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    SPEAKING: Shelagh’s training solutions to help people succeed and thrive

    If you have any questions about a customized keynote or training session, or would like to discuss your training needs and goals, please click here to send me an email or click here to connect through my convenient online contact form.

    What you can expect from me

    Thanks for investing your time in exploring the breadth of training solutions I deliver. Your eyes on this page are a reflection of the care you take in planning your event. I understand you have important decisions to make, and it’s my goal to maximize our collaboration to ensure you and your audience have a successful event.

    Whatever the scale or nature of your event, I care about reaching people with relevant, pragmatic and inspiring training. In addition to leveraging my own experience and expertise, I pay attention to issues and emerging practices. I make time to understand your specific needs and you can count on me to pose questions. I do this to supplement the research I’ll do to understand your audience as well as your organization and sector. Once we commit to one another, I get to work weaving and then delivering content- and image-rich education, stories and insights into a presentation tailored to your audience.

    Audience connections

    Audiences and I connect with one another. This is in part because I walked their walk for decades until 2018, and assistants recognize my understanding of their world. These connections also reflect my engaging and pragmatic delivery of content-rich sessions, tailored to each event, and skills I developed as a corporate trainer. Our connections also reflect my attention to your needs and participants’ aspirations.

    Engaging learning, tailored to your needs

    As you’ll see below, I’ve identified presentations I customize for each client. You’ll find some similar sounding sessions under more than one category. In such instances, the underlying theme will be consistent even as I vary the emphasis on specific learning objectives.

    If you’re looking for specific training or presentations not identified here, please do contact me through this convenient online form or by email at ExceptionalEAs@gmail.com. I’m happy to design keynotes, workshops and more to reflect clients’ specific needs.

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    ACUMEN; ELEVATED UNDERSTANDING OF C-LEVEL AND BOARD PRIORITIES AND LANGUAGE
    1. Alignment With C-Level Colleagues: Understanding Their Language and Priorities
    2. Crisis Management: Understanding Business Continuity Planning, Reputation Management and Your Role in Times of Crises
    3. Cyber Smart In Our Digital World: Common Sense Tips for Work and Home
    4. Governance Fundamentals: Inside the Boardroom
    5. Introduction to Risk Management
    6. Introduction to Strategic Planning
    7. It’s Lonely at the Top; Resilience as a Priority for EAs Working Alongside An Organizational Leader
    8. When (Not If) An Organizational Crisis Hits: What C-Level EAs Need to Know
    ASPIRATIONAL; A STRATEGIC APPROACH TO CAREER PROGRESSION
    1. Being Seen and Valued Begins With You
    2. Success in Your New Role: A Priorities Roadmap for Your First 90 Days 
    3. From Peer to Team Leader: Strategies for Success 
    4. Leveraging Your Influence in Support of Organizational Change
    5. Adding Value as a Leader and Change Agent
    6. Professional Branding for Assistants: Getting Proactive About Perceptions
    7. Cutting Through the Noise: How to Succeed and Thrive Alongside Your Executive Colleagues
    8. Positively Future Ready: Change, Adaptability and Resilience 
    9. High Performance Through A Different Lens – Rethinking the Pursuit of Perfection
    10. Image, Perceptions, and a Framework for Asserting Yourself Professionally
    11. Strategies for Success and Resilience in the C-Suite
    12. Thriving Within the C-Suite or Boardroom: Relationship Management
    13. Working With, and As An Extension of, Senior Leaders: A Framework for Success
    14. Elevating Your Words and Ways: Public Speaking Skills That Serve You Well Beyond the Podium
    15. Lessons from the Org Chart: Influence and Impact
    16. Negotiating with Skills, Strategy and Confidence
    17. How to Prepare for Your Best Possible Performance Review
    18. Moving Forward from Career Setbacks with Clarity and Resilience
    19. Shifting Gears: Self-Management as You Move from a Reactive to Proactive Mode
    20. Succession Planning: Preparing to Adapt to and Build Rapport With Your New Leader  
    21. Who’s Coaching You? – Credibility, Confidence and Influence for Leaders
    CULTURE, TEAM BUILDING AND SUCCESS
    1. Positively Future Ready: Change, Adaptability and Resilience 
    2. Connecting with Change
    3. Empathy and Clarity for Difficult People Impacting You and Your Team   
    4. From Peer to Team Leader: Strategies for Success 
    5. Leveraging Your Influence in Support of Organizational Change
    6. Mentorships As Vehicles for Growth and Retention 
    7. Onboarding New Colleagues and Leaders for Personal and Organizational Success 
    8. Performance Management for Leaders: No to Surprises and Yes to Success
    9. How to Prepare for Your Best Possible Performance Review
    10. Self-Management as a Key to Managing Time and Priorities 
    11. Succession Planning: Preparing to Onboard and Build Rapport With Your New Leader   
    CHANGE; PERSONAL AND CAREER RESILIENCE
    1. Connecting With Change
    2. Leveraging Your Influence in Support of Organizational Change
    3. Adding Value as a Leader and Change Agent  
    4. Cutting Through the Noise: What Counts in Today’s Workplace
    5. Positively Future Ready: Change, Adaptability and Resilience
    6. High Performance Through A Different Lens – Rethinking the Pursuit of Perfection
    7. It’s Lonely at the Top; Resilience as a Priority for EAs Working Alongside An Organizational Leader
    8. Self-Management as A Key to Managing Time and Escaping that Reactive Mode
    COMMUNICATIONS ; PROFESSIONAL PRESENCE AND IMPACT
    1. Communicating With Impact: Strategies for a Professional Presence
    2. Elevating Business Writing Skills for Our Hybrid World
    3. Elevating Your Words and Ways: Communication and Public Speaking Skills
    4. Empathy and Clarity for Difficult People and Sticky Situations   
    5. How to Assert and Promote Yourself Professionally, So Others See Your Value
    6. Image, Perceptions, and a Framework for Asserting Yourself Professionally
    7. Lessons from the Org Chart: Influence and Professional Presence
    8. Polished Presentations: Tapping Into Design, Tech, and Audience Perspectives
    GOVERNANCE
    1. Governance Fundamentals: Inside the Boardroom
    2. Great Expectations: Board Management and Relations
    3. Alignment With Board and C-Level Colleagues: Understanding Their Language and Priorities
    4. Board Culture and Effectiveness
    5. Onboarding New Directors and Navigating Board and Management Leadership Changes
    6. Strategies for Board-Level Minutes
    7. Systems and Strategies to Support Board and Committee Effectiveness
    8. Thriving Within the C-Suite and Boardroom: Relationship Management
    MEETINGS AND MINUTES
    1. Elevating Meeting Dynamics and Engagement
    2. Influencing Meeting Best Practices
    3. Less is More: Elevating Your Minutes 
    4. Positively Impactful Business Writing Skills