⚡ Energy is the New KPI, AI in eLearning, NJ Sues Amazon - Oct 24, 2025

On today’s agenda:

⚡ Energy as the new KPI

💡AI in L&D (conference alert)

🧩 HR software comparison

🤰 NJ sues amazon

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THE HR SPOTLIGHT

⚡ Charge Up: Fueling Energy—the New KPI

What if your team’s energy—not just engagement or retention—was the real success signal?

🚩 Low energy = low engagement

Recent data shows only 34％ of employees say they’re thriving at work. Psychological safety plays a key role here, because when people feel safe to speak up and take risks, it fosters the kind of psychological “juice” that powers energy and engagement. And micro-moments—tone in feedback, meeting overload, workload clarity—can either fuel or drain that energy.

🔋 HR’s recharge plan

• Add “energy level” to your team check-ins: ask “Do I feel energized at work?”

• Embed wellbeing & psychological safety into leadership goals. 

• Train managers on energizing micro-interactions.

• Design small rituals—gratitude rounds and clarity breaks—to keep batteries full.

Because when energy flows, performance glows.

🔌 Energize your team with these 20 Fun & Creative Engagement Ideas »

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💡AI in L&D: How to Make It Play on Your Side

 🧠 Job-Bot’s Coming for Your Spreadsheet - CNBC

• What’s unfolding: Economists are warning that much more AI disruption is still ahead, especially in roles involving routine cognitive tasks.

• Why it matters: Proactively shift from simply filling roles to redesigning how work is done. Ensure employees are reskilled and that job architecture evolves alongside AI-driven change.

• What’s unfolding: A survey shows 72％ of companies are using AI, yet 55％ admit they lack the training and resources to help employees adapt, while 64％ of job seekers fear replacement.

• Why it matters: HR must bridge the gap between technology adoption and workforce readiness by investing in targeted training and change management.

• What’s unfolding: In the UK, 62％ of employers expect less stable employee relations in the coming period, indicating rising concerns over workforce dynamics amid legislative change.

• Why it matters: Whether in the U.S. or abroad, HR must anticipate the rising tide of employee-relations complexity. Build partnerships with management and workforce,and design policies that emphasize psychological safety and transparency.

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• What’s unfolding: The state of New Jersey has filed a lawsuit accusing Amazon of systematically denying pregnant and disabled warehouse workers reasonable accommodations.

• HR implications: This case underscores how unmet medical-needs requests can escalate into major legal risks and reputational injury.

• What’s unfolding: Whole Foods Market has settled a pregnancy-bias suit with California’s Civil Rights Department and agreed to overhaul its accommodations and training protocols for affected staff.

• HR implications: U.S. employers should treat this as a warning: updates to training, policy review, HR oversight and accommodation logs aren’t optional — they’re strategic safeguards against discrimination claims.

• What’s unfolding: The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) is urging lawmakers to rethink upcoming labor mandates, arguing that added regulation could burden small employers and affect hiring.

• HR implications: Potential shifts may impact staffing strategies, compliance budgets and policy frameworks, making proactive monitoring and flexible governance essential.

BREAKROOM

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