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CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel — 592 episodes
Announcing The Work Signal
The Bad First Draft That Moves Billions
If AI Does the Junior Work, How Does Anyone Become Senior?
Trust, AI & Culture in Supply Chain
AI Saved TIAA 90 Minutes. The Real Work Came Next
Learning and Development
Before IKEA Scaled AI, It Educated Leaders
Your $20 AI Budget Is Not An AI Strategy
Lack of Stability in Leadership
AI Saved Time but the Organization Didn't Change
The Most Important Lesson at the Table
If AI Changes the Work, Should It Change Who You Hire?
How Change Actually Becomes Culture
Transforming Into a Change Agent
Change Management vs Activation
LLM Apocalypse
Labor Protections
Is Your CEO a Narcissist?
Burnout is a Cop-out
The Job You Think You Have
Invisible Value
My Imaginary Board of Directors
The Data's Right There!
How to Break Down Departmental Silos
The Shift Model
You Are Capable of More
Culture Work or Gossip?
Never Ignore the Younger Generation
Experiences You Create as a Leader
Calendar Theology
Flexible Work Hours
The 'Prove It' Phase of AI
Generational Labels Are a Lie
Hiring Skill Check
Just Call Me
AI Hiring Arms Race
Disagreeing with Your Peers
Can You Handle the Truth?
Trusting Your Intuition
Guest Appearance: The Jacquelyn Social Exchange Podcast
The Art of Workplace 'Divorce'
Employee Alignment & Recognition
IBM: No Safe Bets
Fighting in the Workplace
The Room Where It Happens with Mary Daffin
Positive Productivity with AI
Cruise Culture
Excuses, Lies, & Accountability
Is AI (Still) Coming for My Job?
Living Your Core Values
SHRM's Intriguing Job Engagement Report
Getting Keynote Gigs 101
Change Management Versus Activation
The Introduction Economy
How to Teach Accountability
The Hidden Cost of Mental Health
The Action Fallacy
I Quit (Or Do I?)
Combating a Rudderless World
Is Lead Gen Dead?
Luck is Not a Safety Strategy
The Psychology of Workplace Design
Compliance Versus Curiousity
Are You Post-Social Media?
Change the Experience
"Real Quick"
Likable, Capable, or Aligned?
The Performance We Put On at Work
Transparency, Turbulence & CEO Confidence
The Jobs Report Nobody Trusts
How to ACTUALLY Measure Culture
Congrats on Getting a Job (Or Is It?)
The Demand Curve of Addiction
LMS Are Dead
AI or Buy
Innovating Education
Transforming Healthcare in Saudi Arabia
HR Is Fired
Let's Fight (With Kindness)
Agentic AI
Jessica's TedX Talk
Changes At The Frontline - Jessica on the Unforget Yourself Podcast
Longevity and Surrender
Replacing the Blame Culture
Beliefs Can Be Sneaky
Quarterly Earnings
Death As Teambuilding
How To Effectively Roll Out Change
The Value of Mediation
How To Get A Job
Uncertainty and Declining Birth Rates
The Supreme Court's New Tariff Ruling
Tucker Carlson's New York Times Interview
Competitive Listening
Chaplains in the Workplace
Decisions Versus Choices
Surrender to Lead - Jessica on WUSA9
Deloitte, Distraction, and Turbulent Times
The Era Of Mega-Layoffs
Surface Acting
Change Management, Accountability, and Fear-Based Leadership
The Data Dilemma
Workplace Experience Strategy
When the CEO Becomes the Brand
Transparency Versus Fear
Responsibility and Accountability
Leadership and Safety
Changing What We Measure
The Productivity Paradox
Engagement is Down, Stress Is Up
Labor Participation is Down
AI in Sports Partnerships
Lost Opportunities with New Technology
AI and CEO Turnover
HR and Real Human Connection
The Return of the Liberal Arts Education
A Model for AI Adoption
Is The "SaaS Apocalypse" Coming?
Engagement, Burnout, and Women in the Workplace
How Reading Builds Future Leaders
Another Debt Crisis
Letting ChatGPT Describe You
Respect and Disrespect
Intuition and Decision-Making
Repetition Builds Culture
Where's the Beef?
