Mikaela Cohen

Reporter, HR Brew

Mikaela Cohen is a reporter for HR Brew covering workplace strategy and trends. She previously covered workplace and business topics for CNBC.com, CNBC Make It, and AARP.org. She earned her master’s degree and bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Georgia.

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HR Strategy

Commuting can cost employees nearly $7,000 per year. Here’s why HR should care.

In-person work can cost companies their employees’ engagement.

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How HR can prevent a broken corporate structure from causing workplace toxicity

“Broken hierarchies tend to be ultra-competitive, unjust, and unstable.”

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What HR needs to know about the AI grief in the workplace

The proliferation of AI is causing some workers to experience “AI grief,” or the loss of an identity, career, and ability to provide for one’s self, experts tell HR Brew.

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HR risks losing top performers with voluntary buyout programs

Layoffs and buyout options both reduce headcount, but one strategy may lead to the loss of top performers, experts tell HR Brew.

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Managers are benefitting more from AI than employees

The majority (55%) of managers say AI makes their professional and personal lives better compared to less than one-third (28.6%) of workers.

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Organizations can’t grow if their leaders lack people skills

“You’ve got to have a good culture. You’ve got to have leadership that’s prepared,” a growth strategist tells HR Brew.

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Employees are ‘loud working.’ Here’s what HR needs to know.

“Loud working” has greater organizational impact than being just another workplace buzzword.

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A four-day workweek experiment changed how these employers approach flexibility

Each company expanded their flexibility policies after piloting a four-day workweek.

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Employees feel like they’re working a ‘two-job job’ amid AI transformation

The majority (61%) of workers feel like they’re juggling the workload of two jobs, a recent Korn Ferry report found.

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Workers are anxious. Here’s how HR can help.

“Help people to use their anxiety in a positive way, validate it, understand that it’s normal, especially in today’s age.”

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