Phil Kirschner is a leading expert on workplace strategy, employee experience, and the future of work. With senior roles at McKinsey, WeWork, JLL, and now as the founder of PK Consulting, he helps organizations redesign how and where work happens to improve engagement, performance, and flexibility. A Forbes contributor and LinkedIn Top Voice, Phil is widely recognized for translating workplace trends into actionable strategies that align space, culture, and technology.
Asian workers are coming back, European nations are adopting new policies and US employers are fending for themselves.
As more corporations call employees back to the office, payments technology firms like Wise are balancing the need for in-person collaboration with meeting workers' flexibility needs.
US employers are struggling to find the balance between remote and office work.
"That’s why we put such a premium on creating meaningful connections between employees, running events that matter to them and providing time-saving services. By removing the barriers to individual and team productivity, our workspaces not only make employees feel positive, productive and happy but also connect them to their company’s mission.”
"Most employers didn’t ask their employees before COVID-19 what they thought those people spending eight to 10 hours [at the office] wanted. It didn’t always work for everybody all the time. Offices have a long way to go to make things better for employees to be in them.”
“Covid was a portal we walked through, and we’re not going back.”