Getting AI Adoption Right
Lather, Rinse, Repeat
Authenticity and Self-Reflection
"What If Work Didn't Suck So Much?"
Targeting Data Centers in War
Becoming Undisturbable
External Validation and Identity Disruption
Surrender and the SHIFT Model
Three Phrases For Leading Through Uncertain Times
Charity and Unannounced Pressure
Pay Attention!
Grounded Optimism
The Big Arch
Public Policy and Company Policy
Income vs Asset-Based Economies
Spoken and Lived Beliefs
Who Goes First?
Are You a Commodity?
Creating Your Own Happiness
Steady Leadership in Unsteady Times
AI Insiders Are Sounding The Alarm
Gallup No Long Reporting on Presidential Approval Ratings
Preconceptions Hold Us Back
Robby Starbuck on Privilege and Accountability
Lessons from Kindergarten
The Invisible Exchange Between Leaders and Employees
The WaPo Massacre
AI: We Forgot About Sales
Bad Bunny's Halftime Show
Surrendering in the workplace
Mary Barra's Thank-You Notes
Trump's Tariff Op-Ed
The Power of Surrender
The Global War for Healthcare Talent
The Truth of AI Adoption
Tariffs at the Supreme Court
CEOs in Minnesota
Decentralized Culture
Culture Partners' All-Hands Offsite
The Hedging Era
Industry on HBO
New Hampshire vs Manufacturing
Culture Is What You Care About
Extroverts in Corporate America
Slack's AI Workplace Agent
What You Can Control
The Death of Happy Hour - Jessica on The TODAY Show
Ford Can't Fill Jobs
Tipping Culture
Minimum Wage Hikes
Fear and the Action Trap
Looking Beyond Legacy
The Future of HR
Is The War For Talent Over?
7.8 Million People Unemployed
What California's Affordability Problem Can Tell CEOs
Why Does It Feel So Busy Right Now?
How To Surrender
The Loss of Purposeful, High-Quality Jobs
The Credit Union Model
How Do You Want To Be Fired?
"Wait Your Turn" Culture
The Transition To Leadership
The "Data-Driven Insights" Lie
What Is Your Brand?
Who Holds The Power?
The $140,000 Poverty Line
Your Job Is Not To Make People Happy
2026 Predictions
SHRM Cloned Their CEO
The SHRM Hitpiece
Health, Leadership, and Compassion
A K-Shaped Economy
2026: The Year of the AI CEO
Trusting the Process
Airbnb CEO: Keep Hiring Gen Z
It's a Hard Time To Be a CEO
Middle Managers Are Jargon Translators
The Private Jobs Report
Change Requires Repetition
Elon Musk's Trillion-Dollar Pay Package
Inclusion in a Global Organization
Will John Get Home?
SHRM Blueprint Takeaways
The Real Source of Change Resistance
SHRM Blueprint's DEI Panel
Is AI Killing Creativity?
Amazon (And Other) Layoffs
Career On-Ramps Closing
Disengagement and Trust
The Zoom CEO's AI Avatar
Change Management in the Age of AI
The Inflation Spin Zone
CEOs and Political Views
Control Has a Ceiling
A 25% Pay Cut for Remote Work
Shutdown Stress
Women Leaving the Workforce - Jessica on CNN
A Lesson from UKG's Sales Kickoff
Redefining Accountability
Customer vs Buyer
Building a Resilient, Sustainable Culture
Workplace Disruptions
Backpay For Federal Workers
Why "Surrender to Lead" Matters Right Now
Co-CEOs
J.P. Morgan: AI-Powered Megabank
AI Workslop
Misleading GDP Numbers
Control Versus Flow
Is Gen Z Unemployable?
Navigating Co-CEOs
Risk and Section 1A
The Power of Story
The Origins of "Surrender to Lead"
The Truth About AI Job Replacement
Where Do You Get Your News?
