--- title: ALULA Blog | Return To Office (RTO) description: Return To Office (RTO) | The latest insights from business and behavioral science experts with tips and tools to help leaders lead change, drive performance and achieve results. image: https://alula.clg.com/assets/img/alula-open-graph-image.jpg --- [![](https://insights.alula.clg.com/hubfs/images/logos/alula-clg-logo-1.svg)](https://alula.clg.com/) - [Home](https://alula.clg.com/) - Solutions - [Change](https://alula.clg.com/solutions/change-management) - [Leadership](https://alula.clg.com/solutions/leadership) - [Performance](https://alula.clg.com/solutions/performance) - About - [Company](https://alula.clg.com/about/company) - [Team](https://alula.clg.com/about/team) - [Insights](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog) - [Blog](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog) - [Resources](https://alula.clg.com/insights/resources) - [Careers](https://alula.clg.com/careers) - [Contact](https://alula.clg.com/contact) - Search - [![](https://insights.alula.clg.com/hubfs/images/logos/alula-clg-logo-white.svg)](https://alula.clg.com/) - [PH: 1.800.887.0011 (U.S. Toll-free)](tel:18008870011) - [PH: 412.269.7240](tel:4122697240) - [Directions](https://goo.gl/maps/gjzMJte7JKo) ## [Return to Office: Questions Employees Should Answer to Successfully Prepare](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/return-to-office-questions-employees-should-answer-to-prepare) By [Danielle Hochstein, Ph.D.](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/author/https-insights-alula-clg-com-blog-author-danielle-geissler-ph-d) posted in [Return To Office (RTO)](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/topic/return-to-office-rto), [Hybrid Work Environment](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/topic/hybrid-work-environment) [0 Comments](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/return-to-office-questions-employees-should-answer-to-prepare#comments-listing) [![](https://insights.alula.clg.com/hubfs/Hybrid%20Work%20Life%20Balance.png)](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/return-to-office-questions-employees-should-answer-to-prepare) In our series on preparing for return to office (RTO) and hybrid work arrangements, we have focused primarily on what organizations and leaders need to consider in making these arrangements successful. However, at the end of the day, the success of these transitions ultimately depends on how all employees—regardless of title or position—are able to be engaged, safe, productive, and successful. While it’s clear how expectations, processes, and support structures—put in place by organizations and leaders—have a huge impact on how the change to a hybrid work environment happens, there is actually a lot each employee can do to prepare for the transition and own some of that success. [Read More](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/return-to-office-questions-employees-should-answer-to-prepare) ## [4 Metrics Critical to Measuring Success of a Hybrid Work Environment](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/4-metrics-critical-to-measuring-success-of-a-hybrid-work-environment) By [Brian Cole, Ph.D.](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/author/brian-cole) posted in [Return To Office (RTO)](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/topic/return-to-office-rto), [Hybrid Work Environment](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/topic/hybrid-work-environment) [0 Comments](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/4-metrics-critical-to-measuring-success-of-a-hybrid-work-environment#comments-listing) [![](https://insights.alula.clg.com/hubfs/business-team-having-a-meeting-over-internet-during-pandemic-picture-id1263125307.jpg)](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/4-metrics-critical-to-measuring-success-of-a-hybrid-work-environment) As we start thinking about a sustainable hybrid workforce model, it’s important to also consider how we’ll know that hybrid models get the benefits we need in terms of employee engagement and business results. That means leaders can’t forget to measure progress and impact. [Read More](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/4-metrics-critical-to-measuring-success-of-a-hybrid-work-environment) ## [Return to Office Communications: 8 Questions Leaders Should Be Prepared To Answer](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/return-to-office-communications-8-questions-leaders-should-be-prepared-to-answer) By [Danielle Hochstein, Ph.D.](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/author/https-insights-alula-clg-com-blog-author-danielle-geissler-ph-d) posted in [Return To Office (RTO)](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/topic/return-to-office-rto), [Hybrid Work Environment](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/topic/hybrid-work-environment) [0 Comments](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/return-to-office-communications-8-questions-leaders-should-be-prepared-to-answer#comments-listing) [![](https://insights.alula.clg.com/hubfs/mid-adult-manager-video-conferences-with-his-team-picture-id1254705023.jpg)](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/return-to-office-communications-8-questions-leaders-should-be-prepared-to-answer) > *“The single biggest problem with communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”* -George