diff --git a/app/helpers/workflows_helper.rb b/app/helpers/workflows_helper.rb
index 21b697531..f60e9d7f8 100644
--- a/app/helpers/workflows_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/workflows_helper.rb
@@ -12,4 +12,24 @@ module WorkflowsHelper
   def stage_color(stage)
     stage.color.presence || Card::DEFAULT_COLOR
   end
+
+  def dependent_collections_sentence(workflow)
+    if workflow.collections.many?
+      "It will be removed from #{ workflow.collections.count } collections that are using it."
+    elsif workflow.collections.one?
+      "It will be removed from the only collection using it."
+    else
+      "It's not being used in any collections."
+    end
+  end
+
+  def workflow_switch_confirmation_message(workflow, collection)
+    if workflow == collection.workflow
+      "Stop using #{workflow.name}? Cards you're working on will lose their current stage."
+    elsif collection.workflow.present?
+      "Switch to #{workflow.name}? This will return all cards you're working on to the first stage."
+    else
+      nil
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/workflow.rb b/app/models/workflow.rb
index 54d82d6ff..f385c5dd0 100644
--- a/app/models/workflow.rb
+++ b/app/models/workflow.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ class Workflow < ApplicationRecord
     { name: "In progress", color: "var(--color-card-3)" }
   ]
 
-  has_many :stages, dependent: :delete_all
+  has_many :stages, dependent: :destroy
+  has_many :collections, dependent: :nullify
 
   after_create_commit :create_default_stages
 
diff --git a/app/models/workflow/stage.rb b/app/models/workflow/stage.rb
index 8966d0000..4eb08828d 100644
--- a/app/models/workflow/stage.rb
+++ b/app/models/workflow/stage.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 class Workflow::Stage < ApplicationRecord
   belongs_to :workflow, touch: true
 
+  has_many :cards, dependent: :nullify
+
   before_validation :assign_random_color, on: :create
 
   private
diff --git a/app/views/collections/edit/_workflows.html.erb b/app/views/collections/edit/_workflows.html.erb
index 180b6a4c6..3460c4f35 100644
--- a/app/views/collections/edit/_workflows.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/collections/edit/_workflows.html.erb
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
   <div class="flex flex-wrap gap justify-center">
     <% Workflow.all.each do |workflow| %>
       <div class="workflow-preview txt-align-start border-radius <%= 'workflow-preview--selected' if workflow == collection.workflow %>">
-        <%= button_to collection_workflow_path(collection), method: :patch, aria: { label: workflow == collection.workflow ? "Stop using this workflow" : "Use this workflow" } do %>
+        <% confirmation_message = workflow_switch_confirmation_message(workflow, collection) %>
+        <%= button_to collection_workflow_path(collection), method: :patch, 
+              aria: { label: workflow == collection.workflow ? "Stop using this workflow" : "Use this workflow" },
+              data: confirmation_message ? { turbo_confirm: confirmation_message } : {} do %>
           <%= hidden_field_tag "collection[workflow_id]", workflow == collection.workflow ? "" : workflow.id %>
           <strong class="txt-small overflow-ellipsis flex-item-no-shrink"><%= workflow.name %></strong>
           <ul class="list-style-none txt-xx-small margin-none flex flex-column gap-half">
@@ -22,5 +25,6 @@
       </div>
     <% end %>
   </div>
+
   <%= link_to "Manage workflows", workflows_path, class: "btn btn--plain txt-link", data: { turbo_frame: "_top" } %>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/workflows/_workflow.html.erb b/app/views/workflows/_workflow.html.erb
index 3c19658ed..bdce1d13d 100644
--- a/app/views/workflows/_workflow.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/workflows/_workflow.html.erb
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
 <%= turbo_frame_tag workflow do %>
-  <article class="panel" style="--panel-size: 40ch;">
-    <div class="flex gap-half align-center justify-starts">
+  <article class="panel" style="--panel-size: 40ch;" style="view-transition-name: <%= dom_id(workflow) %>">
+    <div class="flex gap-half align-center">
       <%= turbo_frame_tag dom_id(workflow, :header) do %>
         <%= link_to edit_workflow_path(workflow) do %>
           <h3 class="txt-large txt-nowrap margin-none overflow-ellipsis"><%= workflow.name %></h3>
         <% end %>
+
+        <%= button_to workflow_path(workflow), method: :delete, class: "btn txt-small borderless txt-subtle",
+              data: { turbo_frame: "_top", turbo_confirm: "Are you sure you want to delete this Workflow? #{ dependent_collections_sentence(workflow) }" },
+              form: { class: "flex-item-justify-end" } do %>
+          <%= icon_tag "trash" %>
+          <span class="for-screen-reader">Delete <%= workflow.name %></span>
+        <% end %>
       <% end %>
     </div>
 
