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Mikaela Cohen

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.

Performance metrics
Recruitment & Retention

HR is paying close attention to high-performing employees amid AI transformation

It’s crucial for HR leaders to retain the employees who are leading their organization’s AI transformation, says Carolee Gearhart, Wellhub’s chief revenue officer.

Terry Crews
HR Strategy

Why Terry Crews wants HR to prioritize employee well-being

The former professional athlete and actor took the stage at the annual SHRM conference to discuss employee well-being.

compliance burnout
HR Strategy

Employees are crying at work. Here’s what HR can do.

“As we’re seeing many people return to work after having those lines blurred for so many years working from home, we are seeing more people show that emotion.”

Orange County Convention Center
HR Strategy

HR Brew is heading to SHRM

HR Brew reporter Mikaela Cohen will be on the ground at the annual Society for Human Resource Management conference. Here’s what she’s most looking forward to seeing and hearing.

Five panelists sit on stage during a From Day One conference
Total Rewards

How HR can personalize and better communicate benefits

“There is no alternate to effective communication.”

Business leader communicating with uncertainty
HR Strategy

Four communication don’ts when announcing a layoff

“It’s not about you,” one communication coach tells HR Brew.

Photo of Natalie Marshall and two of her employees, all white women with long dark hair. One on the left is holding a laptop to her chest, the one on the right is taking a selfie with a digital camera, and Natalie in the middle is looking off to the side with her glasses in her hand.
HR Strategy

How content creator Natalie Marshall built her company’s culture from the ground up

Since 2020, the social media influencer known as “Corporate Natalie” has worked to create a culture for her three full-time and several part-time employees.

HR Brew reporter and speaker at a From Day One conference
Total Rewards

How benefits leaders can manage concerns around AI and rising costs

“It’s all about how you manage the communication around that,” Amy Waickman, global head of benefits at Arup, tells HR Brew.

diversity problem solving
DEI

How can HR can renew their organization’s DEI efforts

People pros can use a multicultural intelligence approach instead of a traditional DEI framework, one expert suggests.

CHRO climbing a corporate ladder
HR Strategy

Many companies are hiring new CHROs to lead them through AI transformation

And, now the reigning champion of “how to lead during a crisis”: the experienced people chief!!