Chris Smith

Chris Smith Principal Consultant

Chris has over 20 years experience as a consultant and business manager working with a range of industries, including financial services and telecommunications. His consulting work encompasses the development of leaders and teams as well as organisation change.

As an Associate Programme Director with London Business School he leads two senior talent development programmes with international companies in banking and manufacturing. He is also engaged on a comprehensive change initiative with a not-for-profit organisation, working with the Executive team and Board. Other current work includes facilitating leadership development workshops for a telecomms firm, and coaching the CEO of a major sports organisation.

Previously, as the Director responsible for leadership and management development at Cable & Wireless Group he set the learning strategy for the senior population and introduced the first integrated, global approach to talent and management development. He also led the whole training and development function through a period of rapid downsizing and outsourcing. He facilitated many senior, international leadership team meetings and events at a time of global transition. For several years he worked as an internal consultant at C&W, working with people around the world to facilitate change and improve business performance. This included developing the coaching skills of the global leadership population. Earlier in his career he worked with Price Waterhouse consultants, undertaking numerous organisation change assignments.

 

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