Return to Office Guide All Colleague Edition
Return to Office Guide
Our Guide
Guiding Principles: Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration
This document is designed to serve as a quick guide to prepare and equip colleagues for a smooth return to office transition.
Our Philosophy:
Adtalem’s return to office model allows us to successfully transition to an enhanced hybrid workforce with inoffice work and maintaining flexibility for colleagues. our leaders, colleagues and institutions as we transition to a hybrid workforce while building a positive and inclusive employee experience
Our Goal:
Grade 7+ colleagues to return to the office for 3 days a week with flexibility to work remote 2 days a week in efforts to collaborate, build connections and sustain our culture of inclusion.
Returning to the Office
When people are in the office, they can feel the energy created by being together and experience the culture and a sense of common purpose through informal social interactions, taking time to connect and building relationships through in-person collaboration.
While colleagues have been able to overcome the challenges associated with moving to remote work, we believe the culture and performance we want to sustain are best realized when we come together.
Why Are We Returning to the Office?
• Our company culture strongly values collaboration, inclusion and connecting with others in person
• There are significant advantages when colleagues come together including greater innovation and better opportunities for career growth
• Work-Life integration is key to maintaining remote days combined with in person days are paramount to the success of our inclusive culture
• Our transformation focuses on a new operating model which enables a strong and enhanced employee experience
Working together to create a positive and inclusive return to office colleague experience!
• People Leaders – address questions, concerns and work with colleagues to provide necessary support through this transition.
• Change Agent Network – as local support leaders and champions of the new model, positioned to role model the new approach and provide support to the process, colleagues and local facilities.
• Human Resources – provide consistent messaging regarding the change, support the organization through transition and empower leaders and colleagues to leverage resources
• Colleagues – the nucleus of this transition working to adapt the new model and provide any necessary feedback to their leaders.
• Extended Leadership Team – operate as leaders in the transition, provide support to your functions, teams, and model the behaviors of the new RTO model.
Extended Leadership Team
Human Resources
People Leaders Colleagues
Change Network
Our Return to Office Journey
Phase 1: June 1, 2022
✓ Senior Leaders (sr. directors, executive directors, vice provosts and above) return to the office two days a week.
✓ Leaders are encouraged to bring team members into the office
Phase 2: September 7, 2022
✓ Senior Managers and above not already included in Phase 1 return to the office two days a week— Wednesday & Thursday
✓ Leaders are continued to be encouraged to bring team members into the office
Phases 1&2 applied to colleagues within 60 miles of an Adtalem location
Our Phase 3 Approach
Phase 3: September 11, 2023
✓ Colleagues core grade 7+ return to the office three days a week Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
✓ Adtalem locations include Chicago Headquarters, Addison National, Columbia, Minneapolis, and Miramar.
Phase 3 applies to colleagues within 50 miles of an Adtalem location
The return to office approach applies to all colleagues who live within 50 miles of their assigned location (excludes temps and independent contractors).
The return to office approach includes 3 days per week in the office – Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
The return to office approach maintains the flexibility for colleagues to work remotely on Mondays and Fridays.
This change impacts colleagues levels 7 and above
Prepare for Our Hybrid Work Model
RESOURCES
✓ Leverage available resources including transition guides and FAQs
✓ Engage with your leader regarding team expectations
✓ Participate in training focused on working in a hybrid environment this fall
Check out the RTO Resource Center - All Colleagues for location specific information and FAQs
For answers to general frequently asked questions, click here:
Helpful Links: Return to Office - FAQs
Creating a Positive Colleague Return to Office Experience
A project team is leading the efforts to create a positive, seamless experience as grade 7+ colleagues within 50 miles of an Adtalem office transition back to working in the office three days a week. The focus is on creating an efficient, positive, and welcoming experience for colleagues returning to each of the four main Adtalem offices. The project team members include:
Project Team Members
Cheryl James Executive Sponsor
Katrina Jackson Project Lead
Ken Driscoll Project Lead
Deb Maher Colleague experience Lead
Kristin Baresich Communications Lead
Natalie Mitchell Communications Lead
Julie Walton Enterprise Security/Safety Lead
Amy de Vallet Real Estate Lead
Sue Quick IT Lead
Kim Lockwood Administrative Support
Carolyn Franklin Chicago HQ Location Lead
Megan Blair Columbia Location Lead
Alex Carrasco South Florida Location Lead
Mandy Olsen Minneapolis Location Lead
Lisa Haigh Marello Addison Location Lead
Core Local Project Team Leads
