Will Phillips
Fractional People & Operations, The Phillips Group · The Phillips Group
“The number one reason people aren't thriving is because they're not in an environment that supports them to thrive.”
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Fractional People and Operations executive who operates strengths-first. Will's entire philosophy traces back to a moment in 6th grade when he decided to change himself to fit his environment — it worked, but it made him miserable. That experience became his foundational belief: people don't thrive because they're not in environments that support them. By aligning business infrastructure with human potential, Will ensures that the system works for the people—not the other way around—eliminating the internal friction that typically throttles a company's ability to scale.
In Their Words
“I believe that the number one reason why people aren't thriving is because they're not in an environment that supports them to thrive.”
— Will Phillips
“I kind of did and it kind of worked, but I was also mostly miserable.”
— Will Phillips
“If I was designing the hiring system, I wouldn't have hired me — because I was a horrible fit for it. But what I did on the job is I figured out the systems I could develop so that I could operate out of my strengths and not my weaknesses.”
— Will Phillips
“Fractional people come in and they get to ask stupid questions because they're not anchoring their livelihood and their identity to this organization.”
— Will Phillips
“If you're selling without a value proposition, you're competing on price. That's what most organizations do with their people — they think the value they provide is a paycheck. And a lot of times that's one of the least valuable things an organization does.”
— Will Phillips
Watch & Listen
“I think the value of fractional leadership has always been there.”
-- Will Phillips
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