Executive Support

Shelagh (“Sheila”) Donnelly is authentic, informed and engaging. She delivers quality training internationally, after having walked the walk for almost three decades, assistants respect that Shelagh has been one of them. Employers and conference organisers value her experience as a corporate trainer, and the positive impacts she has on individuals and workplaces. Shelagh's been part of the C-Suite in both the private and public sectors. She’s led teams, chaired a national board of directors, and was a direct report to four CEOs. In 2018, Shelagh concluded a decade as a governance professional. In that role, she was accountable to four board chairs and had the support of her own stellar assistant. One of three Training Partners for International Management Assistants (IMA), Shelagh invests time to understand clients’ priorities. She cares. She's facilitated a retreat for a Washington, DC think tank and presented to the assistants of the UK Parliament. Shelagh customises training for networks and for governance, higher education, healthcare and business audiences, including corporations such as the NBA. Shelagh is the publisher of Exceptional EA, a website she founded in 2013. Readers around the globe turn to this trusted professional development resource. Watch for her upcoming book, The Resilient Assistant!