diff --git a/app/views/workflows/edit.html.erb b/app/views/workflows/edit.html.erb
index b8405698b..a7efd1558 100644
--- a/app/views/workflows/edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/workflows/edit.html.erb
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
   <div class="flex align-center gap-half">
     <%= form_with model: @workflow, url: workflow_path(@workflow), id: dom_id(@workflow, :form), class: "full-width", data: { controller: "form" } do |form| %>
       <h3 class="txt-large margin-none">
-        <%= form.text_field :name, required: true, autofocus: true, class: "input full-width", style: "--input-padding: 0.2em 0.5em;", data: { action: "keydown.esc@document->form#cancel" } %>
+        <%= form.text_field :name, required: true, autofocus: true, class: "input full-width",
+            style: "--input-padding: 0.2em 0.5em;", data: { action: "keydown.esc@document->form#cancel focus->form#select" } %>
       </h3>
       <%= link_to "Cancel", workflow_path(@workflow), data: { form_target: "cancel", turbo_frame: dom_id(@workflow) }, hidden: true %>
     <% end %>
@@ -16,10 +17,5 @@
       <%= icon_tag "remove-med" %>
       <span class="for-screen-reader">Cancel</span>
     <% end %>
-
-    <%= button_to workflow_path(@workflow), method: :delete, class: "btn txt-small btn--negative", data: { turbo_frame: :workflows, turbo_confirm: "Are you sure you want to delete this workflow?" } do %>
-      <%= icon_tag "minus" %>
-      <span class="for-screen-reader">Delete <%= @workflow.name %></span>
-    <% end %>
   </div>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/workflows/index.html.erb b/app/views/workflows/index.html.erb
index 5f0717262..60e8723b6 100644
--- a/app/views/workflows/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/workflows/index.html.erb
@@ -11,8 +11,20 @@
   </div>
 <% end %>
 
-<%= turbo_frame_tag :workflows do %>
-  <section class="center justify-center flex flex-wrap gap">
+<section class="center justify-center flex flex-wrap gap">
+  <% if @workflows.any? %>
     <%= render partial: "workflows/workflow", collection: @workflows %>
-  </section>
-<% end %>
+  <% else %>
+    <div>
+      <p class="txt-medium txt-align-center">
+        Workflows are for organizing Cards you're working on into stages.
+      </p>
+      <p class="txt-medium txt-align-center">
+        <%= link_to new_workflow_path, class: "btn btn--link" do %>
+          <%= icon_tag "add" %>
+          <span>Create a new workflow</span>
+        <% end %>
+      </p>
+    </div>
+  <% end %>
+</section>
diff --git a/app/views/workflows/new.html.erb b/app/views/workflows/new.html.erb
index 0009e46a4..cec65033f 100644
--- a/app/views/workflows/new.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/workflows/new.html.erb
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
-<% @page_title = "Create a new Workflow" %>
+<% @page_title = "Workflows" %>
 
 <% content_for :header do %>
   <%= render "filters/menu", user_filtering: @user_filtering %>
   <h1 class="header__title"><%= @page_title %></h1>
 <% end %>
 
-<%= turbo_frame_tag :workflows do %>
-  <article class="panel center margin-block-start flex flex-column gap" style="view-transition-name: <%= dom_id(@workflow) %>">
+<article class="panel center" style="--panel-size: 40ch;" style="view-transition-name: <%= dom_id(@workflow) %>">
+  <div class="flex gap-half align-center justify-starts">
     <%= form_with model: @workflow, url: workflows_path, data: { controller: "form" } do |form| %>
-      <%= form.text_field :name, required: true, autofocus: true, class: "input txt-large", placeholder: "Name your Workflow…", data: { action: "keydown.esc@document->form#cancel" } %>
-      <%= form.button type: :submit, class: "btn btn--reversed center margin-block-start txt-large" do %>
-        <%= icon_tag "check" %>
-        <span class="for-screen-reader">Create Workflow</span>
+      <h2 class="txt-large margin-none">
+        <%= form.text_field :name, required: true, autofocus: true, class: "input", placeholder: "Name your Workflow…", data: { action: "keydown.esc@document->form#cancel" } %>
+      </h2>
+      <%= form.button type: :submit, class: "btn btn--reversed center margin-block-start txt-medium" do %>
+        <span>Create Workflow</span>
       <% end %>
-      <%= link_to "Go back", workflows_path, data: { form_target: "cancel", turbo_frame: "_top" }, hidden: true %>
+      <%= link_to "Go back", workflows_path, data: { form_target: "cancel" }, hidden: true %>
     <% end %>
-  </article>
-<% end %>
+  </div>
+</article>
diff --git a/app/views/workflows/stages/edit.html.erb b/app/views/workflows/stages/edit.html.erb
index b1da71b60..10aa78514 100644
--- a/app/views/workflows/stages/edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/workflows/stages/edit.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <%= turbo_frame_tag @stage do %>
   <%= form_with model: @stage, url: workflow_stage_path(@stage.workflow, @stage), id: dom_id(@stage, :form), class: "full-width", data: { controller: "form" } do |form| %>
-    <%= form.text_field :name, required: true, autofocus: true, class: "input full-width", data: { action: "keydown.esc@document->form#cancel" } %>
+    <%= form.text_field :name, required: true, autofocus: true, class: "input full-width",
+          data: { action: "keydown.esc@document->form#cancel focus->form#select" } %>
     <%= link_to "Cancel", workflow_path(@workflow), data: { form_target: "cancel", turbo_frame: dom_id(@workflow) }, hidden: true %>
   <% end %>