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For leaders at the intersection of HR, IT, and Real Estate, build your cross-functional courage every Thursday—with frameworks, role models, and frontline stories of changing work from the inside out.

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The HQ We Buried and Forgot

The HQ We Buried and Forgot

How WeWork HQ Nailed the Future of the Office Before It Was COVID
Welcome Security

Welcome Security

Building systems that honor both protection and hospitality—without draconian measures that drive people away.
Summer Lessons in Personal Space

Summer Lessons in Personal Space

How cultural proxemics can bring workplace collaborators closer together.
You Built It. Can You Explain It?

You Built It. Can You Explain It?

From spreadsheets to GPTs, every shadow tool needs a playbook now.
Lessons from McKesson: Real Change in AI

Lessons from McKesson: Real Change in AI

A real-world look at bottom-up AI adoption inside one of the most innovation-constrained functions in a major corporation.
Lights, Camera…Confusion? Your Change Needs Better Casting.

Lights, Camera…Confusion? Your Change Needs Better Casting.

How change program role confusion masquerades as resistance, and what leaders can do to improve role clarity.
Why Smart Companies Attack Themselves​

Why Smart Companies Attack Themselves​

What happens when you give your workplace functions permission to break the rules and start fresh?
A Fishy Justification for Workplace Experience

A Fishy Justification for Workplace Experience

Why focusing on our fish (and not the tank) matters more than ever.
How I Stumped a Panel of EX Experts

How I Stumped a Panel of EX Experts

It’s Hard to Connect the Dots from Employee Experience to Business Impact
Define the Change or Watch it Fail [Free List of 40+ Questions]

Define the Change or Watch it Fail [Free List of 40+ Questions]

Why most transformation efforts fail due to the communication gap between leadership clarity and employee confusion.
Real Estate's Startup Survival Test

Real Estate's Startup Survival Test

How the corporate real estate industry can evolve past 'second-largest expense' thinking to being the Chief Places Officer.
Coworking Was Never About the Space

Coworking Was Never About the Space

Why the future of innovation depends on breaking down walls between your team and the outside world.

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Latest Webinar

AI Rollouts, Resistance, and Change Management

AI isn’t failing because the tech is broken—it’s stalling in the silence of hesitant teams, mismatched workflows, and overlooked habits.
This interactive session dives into real-world resistance patterns and gives you the tools to decode, design, and drive lasting AI adoption.

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What You Can Expect from The Workline

Storytelling with Data

Phil blends data with real-world narratives, inspiring change through insights that are both emotionally compelling and practically relevant.

Approachable Expertise

With a candid, humorous, and down-to-earth style, Phil makes complex ideas accessible—bridging the gap between theory and real-world application.

Deep Cross-Industry Knowledge

With experience in real estate, tech, and HR, Phil delivers insights that are both broad and deep, especially in built environments and workplace transformation​.

About Phil Kirschner.

I have been an innovator and data-driven change leader at the intersection of employee experience, corporate real estate, organizational effectiveness, and technology strategy for more than 20 years.

🔗 Visit my website: philkirschner.com

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