1. Curriculum Vitae
Of
Linda Hennings
(previously Els)
ID No.6807030018081
Personal Information – July 2014:
Postal / Physical Address : 3 Gondolier Close
Noordhoek
7975
Telephone Numbers : 083 743 7203 (Mobile)
Citizenship : South African
Driver’s License : 603900024KML
Health : Excellent
Home Language : English
Sport : Running, cycling, swimming
Triathlon
Completed 3 x Comrades,
2 x Ironman
SA Colours : 2009 – Triathlon
Hobbies and Interests Creative Writing
Reading
Memberships: : Atlantic Triathlon Club
Team: : Kelfords Ford Multisport

2. Volunteer Activities: :
· Personal Growth (facilitation)
workshops to The Homestead
Group
(one day per quarter, since
2005)
· Community Health and
Fitness project, Macassar
2008
· Winter Running Project to run
10km - St Michaels Home for
teenage girls – 2009

3. Educational Qualifications
Schooling : Simon’s Town High School
Matriculated in 1986
Qualifications : National Certificate In
Marketing Management
Varsity College 2004
: Diploma in Counseling/Coaching
South African College of Applied
Psychology 2011
Modules completed:
· Process Work 1 & 2
· Practical Counseling
· Interpersonal Communication
Other Educational Qualifications
Coaching Courses 2012
Integrative Enneagram
2013
Foundations of Corporate Coaching
Get Smarter (UCT)
NPO Seminars 2007
Report Writing for NPO’s
Sustainability for NPO’s
2008
Reading financial documents
Writing Budgets
Business Course Have completed a module
Involving Business Management,
Economics, Marketing, Industrial
Psychology, Accounting
(Introduction to BCom – Unisa)
Sales Courses Tom Hopkins, Dale Carnegie
Plus various company specific
Computers Computer Literate – have a full
understanding of Microsoft word,
Excel, Power point, Basic PC and
Internet, using search engines. I
have given many presentations.
SANEF South African National Equestrian

4. Federation – Instructor Level 1 1993
First Aid Level 3 – current
BLS CPR Instructor
Linda Hennings Facilitation and Coaching cc trading as Forging Ahead
Facilitation. Registration no. 2009/038793/23
Current work includes Leadership Sustainability with teams and individuals within
Nedbank and other corporates, using the Enneagram as a tool for personal and team
discovery, along with The Iceberg Model and depth facilitation of interpersonal and team
dynamics.
Employment History:
Company : Nedbank
Type of Company : Financial Services
Position : Specialist Facilitator
Duration of Contract : July 2011 - Ongoing
Duties & Exposure I am contracted to a project that falls
in the OD space, called Leading for
Deep Green; a large scale culture
change and leadership development
journey for mid to senior level
management in all areas of the
bank.
The roll-out involves 3 day
residential facilitation of a personal
growth and leadership development
workshop to natural teams and their
leaders; as well as design and
delivery of relevant follow on
workshops.
Recent notable achievement is the
design and delivery of a large group
process for seven teams – total 60
people – to address change and
transformation within their system.

5. Company : NSRI (National Sea Rescue)
Type of Company : NPO
Position : Consultant project coordinator
Duration of Employment : September 2005 – March 2011
Duties & Exposure : Initiation of the WaterWise education
program
Development of material, creation of
Poster, manuals and educational
DVD
Field work – deliver WaterWise
workshops in rural and urban
schools and organizations.
Teach bystander CPR
Recruitment, training and
management of educators and
volunteers
Development and Implementation of
a Train the Trainer module for
communities
Facilitation of trainer workshops
Media releases, website production
and maintenance, quarterly
newsletter
Development of donor specific
projects throughout South Africa
Preparing proposals and reports for
donors and Board Meetings
Company Jack Hammer Executive
Headhunters
Type of Company Executive Headhunters
Position Consultant
Duration of Employment July 2004 – July 2005
Duties & Exposure Client Development, Candidate

6. Interaction, headhunting,
interviewing,
negotiation at all levels
Clients included Financial Services
Industry, IT and telecommunications
Company : Weighless
Type of Company : Health and Slimming
Position : Area Manager
Duration of Employment : September 2003 – June 2004
Duties & Exposure : My KPA’s are defined as:
Recruitment, management and
Leadership of staff
Marketing/promotional activities
Financial management
Reason for Leaving : Lack of growth potential
Period between January 2003 and September 2003: Own Business – Tuffenuff
Using my Teambuilding background, I developed a modular approach to
Surviving in Extreme Conditions, for schools. It teaches survival skills, leadership,
teamwork and decision making techniques. The programme has been completed, and
has been implemented in several schools, as part of life orientation, and in some cases
as an extra mural activity. It is called ‘Tuffenuff”. The course has been endorsed by
the NSRI (Sea Rescue).
Company : Felix Unite River Adventures
Type of Company : Tourism and Teambuilding
Position : Sales Consultant and
Facilitator
Duration of Employment : July 2001 – December 2002
Duties and Exposure : Corporate Sales
Conference Planning
Event Management
Facilitation of teambuilding
When I joined this company, the client profile tended toward male dominated businesses
that had fun on weekend river trips. My goal in this position was to build lasting
relationships with previously once-off clients, to develop several new and relevant team-building
products, whilst maintaining and building the “Felix” brand, and to ensure that
attention was paid to the little details that make clients believe they have had the best
experience. When I left Felix Unite at the end of 2002, many of my clients were booking
their second or third function for the year with Felix Unite.

7. Reason for Leaving : Wish to start my own business.
Company : Capital Assignments
Type of Company : Executive Search Firm
Position : Consultant
Duration of Employment : January 2001 – June 2001
Duties and Exposure : Search and placements of
candidates. Client liaison.
Negotiation at all levels.
Reason for Leaving : Renegotiated package with
Felix Unite
Company : Felix Unite River Adventures
Type of Company : Tourism and corporate
teambuilding
Position : Sales Consultant
Duration of Employment : September 1999 – January
2001
Duties and Exposure : Sales of corporate river
teambuilding events
Reason for Leaving : Lack of opportunity for growth.
Company : Wonder Pack
Type of Company : Direct Response Advertising
Position and Duties : Sales of ‘Business Pack’, a B2B
Direct response marketing
‘envelope’
Duration of Employment : 1996 - 2001
Reason for Leaving : I successfully took the Business
Pack concept to Gauteng.
I wished to return to Cape Town
Company : AIT (Associated Information
Technology)
Type of Company : Industrial Research
Position : Researcher, followed by Office
Manager.
Duration of Employment : 1991 - 1993
Company : Private Advertising
Type of Company : Advertising Agency
Position : Account Executive
Duration of Employment : 1990 - 1991
Company : Dispatch Media
Type of Company : Newspaper
Position : Features Sales
Duration of Employment : 1988 - 1990