Robby Starbuck Debating DEI at SHRM
Free Speech Is Incredibly Expensive
The Strangest Fed Meeting in Years
Firings For Posts About Charlie Kirk - Jessica on CNN
Hiring For Life
The Big Picture of Jobs and the Economy - Jessica on Schwab Network
Debate, Argument, and Innovation in America
The Secret to Oracle's Success
The Data on RTO
Having Favorites At Work
What If The Tariffs Are Illegal?
A Jobs Market At Stall Speed
The CEO Circus
The Economic R-Word
AI and Authentic Workplace Relationships
The State of the Jobs Market - Jessica on Schwab Network
The Apology Era Is Over
The Role of Internal Comms
AI Reducing The Number Of Jobs
A Surprising Reversal In Wage Dynamics
Paying Employees Enough To Buy What You Sell
Target's Leadership Choices
What We Wear Sends A Message
Creating Intersections of Value
Keynote: The Results Pyramid
Be A Human
How RTO Mandates Are Affecting Caregivers
AI in Job Applications - Jessica on CNN
The AT&T CEO's Letter
Jobless Claims and the Jobs Reports - Jessica on Schwab Network
Employees Feeling Underutilized
The Jobs Report Controversy
Conscious Capitalism
On Being AI-First and People-Focused
The Revised Jobs Numbers - Jessica on Bloomberg Radio
An 8-Year-Old Explains The Results Pyramid
CEO Pride in the Shrinking Workforce
The CEO Gig Economy
AI Safety and the Future
DEI Is Sticking Around
Ten-Year Tech Contracts
Conflicting Economic Headlines
Handling Inflation
Adapting Companies to the Age of AI
The Modern State of Retirement
Tax Laws and Business Behavior
The War for Talent Is Over
Jobs Numbers and Management Transparency
Revisiting Tariffs
Newly Announced Tariffs - Jessica on LiveNOW FOX
Big Beautiful Bill
Collaborator vs Negotiator
Companies Are In Control Again
Digital Transformation and Cultural Change
The Truth Behind the Job Market Numbers
People Can't Find Jobs -- And It's Old News
RTO Is Over
Cultural Values and Adversity
Settling the Four-Day Work Week Debate
Tragedy in the Workplace
A Difficult Time For Female Executives
Culture Sustains Results
Balancing Polarities
Rethinking Overtime Strategy
What CEOs Should Know About Inflation Numbers
The Biggest Companies Are Cutting Their Workforces
Inconsistent Scheduling and Job Quality
Authenticity is Dead
Consumer Sentiment and Inflation Data - Jessica on Schwab Network
Culture and Acquisition
AI Analyzing Workplace Interactions
Fallout From the Musk/Trump Feud
The Power of Non-Linear Thinking
The May Jobs Report - Driving Through the Fog
Love in the Workplace
Systems That Hinder Alignment
A Leader's Biggest Blindspot
Leadership Through Surrender
Clarity About Results
The State of DEI in 2025
Trade Schools, College, and AI - Jessica on NewsNation
Boeing's Culture Change and Focused Feedback
People, Growth, and Adaptability
CEO Pessimism and Uncertainty
Values Versus Culture
Alignment Has a Shelf Life
HBO, Brand, and Culture
Happy Birthday, John Frehse
The Cognitive Cost of Proactivity
Consciously Unbossing - Jessica on CNN
Case Studies in AI Messaging: Duolingo, Shopify, and Fiverr
Fairness in an Organization
What the Pope Can Teach Us About Succession Planning
What Do Employers and Employees Owe To Each Other?
