Creedence Clearwater Revival might’ve been “workin’ for the man every night and day,” but for many working parents, workin’ for the man and kids every night and day may sound more like it.

Jessamine Chan’s novel The School for Good Mothers follows a single mom named Frida. After losing primary custody of her daughter, Frida is overcome with emotion, and starts to struggle at work, leading her boss to revoke the flexible schedule that allowed her to care for her child. Frida doesn’t feel comfortable sharing her caregiving woes with her boss, so she ends up feeling like a failure as both a mother and professional.

Even though workforce participation among women with children under 5 hit 70.4% in 2023, according to the Brookings Institute, companies moving away from remote and hybrid schedules could impact a parent’s ability to continue working.

One workplace expert shares how HR can support working parents like Frida.

Keep reading here.—MC

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Business leaders worry about a lack of technical acumen among employees when it comes to adopting generative AI tools in the workplace, according to a new report from Deloitte. Right now, many are weighing both their talent acquisition and talent development needs when it comes to AI skills within their workforce.

More than three-quarters of respondents to Deloitte’s State of Generative AI in the Enterprise report said they expect generative AI to drive substantial organizational change in the next few years, but only 47% of respondents say their organization is “sufficiently educating employees on the capabilities, benefits, and value of generative AI.”

Right now, much of the AI-powered progress has been in the realm of efficiency and productivity, said Beena Ammanath, who leads Deloitte’s global AI Institute. More skilling is needed to really see how the tech could upend the workplace.

Zoom out. 2024 is set to be a big year for AI upskilling. Companies like EdX, Coursera, and Microsoft are developing tools for individual learners and enterprise organizations to understand what skills may be needed to best work in the new AI-empowered economy.

Keep reading here.—AD

Thought you left drama behind in high school? Think again: It might’ve followed you into the workplace.

In her book No Ego, Cy Wakeman, an author and leadership consultant, describes how workplace drama can not only diminish employees’ happiness, but also tank their productivity. In an era some have dubbed the “Great Gloom,” where employees are the unhappiest they’ve been in recent years, according to research from BambooHR, her 2017 book takes on new relevance.

Wakeman told HR Brew what insights HR leaders can glean from her book.

In your book, you write that employees spend roughly two and a half hours per day engaged in workplace drama. Can you tell me more about this?

Drama was considered just a cost of doing business. If people were gathered, there’s going to be jealousy, gossip, collusion, or energy-resisting change, all the sources of drama. What I was able to do [in my book] is define drama as waste, an emotional waste, or any energy that goes away from results or well-being, which are the two things, in HR, that we’re very concerned about.

Keep reading here.—MC

Today’s top HR reads.

Stat: 69% of businesses plan to reduce their office footprint by at least 50% in 2024. (Robin)

Quote: “We quickly realized, however, that office etiquette training is beneficial for all employees, regardless of experience level or position. As a result, we expanded the program to include all employees, allowing us to reinforce our company’s values and foster a collaborative work environment.”—Young Pham, co-founder of BizReport, on why the e-commerce platform offers employees etiquette classes (Fortune)

Read: While business leaders are concerned about antisemitism, the topic has been largely absent from the agenda at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. (the New York Times)