by Dr. Jessica Kriegel | Sep 16, 2026
Careers Only Look Strategic in Reverse Ten years ago, I keynoted a SHRM conference in Tennessee. Years later, I drove through the night from New York to Washington, D.C. to interview SHRM CEO Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP Tomorrow, The Work Signal, my new newsletter...
by Dr. Jessica Kriegel | Sep 9, 2026
AI Is Making Average Work Look Excellent. And Excellent Work Look Average. AI has made it incredibly easy to make average work look excellent. But it’s also making excellent work look average. I recently spent hours on a report I was proud of, using AI to challenge...
by Dr. Jessica Kriegel | Sep 2, 2026
You Are Creating Evidence About Yourself Every Day You are creating evidence about yourself every day. Every time you keep a promise to yourself, you create an experience that reinforces a belief: I follow through. I can handle hard things. I do what I say I’m going...
by Dr. Jessica Kriegel | Aug 26, 2026
Your Company Values Don’t Count When They’re Easy Integrity is easy when telling the truth costs you nothing. Accountability is easy when owning the mistake has no consequences. Culture becomes visible when two things you care about can’t both win. This...
by Dr. Jessica Kriegel | Aug 18, 2026
The Most Important Question to Ask AI Is: “Are You Sure?” My favorite question to ask AI is also one of my favorite questions to ask executives: Are you sure? In this week’s This Week in Culture, I’m exploring AI sycophancy, leadership, and why the ability to question...
