Overview
The Brighton Group provides business leaders with the highest quality and most comprehensive career and organizational consulting services available. We are successful because of our ability to understand the unique needs of the organizations we serve and the “people” challenges they face.
The company was founded by Leland W. Foote in 1993 to assist displaced employees find new employment that utilizes their unique skill sets. Today, we deliver national and regional outplacement and career services to a wide range of organizations and companies.
We also provide strategic organizational management consulting and leadership development services. Success in these areas is a result of our ability to combine business strategy with organizational human performance.
Our service offerings are constantly being refined and expanded to better serve our clients. However, we have never compromised our commitment to provide customized solutions to best meet our clients’ needs.
What Drives Us
People are the key to business success! We work everyday to use our knowledge and expertise to increase their success. This includes providing hope, guidance and structure to employees going through a career transition or helping and supporting leaders to become more effective in running their organizations.
OI Partners
OI Partners Inc. is a global company of career consulting, leadership development and career transition professionals who promise to provide a better human experience for a better business outcome. Because The Brighton Group is a long-time, leading OI Partners firm, we have the ability to strategically deliver large-scale, multifaceted projects that require multiple-location support and expedited response. The Brighton Group consultants and clients, wherever they are located, have access to local expertise, industry research, and nationally standardized methods and tools we stand behind. We meet regularly to discuss “what’s new” and to share best practices. The rigorous quality standards keep each of us sharp and on the leading edge of people solutions, while supporting locally owned and operated businesses.
Our relationship with OI Partners allows us to provide our clients with customized national support, as needed, and resources employees need, such as the national job listing databases and career search management tools.
Our People
The Brighton Group’s management and client-care team brings extensive experience and passion to each client we serve. Additionally, we proactively supplement our core team of coaches and consultants with a skilled staff to quickly respond to client needs and provide specialized support.
Leland W. Foote
Founder
Responsible for strategic direction, service architecture, and quality outcomes.
Lee is the founder and architect of The Brighton Group. With more than 25 years of experience in human resources, management, executive search, and outplacement consulting, Lee has worked extensively with senior management in wide-ranging organizations. He holds a Master's Degree from Oregon State University.
Susan H. Stringer
President & General Manager
Responsible for business development and selected delivery of career transition, career management, and organizational transition services.
With more than 20 years of human resources, recruiting, and outplacement experience in a wide variety of organizational settings, Susan has contributed significantly to the strengthening of our transition consulting practice, particularly with complex and sensitive assignments. She holds an M.A. degree from Pacific Lutheran University and has served on its Board of Regents.
Stace Rudd
President
Responsible for the business development and selected delivery of diagnostic and prescriptive services and ideas in human resource management, organizational design, leadership development and coaching, succession, performance management, employee engagement, change management, and cultural dynamics
Stace has more than 20 years of business experience as an HR/OD executive with firms ranging from emerging startups to global Fortune 100 companies. He works with senior leadership in a variety of for-profit and nonprofit organizations in the design and implementation of human capital development platforms. Stace’s consulting areas of expertise include: building 1-to-1 relationships between leaders, associates and customers; talent management systems and succession planning; performance management systems; change programs; organizational and cultural assessments and surveys; executive coaching; leadership development. He has championed the development and implementation of leadership and partnering programs that have received national awards from Bersin & Associates and the ASTD, and is known for his storytelling style.
Susan H. Stringer
President & General Manager,
THE BRIGHTON GROUP
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