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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.

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HR Strategy

Is AI making work harder? Work may already be harder for HR.

Using and overseeing AI tools is leading to more mental strain for employees, research from Boston Consulting Group found.

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HR Tech

Meta is deploying an AI Mark Zuckerberg to communicate with employees. Here are the risks for HR.

CEOs may soon be able to hide behind a veil of an AI version of themselves.

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DEI

State of the Industry: DEI

Diversity, equity, and inclusion is under attack. HR professionals weigh in on how the practice has changed.

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Recruitment & Retention

Corporate jargon is more than buzzwords. It’s ‘bulls--t.’

New research from Cornell University suggests buzzwords can negatively impact HR.

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HR Strategy

Hybrid work isn’t working. Here’s how HR can help.

Policies need to be clear and intentional, workplace experts say.

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Recruitment & Retention

As gas prices rise, companies may rethink in-office attendance requirements

Here’s what HR needs to know.

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Total Rewards

How one people leader oversaw HR while struggling with addiction

And her advice for people pros going through a rough patch.

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HR Strategy

Office attendance hits new post-pandemic high in February

Companies are getting closer to pre-pandemic office attendance.

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Recruitment & Retention

How HR can better support millennial workers

Because they’re growing their careers in a different world than the one previous generations navigated.

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Recruitment & Retention

Women are both more engaged and burned out at work than men

It’s a “paradox” that people pros need to pay attention to.