The Workline

Building systems that honor both protection and hospitality—without draconian measures that drive people away.

How cultural proxemics can bring workplace collaborators closer together.

From spreadsheets to GPTs, every shadow tool needs a playbook now.

A real-world look at bottom-up AI adoption inside one of the most innovation-constrained functions in a major corporation.

How change program role confusion masquerades as resistance, and what leaders can do to improve role clarity.

What happens when you give your workplace functions permission to break the rules and start fresh?

Why focusing on our fish (and not the tank) matters more than ever.

It’s Hard to Connect the Dots from Employee Experience to Business Impact.

Why most transformation efforts fail due to the communication gap between leadership clarity and employee confusion.

How the corporate real estate industry can evolve past 'second-largest expense' thinking to being the Chief Places Officer.

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

What the Surat Diamond Bourse mega-project teaches us about building flexibility into big workplace decisions.

Breaking down silos in and around the C-suite can create and sustain a better employee experience.

Expanding beyond your professional conference comfort zone might be the key to solving your most persistent workplace challenges.

Actionable insights from beyond the conference stage at Running Remote, and stories you can use to lead workplace change right now.

A simple framework you can use right now for understanding and mitigating emotional and functional resistance to change.

The era of mandates is fading—now, it’s the vibe that draws people in and determines where creativity, focus, and collaboration come to life.

Why asking where someone is working might be the most important question in hybrid work and workplace innovation.

Feeling and seeing an organization's heartbeat reduces cognitive load and makes coordinating easier across distributed teams.

Establishing clear, digital homes for our work can help leaders with opposing views bridge the hybrid work divide.

How accounting policies and budgets make workplace change harder than many think, especially the shift from offices to gatherings.

Motivating people and measuring results without a clear, awe-inspiring “north star” vision is hard. Here’s how to make a good one.

How a novel measure of office value helps Atlassian stay people-first and bridge executive expectations with employee experience. Phil Kirschner scored an exclusive interview with Annie Dean to dig into "Cost-Per-Visit."

Ex-McKinsey and WeWork expert Phil Kirschner launches The Workline on FlexOS. Feel more confident on your path to the (near) future of work with a guide who speaks truth about cross-functional resistance to change.