Partner Organizations
Redefining how employees interact at work.
Redefining how employees interact at work
Our Solution
CULTURAL DISCOVERY THROUGH ORGANIZATIONAL AND INDIVIDUAL INSIGHTS
IMPROVED ENGAGEMENT THROUGH INDIVIDUAL INITIATIVE AND RESEARCH BACKED PERSONALITY TRAINING
CONNECTED TEAMS VIA EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION, PRODUCTIVE CONFLICT AND TEAM DEVELOPMENT
METHODS
THAT WORK
At the heart of overused phrases like “employee engagement” and “leadership training” is the basic understanding that there is immense value in creating a connected, compassionate, and collaborative internal culture. But a ping pong table in the break room or a one-and-done course on conflict resolution won’t get you there. But our customizable, continuous learning model addresses every aspect of the employee experience to create lasting change.
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More than one uncomfortable conversation has begun using Brilliant People’s resources and they worked!
They’ve helped my team better understand each other’s stories, recognize our different emotional needs, and have more productive conversations rooted in respect.
Brilliant People was essential in our recent leadership restructuring. The change was seamless, and we’ve already seen an increase in productivity and employee morale.
The content was extremely relevant and timely for the work our team does across our district’s 50+ campuses. And it resonated beyond the workplace.
BP did a great job engaging our staff and utilized examples and scenarios that were specific to our needs.
I walked into a team meeting recently and the teachers told me they were Brilliant People-ing.
We appreciate you and are so grateful that you helped our team grow this week. Thank you for sharing your positivity with us at nuun. You are a game changer.
On multiple occasions, Team One members have referred back throughout our cohort work to the learning with Brilliant People™.
I strongly believe both schools and district departments will benefit greatly from taking part in any one of the training sessions in which they specialize.
Our Human Resource Services Dept. started with the Brilliant People team with the Personalities training and we learned so much about ourselves and each other.
Brilliant People helped us improve employee engagement and collaboration as well as enhance our internal interactions and with our clientele.
The Brilliant People™ programming helped me to have a better understanding of all personalities in my department and how to work with them based on their motivations,
stressors and emotional needs. development.
I wanted to follow up to this email to THANK YOU for your work with our team. We all truly value our time with you and our sessions have really had a tremendous impact on our team’s cohesion and effectiveness. I am grateful for the insights into my own leadership, work, and professional relationship style that have allowed me to grow and better serve my team.
You have a big ole Whitney fan club at Westwood! 🙂
Brilliant People helped us understand our personality differences, and gave us tools to engage in hard conversations and productive conflict. This was an extremely beneficial process. I’ve heard much positive feedback from the staff and witnessed the skills being used in meetings. As a matter of fact, I walked into a team meeting recently and the teachers told me they were ‘Brilliant People-ing.’”
The content was extremely relevant and timely for the work our team does across our district’s 50+ campuses. Our team felt it resonated beyond the workplace. BP did a great job engaging our staff and utilized examples and scenarios that were specific to our needs.
We passionately want to get to the place where, as an administrative team, we can lead and think big rather than just managing, and Brilliant People have given us some vocabulary to lean into and lead from.
You saved our team with this training! Thank you!!!
More than one uncomfortable conversation has begun using resources gained through our work with Whitney at Brilliant People – and they worked! They’ve helped my team better understand each other’s stories, recognize our different emotional needs, and have more productive conversations rooted in respect.
Brilliant People was essential in our recent leadership restructuring. The change was seamless, and we’ve already seen an increase in productivity and employee morale.
The ar.io team generated TREMENDOUS value from our session with Brilliant People! Thank you for creating such a comfortable and enlightening environment for us to collaborate and learn from one another. Looking forward to our next opportunity to take these skills and insights to the next level!
We appreciate you and are so grateful that you helped our team grow this week. Thank you for sharing your positivity with us at nuun. You are a game changer.
About Us
Whitney Nelson
Founder & CEO
Whitney Nelson is the founder and CEO of Brilliant People™. She’s a dynamic leader with a background in design, marketing, leading teams and leadership development. Her corporate experience combined with her personal mantra ‘say no to status quo’ inspired her to create a better way to develop leadership in individuals. This became the catalyst for Brilliant People™, whose mission is to empower managers to build cohesive, collaborative teams through leadership development. When not inspiring organizations to transform workplace culture, you’ll find her mountain biking or running the trails in and around Austin, TX.
Brettnē Shootman
Director of Content & Communications
Brettnē began her career in public education; teaching students, writing district-wide curriculum, and facilitating Covey training for educators. She has since created curriculum for private schools and nonprofits. Understanding how people learn and apply knowledge led her to her current role creating content that helps managers and teams grow in their ability to lead. She is currently obsessed with developing interesting, approachable, actionable training programs that encourage self-reflection and produce true behavior change. Brettnē is an Austin native and when not at work, you will most likely find her at the pilates studio, working a jigsaw puzzle, or with family and friends.