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Shona Elliott

Executive Management, Leadership, Operations and HR Consultant, Author, Graduate Course Lecturer at Shona Elliott Leadership Services

Edmond, United States

”As senior leaders we have the privilege to create immense value by authentically connecting with our employees, driving our organization's success.” Shona Elliott


Shona Elliott is an experienced senior leader who is passionate about helping other senior leaders connect and engage with their greatest assets – their employees – for the purposes of building trust, increasing employee engagement, and achieving an organization’s strategic goals. As a previous CEO, with fifteen years of senior leadership experience, Shona understands the many challenges and competing priorities of busy executives. Having been in their shoes, Shona recognized and harnessed the power of a positive, anything is possible mindset. This mindset coupled with her leadership philosophy of alignment with employees helped Shona achieve her organizations’ goals all while increasing employee engagement.

In March, 2020 Shona’s first book: Create Value as a Senior Leader achieved best-selling status on Amazon. It is scheduled for print and audio publication in the fall and will be in bookstores in April, 2021. Shona has been a guest on many podcasts and is scheduled to be interviewed by Marianne Williamson, NY Times bestselling author as an endorsement in December.

Throughout her fifteen years as a senior leader – in Healthcare, IT, Supply Chain and ISO Quality Systems Certifications in both Canada and the United States – Shona has a proven track record helping organizations emerging from crisis, achieve cultural renewal with a people-centered focus. Through connection with leaders and employees, Shona has led an organization through the process to achieve two Top 100 Employer designations. Shona has extensive expertise in strategic planning, pandemic planning, infection prevention & control, crisis management, human resources, transformational leadership, organizational development, and quality management. In addition, Shona has served as a director on a healthcare technology board and a healthcare supply chain board for many years. With ten years of board experience, coupled with her governance support of boards, Shona recognized the importance of the role of boards in setting culture and vision for organizations.

Shona previously worked and lived in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, where she obtained her bachelor’s of science, honors degree in biochemistry. Shona also holds an MBA from NYIT, an advanced program certificate in human resources management from the University of Toronto, and obtained her certification as an ISO 9000 auditor. She now lives in Edmond, Oklahoma and travels frequently to Ontario to visit her family. Shona is an avid golfer, having golfed six out of the seven continents. In addition, she is a novice biohacker, a cautious skier, a world traveler, as well as a food and cooking enthusiast.

Contact Information:
Website: www.shonaelliott.org
Email: shona@shonaelliott.org
Mobile: 4056576625
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shonaelliott1/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shona-elliott-965581b1/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShonaElliott4

Creating Value as a Senior Leader: https://www.amazon.com/Creating-Value-Senior-Leader-Organizations-ebook/dp/B08Y121SLC/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1618861545&sr=8-1

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/creating-value-as-a-senior-leader-shona-elliott/1139333903?ean=9781631952142

Available For: Advising, Authoring, Consulting, Influencing, Speaking
Travels From: Oklahoma City
Speaking Topics: The Employee Experience, The Power of Connection with the Front Lines, Closing the Leadership Gap

Speaking Fee $5,000 (In-Person)

Shona Elliott Points
Academic 0
Author 121
Influencer 68
Speaker 14
Entrepreneur 20
Total 223

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Company Information

Company Type: Individual
Media Experience: 20 years
Last Media Training: 02/04/2022
Last Media Interview: 02/04/2022

Areas of Expertise

Business Strategy
Change Management 30.12
COVID19
Culture
Customer Experience
Customer Loyalty
Digital Transformation
Future of Work
Health and Safety
Health and Wellness
HR 36.65
Innovation 30.04
Leadership 34.39
Management 38.24
Procurement
Project Management
Risk Management
Supply Chain

Industry Experience

Federal & Public Sector
Healthcare
High Tech & Electronics
Higher Education & Research
Professional Services

Publications

1 Article/Blog
The Incredible Value of the Chief Human Resources Executive Emerging from Crisis: My Surprising Aha! Moment during a Conversation with Kim Perell
LinkedIn
August 14, 2020
My book was published on March 12th and as I moved to launch my executive leadership services business, COVID hit and my daughter was now with me at home. Fortunately, I had not launched beyond a website and social media accounts, so staying at home and transitioning to homeschooling was not practically difficult. The greater challenge was not being able to serve as a senior leader in the healthcare system, utilizing my 15 years of pandemic response and crisis leadership experience. The calls I received from organizations were heart-breaking and I was happy to help those leaders from the sidelines.

