by Dr. Jessica Kriegel | Jun 24, 2026
ChatGPT Is My Brain’s External Hard Drive. And I Think I Like It. I have noticed that lately I feel a lot less intimidated by difficult work than I used to. For most of my career, every new project came with a hidden cognitive tax. Before I could start, there were...
by Dr. Jessica Kriegel | Jun 17, 2026
Leadership Presence Is a Myth Leadership presence may be one of the most overrated ideas in leadership. For years we’ve been taught that influence comes from commanding a room, projecting confidence, and creating followership through charisma. I taught leadership...
by Dr. Jessica Kriegel | Jun 10, 2026
The Four Things Leaders Should Say Before Any Major Change There is a common belief that people resist change. That’s a little simplistic. People make enormous changes all the time. They move, leave careers, recover from loss, become parents, and reinvent themselves...
by Dr. Jessica Kriegel | May 27, 2026
What I Learned From Other TEDx Speakers Today my TEDx talk was featured on TED.com, which feels incredibly special. But the conversations I keep replaying in my head are the ones from other speakers that day, especially Dr. Jonathan Donath and Rachael Fritz. Jonathan...
by Dr. Jessica Kriegel | May 20, 2026
What Gets Measured Gets… Confused with Progress “What gets measured gets done” may be one of the most influential management ideas of the modern era. It may also be one of the most counterproductive when misunderstood. A measurable objective is often a proxy for...
