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    PREMIUM TRAINING to build skills, acumen, confidence and career resilience

    when you invest in training with me, you’re learning from somone who walked your walk at a high level for decades. Prepare to thrive alongside ai.
    you’re welcome to ask questions during MY INTERACTIVE courseS.
    you receive A workbook DESIGNED TO HELP YOU ACT ON WHAT YOU LEARN.
    enjoy 90 days of on demand access to the recording of your COURSE.

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    CONFERENCE, TEAM TRAINING

    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
    • Professional Presence: Lessons from the Org Chart
    • Positively Future Ready: Adaptability and Resilience in Dynamic Times
    • Thrive at the Intersection of Human and Artificial Intelligence

    COMMUNICATIONS, RELATIONSHIPS

    • Assertive Communications for Influence and Professional Progress
    • Communicating with Impact: Strategies to Inspire Confidence
    • Empathy and Clarity for Challenging Conversations
    • Public Speaking Skills and Confidence You Can Deploy Every Day
    • Negotiate with Confidence, and a Focus on Relationship Management

    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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    … AND MORE, ADDRESSING ELEVATED EXPECTATIONS FOR the SENIOR LEVEL EA: C-SUITE and BOARD/gOVERNANCE OPERATIONS

    UNDERSTAND BOARD AND C-SUITE PRIORITIES, and SPEAK 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

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    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).

    She is a proud member of Governance Professionals of Canada (GPC), and has 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

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