Bernard Shaw I’m sure we’ve all heard this quote before. But at no time did it ring truer to me than now. Before the pandemic, communication was routinely one of the biggest challenges of any transformation—or rather, the inconsistency, ineffectiveness, or complete absence of any given communication. But now we live in a time where ensuring timely, effective communication is concurrently easier (through technology) and more difficult (through remote work) than ever before. On that backdrop we are now tasked with one of the trickiest transformations yet: the Return to Office (RTO). Whatever your model will look like—all virtual, hybrid, a mix depending on role—the transition will be difficult. What’s making it even more difficult is the fact that right now we can’t say for sure if the new ways of working will stick, or if once we’ve made the move, we’ll just have to return to virtual work in the near future. [Read More](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/return-to-office-communications-8-questions-leaders-should-be-prepared-to-answer) ## [Return to Office - 8 Tips for Today’s Leaders](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/return-to-office-8-tips-for-todays-leaders) By [Danielle Hochstein, Ph.D.](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/author/https-insights-alula-clg-com-blog-author-danielle-geissler-ph-d) posted in [Return To Office (RTO)](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/topic/return-to-office-rto) [0 Comments](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/return-to-office-8-tips-for-todays-leaders#comments-listing) [![](https://insights.alula.clg.com/hubfs/RTO%20Social%20Distanced%20Meeting.png)](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/return-to-office-8-tips-for-todays-leaders) If you’re a people leader, the past year hasn’t been easy. While the pandemic strained supply chains, changed consumer and customer needs, and put into question strategic growth plans, it also put a spotlight onto new employee needs around wellbeing and engagement. All of these topics have one thing in common: You, as a leader, are tasked with adapting to all these challenges and making the most of these changes. While many initially thought these shifts might be temporary, the reality has set in that they may be here to stay—and that more changes are on the horizon. [Read More](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/return-to-office-8-tips-for-todays-leaders) ## [The Power of Company Culture in the Return to Office](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/the-power-of-company-culture-in-the-return-to-office) By [Danielle Hochstein, Ph.D.](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/author/https-insights-alula-clg-com-blog-author-danielle-geissler-ph-d) posted in [Return To Office (RTO)](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/topic/return-to-office-rto) [0 Comments](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/the-power-of-company-culture-in-the-return-to-office#comments-listing) [![](https://insights.alula.clg.com/hubfs/RTO%20Meeting.png)](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/the-power-of-company-culture-in-the-return-to-office) When the pandemic forced us all to move into virtual work environments, there was one topic that immediately worried leaders and employees alike: How do we keep our company culture going strong? How can we ensure that we don’t lose the culture that keeps us all connected? While a valid question, for many it never truly was resolved. The demands of focusing on emergency response plans, moving the entire company to a virtual model, and dealing with supply chain issues—among many others—caused a focus on firefighting and surviving. [Read More](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/the-power-of-company-culture-in-the-return-to-office) ## [Return-to-Office (RTO): Moving From Emergency-Mode to Positive Growth](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/return-to-office-rto-moving-from-emergency-mode-to-positive-growth) By [Danielle Hochstein, Ph.D.](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/author/https-insights-alula-clg-com-blog-author-danielle-geissler-ph-d) posted in [Return To Office (RTO)](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/topic/return-to-office-rto) [2 Comments](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/return-to-office-rto-moving-from-emergency-mode-to-positive-growth#comments-listing) [![](https://insights.alula.clg.com/hubfs/Return%20to%20Work.jpg)](https://insights.alula.clg.com/blog/return-to-office-rto-moving-from-emergency-mode-to-positive-growth) It’s approaching two years since the pandemic forcefully transformed our lives. For most of us, it was an abrupt transition from customary ways of working to a virtual work environment. There was no alternative – we had to figure it out and make it work. Ultimately, we realized that working remotely fit many people pretty well, driving higher-than-expected engagement numbers and keeping productivity high after the initial shock. Fast forward to today. We’re still dealing with the pandemic, but businesses are realizing that it’s time to redirect their organizations for positive growth. There is renewed hope that we will overcome this virus – or at least get better at living with it. The show must go on, and we can’t be in “emergency mode” forever. 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