Everything is bigger in Texas, including HR innovation.

Last month, retailer JCPenney brought back more than 2,000 office workers to its remodeled corporate headquarters in Plano, Texas, using a flexible hybrid model. The model was not only informed by employee feedback but it was actually led by a cross-functional group of employees who served as a core advisory group as the company drafted its return-to-office plans for use in the Plano and other corporate offices, JCPenney CHRO Andre Joyner tells HRE.

VIDEO: See Joyner discuss the policy