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Organizations continue to update their return-to-office (RTO) mandates, some of which I’ve captured in this PDF. As leaders make informed RTO decisions, it’s important to leverage the growing body of RTO research rather than simply reply on opinion or anecdotal information. Last week, the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) and the Hoover Institution hosted the third annual Implications of Remote Work conference. Nick Bloom and Steven Davis, leading experts on remote work and organizers of the conference, have made the conference slides and videos available. While all of the resources are informative, two relate to research papers I’ve previously shared: Determinants and Consequences of Return to Office Policies (Sean Flynn, Cornell University, et al.) and Return to Office Mandates (Mark Ma, University of Pittsburgh, et al.). The oral presentations related to these two studies are on Day 1 of the agenda, with Sean Flynn’s presentation at the 2:11 video timestamp and Mark Ma’s at 2:41. While research on work-from-office (WFO) and work-from-home (WFH) is still emerging, the more familiar HR practitioners are with the research and scientific studies, the better they can influence business leaders to make more informed decisions.
