by Dr. Jessica Kriegel | Dec 3, 2025
SHRM Is Forcing a Reckoning in HR The Business Insider “hit piece” last week reveals a lot… about the state of HR. What I saw was how uncomfortable people become when the people function stops acting like a cushion and starts acting like a strategic engine. One claim...
by Dr. Jessica Kriegel | Dec 2, 2025
This week, Jessica sat down with Greg Schaefer, founder of Schaefer Enterprises and a committed endurance athlete, to talk about what it really takes to push beyond limits—on the trail and in business. In this conversation, Greg shares how the discipline and mindset...
by Dr. Jessica Kriegel | Nov 26, 2025
Predictions For 2026 2026 will not arrive quietly. The signals are already flashing and this year they begin to collide. What we predicted in 2025 did not fade, it accelerated. That acceleration is reshaping work, leadership, politics, and even how revenue will be...
by Dr. Jessica Kriegel | Nov 19, 2025
The Leadership Cost of ‘Needing to Know’ Last week we explored how uncertainty shifts leadership behavior. There is another response that often appears when pressure rises. Leaders tighten control. They add steps and lean on structure to create a sense of stability....
by Dr. Jessica Kriegel | Nov 12, 2025
Leaders…Press Pause This week, I have been reading Miracles of Love by Ram Dass while on vacation, and one idea keeps returning. He writes about what it means to lead when familiar reference points begin to shift. He calls it cultural drift, those moments when...
