CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel

In today’s episode: A fast-growing company reveals why going fully remote actually forced them to become more results driven, not less accountable. There’s a core internal document that acts as the operating system for...

In today's episode: A study of over 400 acquisitions reveals when past success actually makes a CEO's next big decision more dangerous. There's a simple filter one CEO uses to separate a deal that solves a real problem...

In today's episode: A tense moment at a CEO roundtable reveals a sharp divide over who holds power. There's a blunt argument about why forcing intelligent, results-driven employees back to the office could backfire on...

In today's episode: There's a form of disengagement that explains why so many high performing people feel invisible at work even while succeeding on paper. A ranked-last employee engagement score at a major retailer...

In today's episode: A company laid off thousands of workers and then called a surprising group of former employees. The costly mistake some companies make during mass layoffs, and why it happens. A shift in the hiring...

In today's episode: A company on the brink, with barely two weeks of cash left, found its turnaround not in new strategy but in something leadership had stopped doing. A humble admission about what blocks great...

In today's episode: A single monthly number moves markets every time, even though it's meant to be revised. There's a good reason your hiring struggles might have nothing to do with the national labor market, and...

In today's episode: Research on narcissistic CEOs reveals why some leaders keep chasing acquisitions long after they should have stopped. A CEO's own filter for deciding whether to buy another company reveals the...

In today's episode: A study of 4,700 companies across three recessions reveals a surprising winning strategy. There's a specific reason fear pushes leaders toward bigger, riskier moves during downturns, and...

In today’s episode: The favorite excuses leaders are using to explain poor performance, from COVID overhiring to “consumer malaise” and a familiar generational complaint. What if the problem you’re blaming on employees...

In today's episode: There's a reason recruiting is difficult even when macro data says the labor market is cooling, and it has nothing to do with the economy. A staggering statistic reveals where most people actually...

In today's episode: There's a strange economic contradiction happening right now, interest rates rising while the economy cools, and one theory points to two very specific culprits. A comparison between today's mortgage...

In today's episode: A guest who was the final passenger off Flight 1549 – The Miracle on the Hudson – reveals the exact words that ran through his head as water rose around him. There's a specific lesson about decision...

In today's episode: A private equity leader confronts CEOs who dismiss high turnover as just how the industry works, and challenges them to solve it like any operational problem. One small change to how a company...

In today's episode: Leadership training budgets are disappearing even as teams beg for it, and there's a specific reason the old three hour workshop model never actually stuck. There's a free agenda for a leadership...