SHELAGH IS TRUSTED around the globe.
SHE INSPIRES, educateS and equipS people TO connect, deliver and thrive.
SHE TAILORS EACH PRESENTATION TO YOUR AUDIENCE AND THEIR NEEDS.

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CONFERENCE, TEAM TRAINING
COMMUNICATIONS, RELATIONSHIPS
- Assertive Communications for Influence and Professional Progress
- Communicating with Impact: Strategies to Inspire Confidence
- Empathy and Clarity for Challenging Conversations
- Negotiate with Confidence, and a Focus on Relationship Management
- Professional Presence: Lessons from the Org Chart
- Public Speaking Skills and Confidence You Can Deploy Every Day
PRESENCE AND IMPACT; prepare to thrive
- Align, Elevate and Articulate Your Value and Impacts
- Excellence through a Leader’s Lens: Why and How to Stop Chasing Perfection
- Performance Review Prep: Position Yourself for the Best Possible Discussion
- Personal Branding, Image and Visibility: Your Narrative and Impacts
- Positively Future Ready: Adaptability and Resilience in Dynamic Times
- Professional Presence: Lessons from the Org Chart
- Thrive at the Intersection of Human and Artificial Intelligence
MEETINGS, MINUTES, WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS – maintain currency
- Agenda, Calendar and Workplan Design to Elevate Meeting Effectiveness and Outcomes
- Business Writing for Credibility, Influence and Impact
- Less is More: Elevate Confidence and Skills in Preparing Minutes
PERFORMANCE, ASPIRATIONS
- From Peer to Team Leader: Strategies for Success
- Leadership Begins With Managing Yourself
- New in Your Role: A Roadmap for Your First 90 Days
- Performance Management for Leaders: No to Surprises and Yes to Success
- Productivity: How to Take Control of Time Management Challenges and Traps
DATA SECURITY
- Cyber Smart: Insights and Tips to Mitigate Risks in Your Career and Personal Life
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ADDITIONAL TRAINING THAT ADDRESSES ELEVATED EXPECTATIONS FOR SENIOR LEVEL EA audienCes: C-SUITE and BOARD/gOVERNANCE OPERATIONS
UNDERSTANDING BOARD AND C-SUITE PRIORITIES and SPEAKING THE LANGUAGE
- Cyber Awareness: Board and C-Suite Communications
- Governance Fundamentals: Understanding and Elevating Board Operations
- Introduction to Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG)
- Risk Management: Essential Insights for C-Level EAs
- Strategic Planning Essentials for C-Level EAs
RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT and SUCCESS IN YOUR ROLE
- A Proactive Audit for Board and C-level EAs: Expectations, Relations and Impacts
- Crisis Preparedness and Communications: Business Continuity Planning, Reputation Management and Your Role in the Eye of a Storm
- Navigating Leadership Changes: Relationships, Respect and Personal Resilience
- Thriving Within the C-Suite or Boardroom: Relationship Management
BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS
- Agenda, Calendar and Workplan Design to Elevate Meeting Effectiveness and Outcomes
- How to Prepare Board Level Minutes Designed to Withstand High Levels of Scrutiny
BOARD CULTURE and EFFECTIVENESS
- Board Culture: Onboarding, Mentorship and Leadership Changes
- Board Effectiveness: Succession Planning, Competencies and Evaluations
- Onboarding New Colleagues, Including Your Executive, for Success
THRIVE; YOUR WELLBEING and RESILIENCE
- It’s Lonely at the Top; Prioritizing Personal Resilience Working Amid Leaders
- Navigating Leadership Changes: Relationships, Respect and Personal Resilience

ABOUT SHELAGH’S GOVERNANCE EXPERTISE
Shelagh earned Advanced Good Governance certification through Colleges Ontario, and benefitted from additional governance education through Canada’s Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) and the USA’s Association of Governing Boards (AGB).

A proud member of Governance Professionals of Canada (GPC), she’s written multiple governance and business articles published by Diligent Corporation: A Modern Governance Company.
Shelagh’s presentations reflect her own ongoing education and all that comes with a decade’s experience as a governance/board professional with responsibility for board operations. She has also chaired a national board herself.
“Shelagh is the number one world trainer when it comes to quality governance training for EAs.” Jacqueline M. Leib, USA