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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
Target's Leadership Choices
In today's episode: Target's choice of new executive--its longtime COO--is raising some questions about how we think about succession. Investors aren't…
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What We Wear Sends A Message
In today's episode: Clothing is a signal; it's one of the first experiences that leaders can create for their employees. For men in power, the suit look is…
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Creating Intersections of Value
In today's episode: Fear is the source of most dysfunctions in corporations. Open, honest communication solves most problems. Companies get in trouble when…
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Keynote: The Results Pyramid
In today's episode: Results come from actions. Actions are driven by belief. Beliefs are built by experiences. Current results--for better or worse--are a…
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
Be A Human
In today’s episode: As AI makes it harder for college grads to find entry-level jobs, there's one key way people can still differentiate themselves: lean into…
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How RTO Mandates Are Affecting Caregivers
In today’s episode: 212,000 women have left the workforce since the beginning of the year. That's a result of the return-to-office movement and the…
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AI in Job Applications - Jessica on CNN
In today's episode: Companies have been using AI to screen applicants for years; the difference is that now applicants are using it, too. Anyone who claims to…
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
The AT&T CEO's Letter
In today’s episode: The news has been abuzz with coverage of AT&T CEO John Stankey's letter to employees. Jessica argues he's just saying the quiet part out…
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Jobless Claims and the Jobs Reports - Jessica on Schwab Network
In today's episode: Many CEOs are pausing; not too much hiring or firing as they're waiting to see what happens with inflation, AI, and tariffs. Maintaining…
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Employees Feeling Underutilized
In today’s episode: 58% of workers complain they're being underutilized at work. Most salaried employees would complain about also feeling overworked…
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The Jobs Report Controversy
In today’s episode: The firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics is going to have a damaging effect on the economy. The jobs report has been…
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
Conscious Capitalism
In today's episode: Conscious capitalism is an apolitical movement that's trying to make capitalism work for all. It has four tenets: First, a higher purpose…
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On Being AI-First and People-Focused
In today's episode: In order to be AI-first and people first, we need to consider how our communication, work methods, and employee talent development are…
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
The Revised Jobs Numbers - Jessica on Bloomberg Radio
In today's episode: The newly-revised jobs numbers don't look good. Growth is slowing, and business investments are down. Most Americans have felt the economy…
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
An 8-Year-Old Explains The Results Pyramid
In today's episode: A special guest--Jessica's 8-year-old daughter--gains a working understanding of the results pyramid. In order to achieve a results (Mom…
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CEO Pride in the Shrinking Workforce
In today’s episode: There's been a shift this year in the language around layoffs. Companies aren't just unapologetic about cuts, but pointing to them as…
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
The CEO Gig Economy
In today’s episode: The position of "interim CEO" is becoming increasingly common. In a world where layoffs are always seen as a bad decision, it becomes…
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
AI Safety and the Future
In today's episode: To understand the future of AI, Jessica has been reading AI: Unexplainable, Unpredictable, Uncontrollable by Roman Yampolskiy. Since it's…
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DEI Is Sticking Around
In today's episode: This month, shareholders in some of the country's largest companies voted against anti-DEI proposals. The market knows that DEI is good for…
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
Ten-Year Tech Contracts
In today’s episode: In a world of rapidly changing technology, why are some companies signing up for ten-year contracts with a single tech company? It might be…
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Conflicting Economic Headlines
In today’s episode: According to the Wall Street Journal, the U.S. economy is "regaining its swagger" --but, at the same time, "economic clouds" are gathering…
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Handling Inflation
In today’s episode: We're at an inflection point for inflation; if things don't get under control soon, Americans are going to feel it. There are two different…
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Adapting Companies to the Age of AI
In today's episode: The AI age is here to stay; the way to succeed is to embrace it. In this fast-paced world, learning will always be a part of work. Leaders…
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The Modern State of Retirement
In today’s episode: Older Americans are being laid off in their fifties and sixties, before they're financially or emotionally ready to ready. That's forcing…
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Tax Laws and Business Behavior
In today’s episode: The problem with not taxing overtime wages: it cuts jobs. High performers collect the overtime, while low performers lose their positions…
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The War for Talent Is Over
In today’s episode: A lack of control over scheduling makes employees more likely to quit. Employers already know this. Millions of employees have very little…
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Jobs Numbers and Management Transparency
In today's episode: The percentage of employees who say management cares about them tends to go down after the first few months in a job. There's a mismatch…
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
Revisiting Tariffs
In today’s episode: Manufacturers don't believe tariffs will affect their prices in the near future--but there will definitely be shortages. Companies are…
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Newly Announced Tariffs - Jessica on LiveNOW FOX
In today's episode: President Trump's latest tariffs on the EU and Mexico have a mix of purposes. It's important for leaders to understand those reasons…
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
Big Beautiful Bill
In this episode: A candid conversation on political hypocrisy, calling out leaders who preach small government but vote for massive spending. A personal…
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
