CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel

Strong Results Gave Frank Vella Permission Not to Follow the Crowd

Published: October 7, 2026

Duration: 5:19

In today's episode:

A tense moment at a CEO roundtable reveals a sharp divide over who holds power.

There's a blunt argument about why forcing intelligent, results-driven employees back to the office could backfire on companies that assume the leverage has shifted.

A lesson borrowed from Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer decades ago about trusting employees with data still shapes one CEO's philosophy today.

CEO Daily Brief is a 5-minute daily podcast where business pragmatism meets inner wisdom. Hosted by Dr. Jessica Kriegel, Chief Strategy Officer at Culture Partners. She is...