In today's episode:

A Linux maintainer made headlines by deleting a massive chunk of old code, and the reason behind it has everything to do with how AI is changing work everywhere.

AI can now generate so much information that it's created an entirely new kind of labor: deciding what's actually worth keeping.

There's a question every leader should be asking about their own organization's outdated decks, frameworks, and processes.

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

Jessica connects a story about an overwhelmed Linux code maintainer to a bigger question facing leaders: when AI produces more content than anyone can filter, what needs to be deleted to make room for better judgment?

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Regulatory rollbacks around worker safety are stirring debate, but the more interesting question is who's actually asking for them and why.

A company saving money on wages might be losing far more somewhere else.

A story about a Chinese auto manufacturer's European rollout reveals why the people closest to a decision often make the best call.

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 shifting labor protections, below market wages, and why trust in local decision making often beats control from the top.

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Research reveals a surprising reason narcissistic CEOs are more likely to pursue acquisitions.

Why there is a gendered assumption baked into how most people picture a narcissist.

The word that gets thrown around so loosely in business circles that it's become a lazy substitute for actually understanding someone.

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 dig into research on narcissistic CEOs and push back on how quickly the label gets applied to successful leaders.

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A CEO gave a response to burnout that felt harsh at first but ended up changing everything.

How using an untouchable morning block releases the tension you might be feeling at work.

The hidden connection between burnout and resistance to the present.

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

Jessica shares a personal story about burnout at Culture Partners and argues that taking accountability, setting boundaries, and accepting reality rather than resisting it are the real keys to overcoming it.

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The gap between how employees define their job and how the leaders who hired them actually see it.

How a simple question about your own role can expose whether you're focused on tasks or the outcome those tasks are supposed to produce.

One small exercise, done in a room with a team, can shift how people think about accountability.

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

Jessica unpacks a common disconnect between employees and leaders over what a job actually is, and shares an exercise for getting teams to think in terms of results instead of tasks.

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A phrase like "soft skills" hides something leaders desperately need.

Why taking lunch with someone who seemingly can't ‘do anything for you’ might be one of the smartest business moves you’ll make all year.

What boardroom crisis decision looks brilliant on the surface while something invisible is really driving the outcome.

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 debate what invisible value really means, from long-term relationship building to the hidden factors behind fast decisions.

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In today's episode:

A startup CEO built a board out of people she's never met, and now she consults them before every major decision.

There's a specific way to ask AI for advice that turns it from a search engine into something closer to a conversation with a mentor.

A story about Bob Iger and Steve Jobs reveals why the most powerful business meetings sometimes have no PowerPoint at all.

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

Megan Miller, CEO of Unleashed, joins Jessica to share how she built a fictional advisory board using AI, drawing on the decision making styles of leaders like Bob Iger and Sarah Blakely to guide her choices.

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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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