Mikaela Cohen
HR Reporter at HR Brew
views are mine | HR reporter @hr_brew @morningbrew | journalism, m.a. @universityofga | past: @cnbcmakeit @cnbc @aarp
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1 week ago |
hr-brew.com | Mikaela Cohen
Economic uncertainty is in vogue this year. Last month, only 45.2% of employees expressed confidence in their company’s six-month “business outlook,” according to Glassdoor data, down from 55.6% in March 2022. Job insecurities and recession fears have sparked anxiety and lowered confidence, Glassdoor’s lead economist Daniel Zhao told HR Brew, and said employers are key in helping their workers get through this economic uncertainty.
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1 week ago |
hr-brew.com | Mikaela Cohen
Mayday, mayday! The return-to-office debate shows no sign of slowing any time soon, as some companies stick to remote work and others mandate an in-person five-day workweek. But, the companies with hybrid work arrangements might be poised for a smoother landing. Software development company MongoDB’s 5,600-person workforce has followed a hybrid work setup across its 30 global offices in the US, Europe, and Asia since 2021, its chief people officer Harsha Jalihal told HR Brew.
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2 weeks ago |
hr-brew.com | Mikaela Cohen
Ashley Braband spent most of her career creating sports content, so leading a people and culture team, she says, sometimes brings out her “imposter syndrome.” But, what’s kept her going is knowing she excels at two of her job prerequisites: working hard and leading with kindness.
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2 weeks ago |
hr-brew.com | Mikaela Cohen
When executive coach at TLS Leaders, Loren Margolis, invited a client to a Zoom meeting in 2018, they asked why she wanted to go to a Zumba class. Nowadays, it may be hard to imagine anyone mistaking “Zoom” for “Zumba”—almost as hard as it may be to fathom any workplace operating without help from one of the most widely-used video conferencing platforms in the world.
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3 weeks ago |
hr-brew.com | Mikaela Cohen
Is your workforce burned out? Some 36% of US workers are burned out, and 33% feel more burned out now than they did this time last year, according to a recent report from staffing firm Robert Half. And employee burnout can be pretty costly: Burned out individual contributors can cost US companies an average $3,999 per hourly worker and $4,257 per salaried worker, a recent American Journal of Preventive Medicine study found. These costs jump to $10,824 per manager and $20,683 per executive.
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As the U.S. continues to battle for a TikTok ban, there's no denying the security issues. But there's also no denying that TikTok can have a positive power on younger generations. My piece explores how companies can use TikTok to help workplace issues. https://t.co/9OAFcrD6xk
As an early 20-something, life is already chaotic enough, but also as an early 20-something working in the tech industry (in this labor market!), ChatGPT and AI are worsening layoff fears. My latest freelance piece for CNBC: https://t.co/OG0fiNCK26
RT @nytimes: Atlanta is the number one city for Gen Z, according to a new study. Read more about the analysis and what criteria was conside…
