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CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel

CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel

Strong Results Gave Frank Vella Permission Not to Follow the Crowd

CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel · Oct 7, 2026 · 5:19

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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 frequently joined by John Frehse, Global Head of Labor Strategies at Ankura.

Jessica revisits a conversation with Frank Vella, CEO of Constant Contact, about a CEO roundtable debate over workplace leverage, and why strong results gave him the confidence to resist return to office pressure.



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