Phillip B. Wilson

Phillip B. Wilson is the founder of Approachable Leadership®, where he and his team help clients thrive and create extraordinary workplaces. He is a national expert on leadership, labor relations, and creating positive workplaces. He is regularly featured in the business media, including Fox Business Network, Fast Company, Bloomberg News HR magazine, and The New York Times. Wilson is a highly regarded author, speaker, and trainer. Phil delivers keynotes, workshops, and webinars regularly for conferences, industry groups, and companies across North America and Canada. Phil is the author of multiple books and publications. In addition to The Leader-Shift Playbook, he authored The Approachability Playbook and Left of Boom: Putting Proactive Engagement to Work (which reached #2 on Amazon’s Hot HR Books list). Other books and publications include: The Next 52 Weeks, Managing the Union Shop, and Model Contract Clauses, among many others. Phil has been called on multiple occasions to testify before Congress as a labor relations expert. He graduated magna cum laude from Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, and went on to earn his JD from the University of Michigan Law School.