by Dr. Jessica Kriegel | Jul 9, 2025
You Can’t Collaborate With a Negotiator In every relationship—personal or professional—we eventually face friction. And when we do, we tend to show up as either collaborators or negotiators. Collaborators seek connection, alignment, and shared progress. They approach...
by Dr. Jessica Kriegel | Jul 2, 2025
Your Culture Is Measured in Silence One of the most dangerous signals in any organization isn’t conflict. It’s silence. Leaders often chase disruption, thinking that’s where the problems lie. But a quiet room doesn’t mean alignment. It often means fear. Fear of saying...
by Dr. Jessica Kriegel | Jun 25, 2025
Culture Captures the Cost Savings In this week’s CEO Daily Brief, I spoke with labor strategy expert John Frehse about the growing pressure leaders face to choose between results and humanity. That pressure is a false choice. Culture isn’t a “nice-to-have”—it’s what...
by Dr. Jessica Kriegel | Jun 18, 2025
What Becoming a Death Doula Has Taught Me About Change Management After five years volunteering in UC Davis’s No One Dies Alone program, I recently completed my end-of-life doula training to serve at Joshua’s House, a hospice for unhoused individuals nearing the end...
by Dr. Jessica Kriegel | Jun 11, 2025
You Have a Leadership Problem Accountability gets tossed around in every leadership meeting, but most companies still get it wrong. It often shows up as performance reviews, stack rankings, or awkward check-ins—more about evaluation than empowerment. The result is...
by Dr. Jessica Kriegel | Jun 4, 2025
The One Question That Changed My Career This question—What is your boss’s boss worried about?—has changed the way I work, lead, and think. It’s the best advice I’ve ever received, and it’s shaped every step of my career. Because when you stop focusing only on what’s...
