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.
Burnout should be reframed as a “we problem” instead of a “me problem,” Christina Maslach, psychology professor at the University of California, Berkeley, tells HR Brew.
“That’s tougher than building it…That sustainment means you continue to stay connected to the voice of your employee, and you continue to stay connected to the voice of your customer.”
“I’m hoping that we can teach women how to navigate these systems, so that they’re successful, and we see more women minorities at all levels, and then we don’t have to have these conversations anymore.”
It was a big year for HR appointments and departures. Here are some of the most notable.
The RTO debate may be over, but discussions about the post-RTO office continue into 2026.
“I think, in the corporate world, a lot of us are experiencing survival mode, not acute like when a tiger is chasing you, but chronic, that it can go on for years.”
What started as a personal playbook has become a “source of truth” at HR tech platform Justworks.
Workers have three main concerns about AI. HR pros can help address them.
Add “Think about a Gen Alpha workforce” to your 2026 to-do list.
“It’s called ‘solve,’ because it’s S, O, L, V, E, so there’s five components to it. You work through them in order.”
