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Carol Henriques
University of Texas
What She’s Passionate About
Carol is passionate about helping clients find innovative solutions to organizational challenges. She has a knack for developing practical, systems-focused solutions that are rooted in an understanding of the unique characteristics of each client’s situation. Her approach helps clients simultaneously build organizational performance and people engagement.
What She Brings to the Table
Carol has 25 years of Organization, Leadership, and Team Effectiveness experience. She led organization transformation efforts inside telecommunication and pharmaceutical companies, and then took that experience to clients across industries when she transitioned to external consulting. Carol led consulting teams at Andersen, Deloitte, and Capital H Group before starting HighBar Consulting, a firm that is now part of TiER1. In all her work, she brings a unique blend of deep subject-matter expertise, curiosity, objectivity, systems thinking, and pragmatism. Carol cares deeply about her clients and supporting them on their journey to success. As a result, she has many long-standing client relationships.
Life-Long Learner
Carol sees her life as a work in progress. She strives to be a conscious leader, and is committed to always growing, developing and staying true to her values. She sees every experience, even the hard ones, as an opportunity to learn.
Family Matters
Carol has three amazing (and almost grown!) children, to whom she is ever grateful for holding up a mirror and always helping her to become a better person.
Fun Fact
One of Carol’s ancestors was a pirate in the 1500s. He worked on behalf of his country, the Netherlands, raiding the ships of enemy countries. Ahoy, Matey!