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Do you spend your days fighting one employee relations fire after another? It may seem like job security, but it is stressful and unproductive. The U.S. Army discovered in Afghanistan and Iraq that jumping from one fire to the next isn't just unproductive, it costs lives. Instead of reacting to "boom" events the Army learned that proactively working "Left of Boom" prevented tragedies and saved lives. This book provides a practical "how-to" guide to implement these important lessons in your company. The results will astound you.This book, like many others, is about transformation and change. My focus is on change in organizations; more specifically about transforming employee relations environments in companies that have recently won union organizing campaigns. Yet fundamentally its lessons are about moving any group from a state of negative energy to one of positive energy.Physics teaches that it takes a considerable amount of energy to change direction or momentum, much more than it takes to simply continue going in the same direction. The same thing is true with organizations.In organizations this means it is much easier to satay mired in negativity (complaining, second-guessing and undermining others) than to change direction and become positive. In my experience. When it comes to organizational change, the physics equations may be too optimistic.Phillip B. Wilson, Esq. is President and General Counsel of Labor Relations Institute, Inc. He is also the founder of Approachable Leadership. He is a national expert on leadership, labor relations and creating positive workplaces. He is regularly featured in the business media including Fox Business News, Fast Company, Bloomberg News, HR Magazine, and The New York Times. Prior to joining LRI, Mr. Wilson represented companies nationwide with the Chicago law firm Wessels & Pautsch, P.C. Mr. Wilson represented management exclusively in all areas of labor and employment law, including union representation matters, collective bargaining negotiations, arbitrations and decertifications. Mr. Wilson's experience also includes employment as a Director of Human Resources for a $65 million annual revenue gaming corporation employing over 1,200 people. There he was responsible for all employment, benefits, labor, and risk management matters.Mr. Wilson received his Juris Doctor degree from University of Michigan Law School. Mr. Wilson completed his undergraduate degree magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Augustana College.Phil is the author of multiple books and publications. In addition to The Approachability Playbook, he authored 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, Model Contract Clauses, among many others. He has also written numerous articles and chapters relating to a broad range of workplace issues, including a chapter in the American Bar Association's treatise on The Fair Labor Standards Act.Mr. Wilson was invited to testify before Congress numerous times on union financial reporting and labor law reform. Mr. Wilson is admitted to the Illinois Bar and is a member of the American Bar Association, the Society of Human Resource Management, US Chamber of Commerce Labor Relations Committee, the Industrial Relations Research Association and other professional organizations. He is also on the Board of Entrepreneur's Organization.Wilson is a highly regarded speaker, trainer, and an adjunct professor. Phil delivers keynotes, workshops and webinars regularly for conferences, industry groups, and companies across North America and Canada.Labor Relations Institute, Inc. is a full-service labor relations consulting firm dedicated to the operational freedom, workplace tranquility and profitability of our clients. We help them respond swiftly and effectively to interventions by unions, government agencies and the legal system.
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Author: Wilson, Phillip B.
- ISBN: 9780963855428
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 9.02 x 0.93
- Number Of Pages: 462
- Publication Year: 2014
Language:
English