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Amid RTO push, orgs like Cisco are instead focusing on ‘workplace experience’

Jill Barth -
As employee engagement falters and wellbeing declines, Cisco and other organizations are rethinking workplace strategy—moving from mandates to magnetic spaces.

RTO or resignation? Why Paramount, JPMorgan Chase and others are taking a hard line on in-office work

Jen Colletta -
Paramount Skydance recently shelled out $185 million to employees who voluntary left after the company's RTO mandate. Will 2026 bring more organizations pushing workers to the door, instead of back to the office?

The technology adoption paradox: When workplace solutions create new challenges

Jill Barth -
While some of the world's largest companies have successfully integrated tech into HR, some unexpected issues have arisen.

Want employees to return to office? Give them a reason to do so

HRM Asia -
Unilateral return-to-office mandates are backfiring because organizations are failing to understand employees’ needs and preferences.

Warrior culture or work-life balance? HR technology firms take a stance

Jill Barth -
This HR tech leader says in-office work is crucial. He believes Google's AI slipped because it put work-life balance ahead of performance.

This management theory could reshape the return-to-office debate

Kevin Oakes -
i4cp's Kevin Oakes explores the return-to-office controversy through the lens of the classic management theory Management by Objective.

For better employee retention, why hybrid work may offer the most value

Dawn Kawamoto -
A study by Stanford's Nick Bloom found that turnover at one company was 33% lower among hybrid workers than those who worked in the office.

RTO trends: Are we really all heading back to offices full-time?

Dawn Kawamoto -
Citigroup, HSBC and Barclays are the latest companies to require more employees to come into the office full-time. However, a return-to-office expert cautions HR leaders against assuming this is an emerging trend.

Many RTO policies are failing, research shows. Here’s how to fix them

Dawn Kawamoto -
A third of employees say their organization has modified its RTO policy more than once, signaling a high failure rate, work-from-home expert and Stanford professor Nick Bloom says in a video interview.

Return-to-office policies are still tricky. How H&R Block made its decision

Dawn Kawamoto -
In this video interview, H&R Block's chief people officer shares the impact the return-to-office change has had on recruitment and retention.

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