Collaborator vs Negotiator
In today’s episode: Collaborator vs. negotiator mindsets and how they shape conflict resolution. How trust and transparency impact negotiations and leadership…
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
Companies Are In Control Again
In this episode: Companies are dropping the pretense of work-life balance How transparency about demanding cultures—when paired with proper compensation—can…
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
Digital Transformation and Cultural Change
In today's episode: To achieve transformation of any kind, you need to get people on board. Precisely's Tendü Yogurtçu drives technological change by keeping…
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
The Truth Behind the Job Market Numbers
In today’s episode: How the low unemployment rate might be misleading due to declining labor force participation. Signs of an economic slowdown, including…
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
People Can't Find Jobs -- And It's Old News
In today's episode: Despite low unemployment and good economic numbers, people are still reporting a that it's hard to find a job. That's especially true for…
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
RTO Is Over
In today's episode: We're past "return-to-office." By and large, workers are back in the office or on hybrid schedules. Employer/employee leverage is a matter…
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Cultural Values and Adversity
In today's episode: Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora meets with 100 random employees every week, taking the pulse of the company. As a result, the people in…
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Settling the Four-Day Work Week Debate
In today's episode: If a company's culture lacks accountability, a four-day work week won't fix things. If a company does have accountability, then a four-day…
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Tragedy in the Workplace
In today's episode: In the workplace, we usually see love appear in two kinds of situations: in the face of great success and great tragedy. Grief is the…
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A Difficult Time For Female Executives
In today's episode: There's a quiet rolling-back of DEI efforts in corporate America; the leadership pipeline is narrowing. DEI backlash is leading to quiet…
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
Culture Sustains Results
In today's episode: Post-pandemic, leaders are looking for cost-savings and strong results, not the feel-good culture stuff. But culture is what persists in a…
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
Balancing Polarities
In today's episode: When making decisions, leaders are often balancing multiple factors. In deciding between options, we risk bouncing like a…
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
Rethinking Overtime Strategy
In today's episode: Given the huge fixed costs of benefits, the cost of overtime and straight-time for employees tends to be equal. As healthcare costs rise…
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
What CEOs Should Know About Inflation Numbers
In today's episode: Consumer and producer inflation appear soft, but this isn't the whole story. Low monthly numbers are being pulled down by declining fuel…
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The Biggest Companies Are Cutting Their Workforces
In today's episode, Jessica discusses the new Wall Street Journal article, The Biggest Companies Across America Are Cutting Their Workforces: AI advances…
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Inconsistent Scheduling and Job Quality
In today's episode: The data is clear: one of workers' biggest issues is scheduling inconsistency and a lack of power over their working hours. Volatility in…
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
Authenticity is Dead
In today's episode: It's hard to find authentic relationships in the workplace beyond the transactional. Our online interactions with coworkers are…
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
Consumer Sentiment and Inflation Data - Jessica on Schwab Network
In today's episode: Preliminary consumer sentiment data shows things are improving. CEOs should be glad for any good news in these difficult times, but it's…
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
Culture and Acquisition
In today's episode: To Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora, acquiring a company requires respect for the employees of the acquired company from day one. An…
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
AI Analyzing Workplace Interactions
In today's episode: AI is being implemented across the workplace--Culture Partners recently tested an AI analysis of a leadership call, to interesting results…
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
Fallout From the Musk/Trump Feud
In today's episode: In the public, messy fight between the world's richest man and the world's most powerful one, it's the American people who lose. There's a…
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
The Power of Non-Linear Thinking
In today's episode: Traditionally, we tend toward risk management in life, which leads to less non-linear thinking. To Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora…
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The May Jobs Report - Driving Through the Fog
In today's episode: The latest jobs report has promising numbers, but there's still widespread uncertainty at all levels of the workplace. Taking a metaphor…
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
Love in the Workplace
In today's episode: Loving your team doesn't mean coddling and shielding them. It means caring enough to hold people accountable. Love means having the tough…
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
Systems That Hinder Alignment
In today's episode: When looking to create alignment within your company, don't get caught in the action trap of doing "more." Step back and ask: what are the…
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
A Leader's Biggest Blindspot
In today's episode: Don't mistake compliance for alignment. Leaders might be receptive to all feedback, but that doesn't mean they'll get it. Employees know…
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
Leadership Through Surrender
In today's episode: The illusion of total control is one of the biggest dangers to leaders. That need from control is based in fear. True leadership comes from…
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
Clarity About Results
In today's episode: CEOs want the employees they hire to drive results for the company. But there are different perspective at different levels of the…
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
The State of DEI in 2025
In today's episode, Jessica discusses her takeaways from the Sacramento Business Journal's Inclusivity in Business Awards Ceremony: Plenty of leaders still…
- CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel
Trade Schools, College, and AI - Jessica on NewsNation
In today's episode: Enrollment in trade schools is going up; American culture is growing more accepting of the trades as a career path. As CEOs are trying to…