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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Flexible Work Hours
<p>In today's episode:</p> <p>How ‘missing’ a meeting without noticing reveals what flexibility actually looks like.</p> <p>The research linking return-to-office mandates to a specific personality, and why it has nothing to do with collaboration or culture.</p> <p>If your best performer finishes an eight hour job in three… who owns those other five hours?</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 the debate over flexible work hours, from return to office motivations to who really owns the time employ...
The 'Prove It' Phase of AI
<p>In today's episode:</p> <p>Two tech giants both bet big on AI this earnings season, but investors rewarded one and punished the other, and the reason has nothing to do with belief in the technology.</p> <p>Every major transformation follows the same arc: vision, investment, then a moment when people stop asking what you're building and start asking what it's actually doing.</p> <p>How a CEO found a clever way to prove progress before there were real numbers to point to.</p> <p>CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel is a 5-minute daily podcast where...
Generational Labels Are a Lie
<p>In today's episode:</p> <p>Years of research into what different generations want at work led to a surprising conclusion.</p> <p>Why labeling employees by birth year does something to workplace culture that most leaders never intend.</p> <p>What to measure and change about workplace culture that actually works.</p> <p>CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel is a 5-minute daily podcast where business pragmatism meets inner wisdom.</p> <p>Jessica shares findings from her doctoral research and first book, Unfairly Labeled, on why generational stereotypes at work say more about culture than they do about...
Hiring Skill Check
<p>In today's episode:</p> <p>Candidates want speed AND personalization. There's a way to give them both without slowing the process down.</p> <p>How a "day in the life" approach lets applicants test drive a job while a company learns everything it needs to know.</p> <p>How a social network built entirely around verified skills could change how people carry their careers with them.</p> <p><br></p> <p>CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel is a 5-minute daily podcast where business pragmatism meets inner wisdom.</p> <p>Mike Hudy, Chief Science Officer of Hirevue, returns...
Just Call Me
<p>In today's episode:</p> <p>Every back and forth email trying to schedule a meeting adds up to far more wasted time than the meeting itself.</p> <p>A simple habit that feels awkward at first could save you an hour of scheduling ceremony.</p> <p>Why the norm of "asking for time" might be a culture problem worth changing.</p> <p><br></p> <p>CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel is a 5-minute daily podcast where business pragmatism meets inner wisdom.</p> <p>Jessica makes the case for skipping the scheduling dance altogether: picking up the phone...
AI Hiring Arms Race
<p>In today's episode:</p> <p>AI is flooding recruiter inboxes with thousands of applications for a single job, and the old way of sorting candidates can't keep up anymore.</p> <p>Resumes and cover letters are starting to look identical thanks to AI polish, which means companies need a completely different signal to find the right person.</p> <p>There's a new step happening before a recruiter ever looks at a resume, and it changes who gets noticed first.</p> <p><br></p> <p>CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel is a 5-minute daily podcast where business pragmatism...
Disagreeing with Your Peers
<p>In today's episode:</p> <p>How executives should treat their peer group, and why it flips the instinct to protect your own team first.</p> <p>Budget cuts reveal who's really aligned at the top, and the wrong response can create cracks employees notice before anyone says a word.</p> <p>When three executives each offered something remarkable to protect their company.</p> <p><br></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...
Can You Handle the Truth?
<p>In today's episode:</p> <p>The one reason you hold info back from your team, and it has nothing to do with protecting feelings!</p> <p>When leaders stay quiet, something else fills that silence, and it's rarely good.</p> <p>How employees have a built in radar for dishonesty, and why ignoring it can cost you.</p> <p><br></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 where the line sits...
Trusting Your Intuition
<p>In today's episode:</p> <p>Success can rewire how leaders make decisions. Why trusting past wins might be a big mistake.</p> <p>Not all intuition is created equal. Discover the difference between grounded instinct and ego dressed up as confidence.</p> <p>The simple rule for moments of uncertainty that runs against everything corporate culture teaches about speed and decisiveness. </p> <p><br></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 w...
Guest Appearance: The Jacquelyn Social Exchange Podcast
<p>Check out this exclusive clip of Jessica with co-owner of The Jacquelyn, Mary Daffin, speaking about the meaning of culture and what taking real accountability looks like in our modern workplace.</p> <p>For the full conversation, watch Activating Change on The Jacquelyn’s YouTube channel.</p> <p>CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel is a 5-minute daily podcast where business pragmatism meets inner wisdom. Mary Daffin is co-owner of the Jacquelyn, a private social club in Sacramento.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Connect with Dr. Jessica Kriegel on LinkedIn</p> <p>The Jacquelyn’s Homepage</p> <p><br><...
