Leadership Connections
Leadership Connections is a leadership consultancy also offering HR training, large scale change, leadership safari and mentoring
Chris Henderson
As the principal and founder of Leadership Connections Ltd. Chris specialises in coaching and development for performance results.
To see a brief CV containing Chris' most relevant experience click here or scroll below.
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Supporting leaders to overcome their obstacles and develop themselves - through coaching and mentoring
Increasing the effectiveness of management teams through leadership team development
Identifying and improving leadership across the organisation through talent management and leadership development
Mobilising large groups for change through creating inspiring conferences and motivational speaking
Increasing the effectiveness of the Human Resources function through HR strategy and skills development
Chris Henderson
Chris Henderson has a powerful combination of roles both as a leader and
in leadership development at Boots and Barclays.
BARCLAYS PLC
2003 to 2005
2003-2005 - HR Director – Barclaycard Business
Board member of Barclaycard’s business to business division with a
turnover of £260m, profits of £85m and a headcount of 1,400. Created and
delivered the first ever People Strategy for the business.
BOOTS PLC 1994
to 2003
2001 to 2003 - Head of Operations, Boots Health and Beauty Services
Opened and managed of 12 Health and Beauty Centres. Grew turnover to
£10m in 2 years.
2001 to 2002 - Senior Leadership Development (project), Boots PLC Group
Centre
Deputy Project Leader of the team that created an innovative programme
for the Leadership Development of the top 200 managers in the Boots
Group.
2000 to 2001 - Head of Training and Development, Boots Wellbeing
Services
Developed a training strategy and team for a rapidly growing business
with a turnover of £40m.
1999 to 2000 - Strategy Development Manager, Boots Healthcare
International
Created and implemented of the strategic process for BHI (the branded
goods arm of Boots with a turnover of over £300m). Aligned the board
around the creation and communication of the strategy and communicated
it worldwide.
1997 to 1999 - Director of HR, Boots Properties PLC
Delivered the transformation of Boots’ property division which has an
annual turnover of circa £100m and assets of £850m. This ranged from
redefining the strategy to restructuring and the new organisation around
it’s new goals.
1994 to 1996 - Head of Estate Management, Boots Properties PLC
Asset managed Boot’s property portfolio of circa £850m. Delivered a
culture change project transforming morale and dramatically increasing
performance.
HILLIER PARKER
1989 to 1994
Various roles
Asset managed various shopping centres with values up to £250m and
associated large operational teams.
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