Employees aren’t doing well.

Engagement is down, burnout is up, and that’s before you throw AI uncertainty into the mix.

From increasing data literacy to investing in personalized learning and development (L&D) opportunities, workforce leaders at an October HR Brew event shared how people pros can help manage AI’s impact on the employee experience.

“You got to meet people where they are,” said Lucrecia Borgonovo, chief talent and organizational effectiveness officer at Mastercard. “How do you really make sure that you’re giving people that sense of comfort and confidence to use AI responsibly in the flow of work?”

For more on how AI can be leveraged to improve the employee experience, keep reading here.—MC

Zohran Mamdani won the Nov. 4 election for New York City Mayor by campaigning relentlessly on a message of affordability, with a platform that he said would uplift working class people. In his victory speech that night, he reiterated proposals to deliver on this promise, including a rent freeze, fast and free buses, and universal childcare.

The mayor-elect also pledged to “stand alongside unions and expand labor protections,” arguing that “when working people have ironclad rights, the bosses who seek to extort them become very small indeed.”

We dug into three Mamdani proposals that could have implications for HR teams and the wider workforce.

For more on how Mamdani’s agenda could affect HR, keep reading here.—CV

One of the lessons you learn growing up is that sometimes you have to play the long game.

It seems some leaders may have forgotten this, at least when it comes to inclusivity in the workplace. When companies roll back inclusivity efforts for short-term gains, they risk sacrificing their long-term strategies, according to Ruchika T. Malhotra, author of Uncompete: Rejecting Competition to Unlock Success.

HR Brew chatted with Malhotra about how workplace competition and exclusivity can be harmful and short sighted.

For more from our conversation with Malhotra, keep reading here.—MC