBO
In today's episode: HBO's Industry is a masterclass in representing the dangers that can arise in many high-performing workplaces: anxiety, hypercompetition…
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New Hampshire vs Manufacturing
In today’s episode: The New Hampshire House has passed a law to bring back hard labor in manufacturing as a potential punishment for certain crimes. Aside from…
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Culture Is What You Care About
In today's episode: Suntory's Sarah Langley explains how she views company culture as why decisions are made, not just what the company does. It's about the…
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Extroverts in Corporate America
In today’s episode: There's a bias toward extroversino in business, with introverts often viewed as weak. To an extent, we're all playing the part of…
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Slack's AI Workplace Agent
In today's episode: Slack says they're rebuilding Slackbot as an AI agent that will pull data from across company systems--potentially changing the operating…
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What You Can Control
In today's episode: Jessica and Culture Partners CEO Joe Terry discuss the origins of Surrender to Lead, the book they co-authored that's…
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The Death of Happy Hour - Jessica on The TODAY Show
In today's episode: Happy Hour used to be a staple of office culture, but fewer Americans are now drinking and more are working from home. But as Jessica…
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Ford Can't Fill Jobs
In today’s episode: Jessica and John discuss the Wall Street Journal article, The $160,000 Mechanic Job That Ford Can’t Fill The Ford jobs don't make $160k out…
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Tipping Culture
In today’s episode: Jessica and John discuss how tipping culture is getting out of hand. It may be a problem of employers, but it may also be coming from the…
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Minimum Wage Hikes
In today’s episode: Minimum-wage hikes are taking effect across the country. People deserve a living wage--but we know the result of these hikes is that a lot…
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Fear and the Action Trap
In today's episode: Jessica and Culture Partners CEO Joe Terry discuss the origins of Surrender to Lead, the book they co-authored that's…
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Looking Beyond Legacy
In today's episode: Cisco's Jeetu Patel explains the futility of legacy as a motivator for action--eventually, we're all going to be forgotten. Instead, he…
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The Future of HR
In today’s episode: AI is hollowing out the middle of HR. The professionals who will remain will be the ones who can work strategically and demonstrate value…
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Is The War For Talent Over?
In today’s episode: No matter the economic conditions, the best workers will always have a job. Even as unemployment rises, companies should never let their…
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7.8 Million People Unemployed
In today’s episode: Jessica and John discuss the new Wall Street Journal article: The Year the Job Market Hit a Wall What can leaders do to help solve these…
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What California's Affordability Problem Can Tell CEOs
In today's episode: The affordability crisis is most pronounced in California--and it's a systemic policy issue. California's heavy regulations on zoning…
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Why Does It Feel So Busy Right Now?
In today's episode: As the year wraps up, it feels like things suddenly get much busier. People are trying to get things "off their plate" before the…
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How To Surrender
In today's episode: Jessica and Culture Partners CEO Joe Terry discuss the origins of Surrender to Lead, the book they co-authored that's…
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The Loss of Purposeful, High-Quality Jobs
In today’s episode: Across the American economy, people are disengaging and lacking purpose in their work. This isn't only an AI story--it's part of automation…
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The Credit Union Model
In today's episode: SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union CEO discusses how credit unions differ from banks--it's a cooperative business model that puts the…
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How Do You Want To Be Fired?
In today’s episode: Amazon recently made headlines by laying off employees over text and email. Does this matter? In some instances, this treatment of…
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"Wait Your Turn" Culture
In today’s episode: "Wait your turn" cultures - with strict class structures based around seniority - disincentivize strong performers. This is a frequent…
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The Transition To Leadership
In today's episode: Jessica and Culture Partners CEO Joe Terry discuss the origins of Surrender to Lead, the book they co-authored that's…
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The "Data-Driven Insights" Lie
In today’s episode: "Data-driven insights" is often a lie; data is used to justify decisions after-the-fact, rather than informing decision-making. Many…
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What Is Your Brand?
In today’s episode: Your brand is what people say about you when you're not in the room. This holds in business and in all aspects of life. Brand is also an…
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Who Holds The Power?
In today’s episode: Jessica and John discuss the nature of power in the modern economy. Is there more power in the hand of corporations or governments in the…
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
The $140,000 Poverty Line
In today’s episode: A recent article got a lot of attention for claiming that the new poverty line is $140,000 a year. Jessica and John discuss the article and…
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
Your Job Is Not To Make People Happy
In today's episode: Jessica and Culture Partners CEO Joe Terry discuss the origins of Surrender to Lead, the book they co-authored that's coming…
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
2026 Predictions
In today’s episode: For 2026, John predicts unemployment above 6%, a lengthy recession, and a stock market correction. Jessica predicts that HR will be fully…
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SHRM Cloned Their CEO
In today's episode: SHRM's Chief Data and Analytics Officer recently made an AI clone of CEO Johnny C. Taylor, training it on emails and public appearances…
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The SHRM Hitpiece
In today’s episode: Jessica and John discuss the recent Business Insider piece on SHRM -- and all the problems with the reporting. The piece seems to take…
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Health, Leadership, and Compassion
In today's episode: Entrepreneur and endurance athlete Greg Schaefer discusses how his Parkinson's diagnosis has affected his leadership thinking. Greg says he…
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A K-Shaped Economy
In today’s episode: The data is clear that we're in a K-shaped economy: there's a wealthy class that's getting richer, while lower-income Americans are…
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2026: The Year of the AI CEO
In today’s episode: Jessica predicts that 2026 will be the year that a company annouces an AI CEO. We're seeing examples of AI getting integrated into…
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Trusting the Process
In today's episode: Jessica and Culture Partners CEO Joe Terry discuss the origins of Surrender to Lead, the book they co-authored that's coming…
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
Airbnb CEO: Keep Hiring Gen Z
In today's episode: In the face of AI, AirBnB's CEO warns that it's important to continue hiring Gen Z--arguing that they're necessary for leadership in the…
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It's a Hard Time To Be a CEO
In today's episode: New data shows that the average CEO's tenure is down more than a year in just the last two years. The leash is short for CEOs, and scrutiny…
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Middle Managers Are Jargon Translators
In today’s episode: A new study shows many frontline employees find middle managers to provide a crucial role--translating the jargon from the executive team…