HR experts, researchers share tips for a successful return to office

Advice for back-to-office strategies: As concerns related to the pandemic recede, companies are still feeling their way through the future of work. Who’s coming into the office, how often, for what purpose and what does the workplace itself even look like? HR leaders and researchers joined us at the GeekWire Summit in Seattle last week to share their strategies for navigating work in 2022 and beyond. Read the insights. Above, the Future of Work panel, from left: Holli Martinez of T-Mobile, Julia Anas of Qualtrics, Megan Hansen of Smartsheet, and moderator Arianne Cohen of Bloomberg News.

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Thanks for reading, and have a great week. — GeekWire managing editor Taylor Soper, taylor@geekwire.com, and GeekWire reporter Kurt Schlosser, kurt@geekwire.com.