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Tags: Innovation, Management, Leadership

2 Books
Creating Value as a Senior Leader: Effective Strategies to Increase Engagement, Align with Your Employees, and Achieve Your Organization’s Goals
Morgan James Publishing
April 06, 2021
Creating Value as a Senior Leader helps leaders retain their best employees, create value, and keep talent on their team.
Shona Elliott led her organization to become a Top 100 Employer and within Creating Value as a Senior Leader, she teaches leaders how to retain their employees, increase employee engagement, and create high-performing teams that achieve their organization’s goals.

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Tags: Management, Leadership, HR

Create Value as a Senior Leader
Shona Elliott
April 01, 2020
Have you lost good employees to other teams, or worse, other companies? Are your key members absent from the workplace more than usual? Is your business impacted because your team just isn't working like they used to? If your organization struggles with turnover and productivity, then you know how hard (and costly) it can be to hire and train new talent. Wouldn't it be great if you knew your team was happy to show up and do their best work? Well you can!

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Tags: Management, Leadership, HR

1 Founder
Shona Elliott Leadership Services
Shona Elliott Leadership Services
October 01, 2019
Business owners and executives hire me to help them solve complex cultural challenges, through aligning with employees to achieve their organization's performance and strategic goals.

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Tags: Management, Leadership, HR

1 Keynote
The Role of Senior Leaders Emerging from Crisis with Shona Elliott
YouTube
August 27, 2020
When the organizations go through challenging times, senior leaders are the ones who need to step up their game. In today’s Expert Insight Interview, Shona Elliott discusses how senior leaders can create value for the organization through engagement with employees.

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Tags: Management, Leadership, HR

2 Media Interviews
How to Create Top-Notch Employee Engagement and Experiences for your MSP
YouTube
June 03, 2021
With thousands of new jobs opening up in the IT industry, it can feel daunting to navigate the hiring process and ultimately feel you’ve found the right fit. Whether you are looking for a new role or want to add more meaningful impact into your current daily tasks, we know there’s a lot to consider to truly feel valued especially in the technical field. Good news! There are ways you can go beyond the job description to ensure your own career success.

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Tags: Management, Leadership, HR

Interview with Shona Elliott COIVD TALK
YouTube
March 28, 2020
Shona Elliott is an experienced senior leader who is passionate about helping other senior leaders connect and engage with their greatest assets – their employees – for the purposes of increasing employee retention, employee engagement, and achieving an organization’s strategic goals. As a previous CEO, with fifteen years of senior leadership experience, Shona understands the many challenges and competing priorities of busy executives. Having been in their shoes, designing and successfully implementing her organizations’ strategic plans, she recognized and harnessed the power of employee engagement to achieve her organizations’ goals.Throughout her fifteen years as a senior leader – both in healthcare and for-profit organizations in Canada and the United States – Shona has a proven track record helping organizations achieve cultural renewal with a people-centered focus

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Tags: Management, Leadership, HR

1 Panel
Reflect - Recharge - Redirect
Shona Elliott
August 18, 2021
Listen to Shona Elliott, author of "Create Value as a Senior Leader" speak on author-ized

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Tags: Management, Leadership, HR

1 Speaking Engagement
Guiding Corporate Change Management
LinkedIn
April 08, 2021
Are you an early riser? Are you looking for tips and best practices to manage change in your organization?

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Tags: Management, Leadership, Change Management

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