Investment Banking Work-Weeks
The Power of Second Thoughts - The Legacy of David Horowitz & Peter Collier
Performance Evaluations and Authenticity
The April Jobs Numbers - Jessica on LiveNow FOX
Soul Beyond Sustenance
The World is Surrendering to Climate Change
Change Management Is Dead. Long Live Change Leadership
The Power of Being Seen
A New Executive Order on Workplace Discrimination
Wealth, Feminism, and Blue Origin
Tariff Impacts Large and Small
Houston, We Have a Culture Problem
Authenticity and Generative AI
Convicted Versus Compliant Leadership
A Culture of Feedback and Improvement
The Results Equation in Action
Compensating Top Talent
Disruption Fatigue
A Workforce in Survival Mode
Being in the People Business
Tariffs and the Auto Workers
Agility is the New Stability
President Trump's Liberation Day
The March Jobs Report - Jessica on Schwab Network
Highlight: Culture Q&A
Layoffs at Health and Human Services - Jessica on Merit TV
The Power of Saying "You're Right"
Doing Business with Humanity
AI and the Abundance Mindset - Jessica on Merit TV
Highlight: The Experiences That Shape Culture
Culture and Alignment During Crisis (Part 3)
Avoiding the Action Trap During Distress (Part 2)
Navigating Recessions and Crisis (Part 1)
Employee Ownership and CEO Empathy
The Potential of Employee Ownership
Highlight: Crafting a Culture with Experiences
Burnout, Apathy, and the Action Trap - Jessica on NewsNation
60% of Americans Feel Trapped in Their Jobs
The Surrendered Leader
Highlight: Avoiding the Action Trap
Burnout is a Culture Problem
Using AI to Manage, Not to Lead
What To Know About the Tariff Situation
What We Can Expect From the February Jobs Numbers
Highlight: Employee Satisfaction, Engagement, and Fulfillment
How AI Will Change HR, Corporate Learning, and Jobs
How AI is Changing Middle Management
Accenture’s Karalee Close on Change Management, Responsible AI, and Harnessing Technology for Human Potential
Co-Learning with AI
Highlight: Culture and the "Smell of the Place"
Highlight: The Seed Model for a Company Strategy
Highlight: How Oracle Culture-Shifted to a Cloud Company
The Impacts of Low Consumer Confidence - Jessica on Schwab Network
Highlight: Aligning Priorities Across Teams
Shifting a Company's Focus
Building a Feedback-Focused Culture
The Long-Term Impacts of DOGE - Jessica on Bloomberg Radio
There Is No Failure
Aviatrix's Doug Merritt on Daily Effort, Long-Term Thinking, and Learning from Failure
What Inflation Means For Leaders
What's Going On With Federal Workers?
We Can Change Who We Are
A Shift In Tone on AI Policy
Jessica on Merit TV: Determining The Next AI Superpower
Adapting Culture for AI
What the State of the Nation Report Means for CEOs
Great Culture Can Save An Ugly Mission
More Tech Layoffs
Turning Outrage Into Accountability
1-800-FLOWERS' Jim McCann on Community Connections, Investing in Employees, and the Future of Work
What Microsoft Taught Jim McCann About AI
Keynote: Adaptive Mindsets and Long-Term Results
Fear Versus Faith
AI and Workforce Management
Turning Values Into Culture
Shared Purpose Builds Resilience
Remote Work and Surviving AI Job Cuts - Jessica on Studio Sacramento
The Post-Election Bounce
Attracting Talent That Fits the Mission
Layoffs and Employee Loyalty - Jessica on Studio Sacramento
Thrive Market's Nick Green on Long-Term Thinking, Healthy Living, and Building a Mission-Driven Business
Building Mission Into the Business
Start With Results. Don't End With Them
What the Relationship Recession Means for Business
Maintaining Core Values in Business
Why People Suck at Power
When Companies Silence Complaints
Jessica on Schwab Network: The December Jobs Report
Succeeding with Cultures Across the World
The Double-Edged Sword of Rising Productivity
Mark Zuckerberg Joins Jessica and John To Talk Truth in Journalism
Cisco's Guy Diedrich on Shared Vulnerability, Core Values, and Connecting the World
Shared Vulnerability Builds Trust
Keynote: The Truth About Generational Dynamics In The Worklace
Jessica on Merit TV: Adapting to AI in the Workforce
Jessica on NewsNation: California Removes Degree Requirement for 30k Jobs
Childcare And Supporting Single Parents
Yelp's Remote-First Strategy
Jessica on NBC: Addressing The Growing Gender Wage Gap
Yelp's Carmen Amara on Empathy in Leadership and the Future of Remote Work
How Do The Drones Impact Workplace Culture?
