by Dr. Jessica Kriegel | Apr 8, 2026
Looks Like I Was Right to Be a Theater Major For the last two decades, we optimized for specialization. Go deep, build technical expertise, and become indispensable through what you can do. Now many of those same technical tasks are being automated, and the advantage...
by Dr. Jessica Kriegel | Mar 25, 2026
Three Words That Cost 1 Billion Dollars You’re on mute! The three most annoying and expensive words of our time? Perhaps. But I believe they are a sign of something more indicative of our mindset. We are in a perpetual state of low grade distraction. I’ve figured this...
by Dr. Jessica Kriegel | Mar 18, 2026
The Most Comfortable Lie About AI The most comfortable lie about AI is that it can never replace human empathy. It’s such a safe, nothing statement and it’s not even true. People are already forming emotional connections with AI. You can debate it, but it is...
by Dr. Jessica Kriegel | Mar 11, 2026
Why Are You Disturbable? Over the weekend I called my mentor to vent about someone who was frustrating me. I expected advice about the situation. Instead she gave me a question that stopped me cold. “The question isn’t why you are disturbed. The question is why you...
by Dr. Jessica Kriegel | Feb 25, 2026
The AI Anxiety Gap This week’s This Week in Culture is about something I’m calling the AI Anxiety Gap. A research note from Citrini Research moved through Wall Street this week and markets reacted immediately. We built a business culture that treats speed as...
by Dr. Jessica Kriegel | Feb 11, 2026
AI Is Everywhere. Adoption Is Not. AI is everywhere right now. The conversation is loud, the investment is real, and the visibility is undeniable. But inside organizations, behavior has barely moved. That gap is the part leaders are underestimating. Gallup’s data...
