by Dr. Jessica Kriegel | Aug 20, 2025
That’s Not What I Meant This week’s This Week in Culture is about one of the toughest lessons in leadership: you are not judged by your intention, you are judged by the outcome. A well-meaning comment, a lighthearted joke, or even an act meant to inspire can create...
by Dr. Jessica Kriegel | Aug 13, 2025
You Can’t Lead It Until You Live It This week’s This Week in Culture is about a truth I have seen play out in every successful culture transformation: you cannot lead what you do not live. Leaders often try to spark change through new values, reorganizations, and...
by Dr. Jessica Kriegel | Aug 6, 2025
How to Make Purpose Actually Work Conscious Capitalism redefined success for modern business, showing us that doing good and doing well aren’t mutually exclusive. But belief alone isn’t enough. Too many companies embraced purpose as a principle, then failed to build...
by Dr. Jessica Kriegel | Jul 30, 2025
The Gig Economy Has Reached the Corner Office A third of new CEO appointments this year are interim or short-term. That is not a blip—it’s a shift. The gig economy has reached the C-suite. Boards are no longer hiring one leader to guide a company through crisis,...
by Dr. Jessica Kriegel | Jul 23, 2025
Pretty Uneventful Week for CEOs, Right? A viral video of Astronomer’s CEO and CHRO at a Coldplay concert ignited more than just online gossip. It exposed a deeper cultural crisis inside the company. What could have stayed an internal HR matter became one of the most...
by Dr. Jessica Kriegel | Jul 16, 2025
Fear and Faith Are Both a Belief in the Unknown Fear and faith are not opposites—they are two sides of the same coin. Both are rooted in uncertainty. One keeps you stuck. The other moves you forward. In organizations, we face the unknown constantly: a new leader, a...