Keynote: Meaning, Adaptability, and Alignment
More 2025 Workplace Trends To Watch
A Career's Growth Cycles
The Power of Data-Integrating Systems
Jessica on NBC News NOW: Women, Stress, and the Workplace
Jessica on NBC: Explaining The Great Detachment
2025 Workplace Culture Trends To Watch
The Power of Transparency
Your Personal Prime Mover
Steve Pruett Talks Leadership, Resilience, and Growth Cycles
An Organization's Purpose
Jessica on NewsNation: RTO and the Culture of Bureaucracy
Thoughtful Communication in a Global Company
Jaguar's New Ad and Branding
Jessica on Bloomberg Radio: What DOGE Means For RTO
AI-Powered Empathy and the Dangers of Virtual Harmony
Jessica on Merit TV: The Future of AI Agents
Women's Health in the Workplace
Combining Personal and Professional Growth
Jessica on FOX: How Trump's Victory Will Impact Union Workers
Accountability: The New Competitive Edge
Setting Goals By Working Backwards
The Threat Of Automation
ICYMI: A Masterclass in Culture with IKEA CEO Jesper Brodin
Creativity Is Everywhere
A Threatened Mass Strike In 2028
The Modern Need For Growth
Tesla, Consumer Sentiment, and the Cost of Living
A Company as a Society
Know Your Numbers
Jessica on NBC: Starbucks' RTO Plan
Three Scary Leadership Practices To Avoid
Jessica on Bloomberg Radio: The RTO Regression
The Evolving Role of HR: How Leadership, Culture, and AI Shape the Future with Josh Bersin
How Different Cultures Get Different Results
The Early-Career Search For Meaning
Jessica on Bloomberg Radio: What Boeing Got Wrong
Crafting The Employee Journey
Creating Experiences That Build Culture
Failures in Corporate Communication
Aligning Purpose, Strategy, and Culture
The Visibility Obsession
How Integrity Fosters Success
Culture Is The New Four-Letter Word
Leading with Integrity: Scott Wine on Faith, Discipline, and Transforming Company Culture
Change The People Or Change The People
Jessica at UKG Aspire: The Results Pyramid
Discernment Over Data
The Labor Market Blame-Game
Ghost Job Postings
Fixing Wall Street Culture with Wais Achikzad and Patrick Curtis
The Wall Street Attrition Problem
Destigmatizing Mental Health Care
Jessica on Bloomberg Radio: What's Next for the Longshoremen
Jessica on Scripps News: The Longshoreman Strike
The East Coast Longshoreman Strike
Unlocking Leadership Magic: Scott Syphax on Rediscovering Purpose and Empowering CEOs
Getting The Most Out Of A Board
An Open Letter to Delta CEO Ed Bastian
The Dangers of For-Profit AI
Are Corporate Surveys Valuable?
The Gender Pay Gap Has Widened
"Culture" Doesn't Sell Anymore
Plans Are Useless, But Planning Is Essential
Will Salaries Go Up Next Year?
Anticipate Resistance To Change
Tracking Employee Location Is A Bad Idea
Dan Streetman of Tanium: CEO, West Point grad, Army Ranger, Harvard Business School alum, and Ironman athlete
Lead From The Middle
The Boeing Strike Is About Culture
The Resilient Economy "Feels Untrue"
Communication Builds Resilience
The Great Millennial Wealth Transfer
Avoiding Cliques and Enclaves
Use Analytics Thoughtfully
What REI Got Right And Wrong
Have The Hard Conversations
Job Applicants Leveraging AI
Navigating Leadership and Culture with Paulo Pisano of Booking Holdings
Jessica on Fox News: The Labor Day Hotel Strike
All About Job Titles
The Great Pay Reset
Why The Economy Feels Bad
How Job-Seekers Are Getting Ahead
Executive Misalignment
Provide Multiple Paths To Knowledge
BONUS: Non-Competes Are Back. What Does It Mean?
