In today's episode:

A company kept trying to cut overtime as a cost problem, but the data told a completely different story about why employees loved it.

How a pattern in the payroll revealed which supervisors stopped paying attention.

What leaders should REALLY be dialing in on to drive active change within their companies.

CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel is a 5-minute daily podcast where business pragmatism meets inner wisdom.

John Frehse, Global Head of Labor Strategies at Ankura, joins Jessica to discuss how companies are sitting on labor data that could transform their decisions, and why so few leaders are actually using it.

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In today's episode:

A retreat in the Bahamas turned tense when someone in the audience named the conflict everyone in the room was avoiding.

One question that flips a team from blaming each other to actually solving the problem.

How a fintech company's sales and marketing teams built two tactical fixes once they finally understood what the other side actually needed.

CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel is a 5-minute daily podcast where business pragmatism meets inner wisdom.

Jessica shares a story from a keynote in the Bahamas about breaking down departmental silos between sales and marketing teams by shifting from a mindset of taking to one of serving.

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In today's episode:

The five step framework that comes before any culture work can actually happen.

One simple question that reveals what you should have ‘faith’ in, and why that’s important.

A thought experiment about removing fear that can uncover options a leader never considered.

CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel is a 5-minute daily podcast where business pragmatism meets inner wisdom.

Jessica breaks down the SHIFT model from her book Surrendered to Lead, a five step process for leaders to reset their mindset before driving real culture change.

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In today's episode:

A survey of over 200 people found the majority believe they're capable of more, and four specific things are holding them back.

The person you're overlooking for a promotion might not lack ambition at all.

A grief counselor's ocean metaphor offers a way to think about emotions that isn't about making them disappear.

CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel is a 5-minute daily podcast where business pragmatism meets inner wisdom.

Chris Sund, President and COO of Unity Med and GQR Healthcare, and author of You Are Capable of More, joins Jessica to discuss his research on hidden potential and what actually helps people move past self-doubt.

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In today's episode:

Breaking a lifelong gossip habit came with an unexpected cost before it made relationships stronger.

The test that reveals whether a workplace conversation is genuine culture work or gossip wearing a disguise.

A CEO has a bold move for handling complaints about coworkers, and it's stopped people from bringing him problems in the first place.

CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel is a 5-minute daily podcast where business pragmatism meets inner wisdom.

Jessica unpacks the blurry line between gossip and legitimate culture work, and shares a test for telling the difference before conversations turn toxic.

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In today's episode:

A senior leader admits some of the youngest people on his team are already outperforming him, and it's forcing him to rethink his own biases.

The surprising connection between emotional intelligence and what a generation has been through.

Why earning a theater degree might be one of the smartest career moves you can make.

CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel is a 5-minute daily podcast where business pragmatism meets inner wisdom.

John Frehse, Global Head of Labor Strategies at Ankura, joins Jessica to challenge assumptions about young workers and discuss why talent at any age deserves a second look.

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In today's episode:

A stranger walked into a formal church service dressed nothing like anyone else in the room, and what happened next silenced everyone watching.

The most powerful thing a leader can do to shift culture often has nothing to do with what they say.

How one person’s actions said more about ‘welcome’ than any words ever could.

CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel is a 5-minute daily podcast where business pragmatism meets inner wisdom.

Jessica shares a story from a church service that reveals how actions, not words, create the experiences that shape belief and drive culture.

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In today's episode:

What someone values is actually sitting right in their calendar app.

How introverts and extroverts prepare for the spotlight in completely different ways.

The simple exercise that reveals what leaders claim matters to them and where their actual hours go.

CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel is a 5-minute daily podcast where business pragmatism meets inner wisdom.

John Frehse, Global Head of Labor Strategies at Ankura, joins Jessica to explore the idea that a calendar reveals a person's true priorities, and how they each handle the pressure of public speaking.

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How ‘missing’ a meeting without noticing reveals what flexibility actually looks like.

The research linking return-to-office mandates to a specific personality, and why it has nothing to do with collaboration or culture.

If your best performer finishes an eight hour job in three… who owns those other five hours?

CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel is a 5-minute daily podcast where business pragmatism meets inner wisdom.

Jessica explores the debate over flexible work hours, from return to office motivations to who really owns the time employees save through efficiency.

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In today's episode:

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.

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.

How a CEO found a clever way to prove progress before there were real numbers to point to.

CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel is a 5-minute daily podcast where business pragmatism meets inner wisdom.

Jessica breaks down what Microsoft and Meta's earnings reveal about the shifting AI conversation, and what leaders can learn about giving employees proof that a transformation is working.

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