# SHRM's Intriguing Job Engagement Report Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/ceo-daily-brief-with-dr-jessica-kriegel-6756640/shrm-s-intriguing-job-engagement-report Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/ceo-daily-brief-with-dr-jessica-kriegel-6756640/shrm-s-intriguing-job-engagement-report.md Podcast: [CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ceo-daily-brief-with-dr-jessica-kriegel-6756640) Published: 2026-07-07T11:28:00+00:00 Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/TENTWT4276877443.mp3 Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/TENTWT4276877443.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ceo-daily-brief-with-dr-jessica-kriegel-6756640/episodes/shrm-s-intriguing-job-engagement-report Duration seconds: 596 ## Resource In today's episode: New global data reveals which countries report the highest job engagement scores, and the answer has little to do with pay, perks, or economic strength. The countries with the lowest engagement also share one quality that might explain why their workers feel like they're always falling behind. A simple equation for happiness and why some cultures score high and others low. CEO Daily Brief with Dr. Jessica Kriegel is a 5-minute daily podcast where business pragmatism meets inner wisdom. John Frehse, Global Head of Labor Strategies at Ankura, joins Jessica to react to a sneak peek at SHRM's forthcoming Q2 Global Employee Monitor report, and what comparison, gratitude, and social media have to do with the gap. ⁠Connect with Dr. Jessica Kriegel on LinkedIn⁠ ⁠Connect with John Frehse on LinkedIn⁠ Other Ways to Connect: ⁠Jessica Kriegel Website⁠ ⁠Jessica Kriegel Instagram⁠ ⁠Jessica Kriegel Newsletter⁠ ⁠Culture Partners Website⁠ ⁠Culture Partners LinkedIn⁠ ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ceo-daily-brief-with-dr-jessica-kriegel-6756640/episodes/shrm-s-intriguing-job-engagement-report/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/ceo-daily-brief-with-dr-jessica-kriegel-6756640/shrm-s-intriguing-job-engagement-report.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.