Sharing Equity Gets Results
The Jobs Reports Were Wrong
Peter Stavros Is Saving Capitalism
Transforming Global Culture with Tara Ataya of Hootsuite
The Secret Is Listening
Developing Culture In A Bad Economy
Working with "CEO Patience"
Trust Is Key
Good Cultures, Bad Labor Markets
Long-Distance Leaders
Courageous Leadership in HR
The Fundamentals of Accountability
The Truth Sets Us Free
Layoffs Are Here To Stay
Empowering Leadership: Navigating Trust, Inclusion, and Mental Health with BetterUp's Jolen Anderson
Every Bit Of Progress Matters
Fixing Wall Street's Culture
Change Management is Changing
Solving Employee Burnout
What Are Gen Z NEETs?
The Power Of "How Are You Doing?"
Johnny C. Taylor On Being A Unifier
Why Diversity Is Excellence
Rethinking Corporate Inclusivity Strategies
The AI Relationship Dilemma
Johnny C. Taylor of SHRM: Navigating Leadership and Inclusion
Trust, Culture, and Leadership
Layoffs: Control What You Can
Growth Using Coaches and Mentors
Are Non-Competes Harming Culture?
Aron Ain: Leading with Trust and Purpose
Start Relationships With Trust
Cultures Connect Beyond Borders
SHRM Redefines DEI Strategy: It's Not A Bad Thing
Four Day Work Weeks? Six Day Work Weeks?
Beyond the 4.1% Unemployment Figure with John Frehse
NEET: Has Gen Z Lost Hope?
Cohesive Culture: A Key to Success
Welcome To Culture Leaders Daily
Daniel Lamarre of Cirque du Soleil: Making Creativity Your Strategic Advantage
How to Build a Winning Culture in Small Businesses: Colette Moore, Director of SBDC, Reveals Key Strategies
How Neuroscience and Psychology Impact Your Leadership - Jean Gomes
Think You're Not Creative? Kyle Scheele Will Change Your Mind on Creativity and Leadership
What If Your Team Loved Monday? Alim Dhanji's Winning Formula for Effective Culture
Adam Hergenrother's Mindset Formula to Unlock Business Success in Any Organization
How this UFC Fighter went from Addiction to Running a Global Non-Profit: Justin Wren
Make Better Decisions Faster - Paul Epstein's Guide to Motivate Others
Is Vulnerability a Weakness in Leadership? With Behavioral Health Expert Le Ondra Clark Harvey
Labor Expert John Frehse Exposes the Right and Wrong Ways to Treat Hourly Workers
Profit or Planet? John Bissell, Co-CEO at Origin Materials Reveals How Purpose is the Key to Win Both
Scott Domann from Calm Opens Up About MENTAL HEALTH at a Workplace, and Why You Need to Be Selfish
How to Transform Your Workplace Culture, Boost Morale & Respect with Jason Greer
How to Ignite Community Support for Your Brand with Darren Darnborough, CEO of WeAudition
The Unfiltered Truth on Diversity with Former Lockheed Martin Executive Shan Cooper
Tony Piloseno: From TikTok Fame to Viral Paints & Business Fortune
David McRaney: Sharpen Your Mind & Master the Art of Talk
The Future of Community Empowerment and Public Health Leadership with Dr. Flojaune Cofer
How This Doctor’s Fight Against Obesity Sparked a Revolution in Personalized Nutrition with Dr. Sherry Zhang
How This Teacher Made Education "Go Viral" with TED-Ed Director Logan Smalley
Miki Agrawal: How to Build Authentic, Purpose-Driven Brands
How to Spark Lasting Change in Your Organization with Wharton Lecturer and Author Greg Satell
How Libby Kranz’s Non-Profit is Unraveling a Cure to Pediatric Cancer
Embracing Realistic Business Goals to Achieve Lasting Results with Lloyed Lobo
The Art of Storytelling to Drive Organizational Change with TED Speaker and Author Karen Eber
Navigating Life’s Toughest Moments: Ryan Leak’s Lessons for Business and Beyond
Strategies for Attracting Top Talent with Toptal CPO Michelle Labbe
A Masterclass in Culture with IKEA CEO Jesper Brodin