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CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel

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.

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Luck is Not a Safety Strategy

Luck is Not a Safety Strategy

<p>In today's episode:</p> <p>The factory floor habit that actually prevents accidents from those who just hope for the best</p> <p>What "psychological safety" actually looks like in practice</p> <p>Why listening to your team without following through may be worse than not asking at all</p> <p>CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel is a 5-minute daily podcast where business pragmatism meets inner wisdom.</p> <p>Luigi Cusano, a manufacturing leader and longtime listener of the show, joins Jessica and John Frehse to discuss why relying on luck in workplace safety is a failure...

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The Psychology of Workplace Design

The Psychology of Workplace Design

<p>In today's episode:</p> <p>How your office experience can be shaped by the environment that surrounds it</p> <p>What “Cathedrals in the City” are</p> <p>What a private equity office designed to feel like a social club reveals about the real driver of workplace trust</p> <p>The frictionless future of the physical office experience</p> <p>…And clowns in the lobby!</p> <p>CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel is a 5-minute daily podcast where business pragmatism meets inner wisdom.</p> <p>John Frehse, Global Head of Labor Strategies at Ankura, joins Jessica to discus...

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Compliance Versus Curiousity

Compliance Versus Curiousity

<p>In today's episode:</p> <p>What the 3.1 million UNFILLED manufacturing jobs reveal about the American workforce</p> <p>Why the country that once led the world in innovation is starting to look a lot more like its competitors</p> <p>The one habit leadership mistakes for alignment, and why it can be concerning</p> <p>CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel is a 5-minute daily podcast where business pragmatism meets inner wisdom.</p> <p>John Frehse, Global Head of Labor Strategies at Ankura, joins Jessica to explore how compliance culture is replacing curiosity in the workplace, and what...

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Are You Post-Social Media?

Are You Post-Social Media?

<p>In today's episode:</p> <p>The telltale phrases that instantly reveal AI-generated content, and why even professional communicators fall into the trap.</p> <p>Why the algorithm is no longer connecting you to your community and what it actually optimizes to show you instead.</p> <p>A surprising prediction about where elite education is headed, according to tech moguls.</p> <p>Whether brands will ever let go of the need to stay constantly present, and what a permanent social media "break" might look like at scale.</p> <p>CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel is a 5-minute daily...

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Change the Experience

Change the Experience

<p>In today's episode:</p> <p>The four-type framework that reveals exactly which workplace moments you can control and which ones will backfire</p> <p>What skipping a team meeting without a word can cost you, and the one sentence that changes everything</p> <p>Why Zuckerberg's yacht reveal is a masterclass in what not to do</p> <p>CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel is a 5-minute daily podcast where business pragmatism meets inner wisdom.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Connect with Dr. Jessica Kriegel on LinkedIn</p> <p><br></p> <p>Other Ways to Connect:</p> <p>...

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"Real Quick"

"Real Quick"

<p>In today's episode:</p> <p>The two-word phrase your employees say that signals the complete opposite</p> <p>Why this phrase subtly devalues your ideas, and what to say instead</p> <p>The surprising link between a baseball game, a t-shirt cannon, and the shrinking attention spans of your workforce</p> <p>CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel is a 5-minute daily podcast where business pragmatism meets inner wisdom.</p> <p>John Frehse, Global Head of Labor Strategies at Ankura, joins Jessica to unpack the workplace psychology behind the phrase "real quick," what it reveals about how employees...

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Likable, Capable, or Aligned?

Likable, Capable, or Aligned?

<p>In today's episode:</p> <p>What happens to a team when someone is brilliant but impossible to work with</p> <p>The third factor in hiring that most leaders overlook completely, and why it outranks both likability and skill</p> <p>Why "culture fit" is often just bias in disguise, and the subtle ways it sneaks into your hiring decisions</p> <p>CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel is a 5-minute daily podcast where business pragmatism meets inner wisdom.</p> <p>John Frehse, Global Head of Labor Strategies at Ankura, joins Jessica to discuss what actually makes someone...

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The Performance We Put On at Work

The Performance We Put On at Work

<p>In today's episode:</p> <p>The unspoken rule about sharing our suffering at work and why most people follow it without ever realizing it</p> <p>The hidden cost of always appearing fine, how it affects you and your coworkers</p> <p>What the trust triangle reveals about authenticity, empathy, and how much energy both actually require</p> <p>CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel is a 5-minute daily podcast where business pragmatism meets inner wisdom.</p> <p>Jessica explores why workplace relationships operate within such a narrow band of acceptable self-disclosure, whether that performance serves us, and...

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Transparency, Turbulence & CEO Confidence

Transparency, Turbulence & CEO Confidence

<p>In today's episode:</p> <p>The economic indicator signaling that business leaders are bracing for a harder road ahead.</p> <p>Why the central bank's independence matters more to your portfolio than any interest rate decision.</p> <p>The one leadership skill that separates businesses that survive turbulence from those that get buried by it.</p> <p>CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel is a 5-minute daily podcast where business pragmatism meets inner wisdom.</p> <p>John Frehse, Global Head of Labor Strategies at Ankura, joins Jessica to discuss the latest research on falling CEO confidence, what it...

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The Jobs Report Nobody Trusts

The Jobs Report Nobody Trusts

<p>In today's episode:</p> <p>The surprising reason monthly jobs numbers have become unreliable, and what savvy leaders should track instead.</p> <p>What 172,000 "new jobs" actually looks like up close, and why the headline figure can be deeply misleading.</p> <p>The difference between fear-based leadership and adaptive strategy, and how the best CEOs are responding to turbulence right now.</p> <p>CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel is a 5-minute daily podcast where business pragmatism meets inner wisdom.</p> <p>John Frehse, Global Head of Labor Strategies at Ankura, joins Jessica to break down the latest...

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