WELCOME TO BRIGHTWORKS CONSULTING
We are an award-winning management consulting firm specializing in business transformation from strategy through execution. We offer clients in the public, private, non-profit and education sectors an array of services to include:
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategy, Design and Implementation
- Organizational Assessments ~ Leadership Assessments
- Workforce Development
- Strategic Planning
- Business Process Improvement
- Business Development
When your organization needs professional advice and counsel on strategy and direction, developing your workforce or improving operations, Brightworks offers proven solutions and experienced Consultants with a roadmap for your organization to reach the next level. With a broad network, we are perfectly positioned to help you achieve business excellence whether you are developing and implementing a strategy or improving operations, regardless of the industry or size.
In collaboration with our clients, we develop the best solution using tools, technology, proven methodologies and strategies that align with the unique needs of our client and their culture.
Brightworks Consulting professionals have the experience, judgment and relevant skills to help you resolve your most complex business challenges and achieve business excellence.
We deeply care about every organization we serve with integrity.
Excellence In All We Do!
OUR VALUES
RESPECT
We exhibit respect in each and every interaction with our clients, Consultants, Partners and our Community
INTEGRITY
We do the right thing at the right time. We stay true to our values in communication both public and private, in negotiation and in making decisions
TEAMWORK
We work together effectively and cultivate authentic collaboration within our work environment, across organizations and within the communities we serve
EXCELLENCE
We strive for excellence in everything we do. We achieve distinction through our products and services, our operating standards and communications
STEWARDSHIP
We employ continuous improvement methodologies for Brightworks with the clients we serve and the consultants we employ
Leadership
Christine Gannon, Managing Partner of Brightworks Consulting, is well known in the public and private sector as an exemplary leader and an invested architect of change. She launched Brightworks Consulting in 2007 and her national team of consultants provide strategic planning, workforce development, business process improvement and organizational design to companies of all sizes.
Ms. Gannon was awarded the 2021 Phoenix Business Journal’s Outstanding Women in Business Award and the Capitol Times awarded Christine with the 2020 Women Achievers of Arizona Award.
Prior to launching Brightworks Consulting, Ms. Gannon was the Global Leader for Transformation and Change at IBM, as well as Vice President of Business Process Improvement and Lean Six Sigma holding a Master Black Belt certification. She served as a leader, advisor and consultant for IBM’s internal transformation efforts and led global teams within IBM’s Outsourcing and Operations Strategy, specifically serving Fortune 100 organizations. Before joining IBM, Ms. Gannon served as a Global Program and Communications Executive at American Express, delivering key technology initiatives in the Asia Pacific regions, Australia and the UK.
Part of her prior experience includes time serving the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Economic Communities Initiative (VECI) as a Strategic Advisor. Ms. Gannon successfully crafted and delivered VECI’s key mission and objectives in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders including Congress, agency partners, government and non-government organizations, non-profits, service members and Veterans. She developed influential strategies that were implemented at the national level, with direct impact to Arizona, connecting Veterans and transitioning service members with competitive employment and education opportunities.
Ms. Gannon is the author of The Excellence Code: 7 Steps to Achieve Lasting Impact™ and co-author for Constitutional Grit: Grit as the Catalyst for Female Equity in the C Suite. Christine contributes her expertise to the community via volunteering, board memberships and mentoring.
Our Team Members
Brightwork Consulting offers expertise in strategy, workforce development and business transformation from strategy through execution. Each of our consultants are highly experienced professionals with a mission to insure our clients achieve sustainable and measurable success. With a diverse and inclusive culture, Brightworks insures our solutions deliver excellence, are developed in a collaborative environment and encapsulate the latest innovative solutions.
Programming and Workshops
Clients
Brightworks Consulting is honored to have clients in both the public and private sector. We have worked extensively with individuals, leadership teams and communities of leaders within organizations to include government, corporate, community and entrepreneurs throughout the United States and abroad. We have considerable hands-on experience leading significant strategic endeavors, developing leadership teams, implementing continuous process improvement and high levels of stakeholder engagement in complex environments.
The Foundation for Female Equity and Inclusion
The Foundation for Female Equity and Inclusion recognizes the unique challenges and opportunities companies face as they address the gaps in female equity, especially in leadership positions.
The Foundation for Female Equity and Inclusion provides tools, resources and leading edge best practices to solve for female equity and inclusion. We host a bi-weekly podcast called Close the Gap.
Our services include:
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Culture Transformation and Employee Engagement
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Design and Implement an Equity Ecosystem© at organizations of all sizes
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Create Communities of Equity©
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Leading global assessment and business certification standard for gender equality
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Developing DE&I Policy & Equity Practices and Programs
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Aligning organization profitability with prioritization of equity
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Talent Strategy and Workforce Planning
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Roundtable and Focus Group Facilitation with Action Planning and Prioritization
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Awareness, Inclusion and Integration of Equity Practices
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Developing Career Pipeline and Equitable Pathways ~ Succession Planning 2.0©
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P4 Supply and Demand Model©: Prepare, Position, Promote, Placement
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Talent Mobility
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Mentoring, Coaching and Leadership Development Training
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Change Management ~ Design, Develop and Implement
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DE&I Communication Strategy
The Foundation for Female Equity and Inclusion leverages the success of corporations who have women in executive roles while integrating new content with a focus on enhancing the business, leadership and personal effectiveness skills of female leaders.
Through workshops, webinars, presentations and round table discussions organizations gain a practical understanding of what it takes to be a leader in female equity in a public, private or non-profit organization —both the challenges and the rewards. We examine the unique roles, skills, and relationships that are needed to lead effectively in your industry.
Is your organization interested to host a Female Equity and Inclusion cohort? Contact: christine@brightworksconsulting.com