Leadership Insights Blog

Leaders face increasingly tough challenges in a world that’s experiencing massive uncertainty. Today, whether it’s geopolitics, technology disruptions from AI’s…

Figuring out how to boost employee engagement is a top leadership concern — yet the numbers show we’re collectively going…

It’s no secret that organizational change is a constant that leaders must navigate—and this is truer than ever in today’s…

As leaders, we’re often there for everyone but ourselves. Yet just as with anything else, if we don’t take time…

Last month, I wrote about how the incoming CEO of Levi Strauss, Michelle Gass, took an unconventional route to her…

How can women leaders prevent themselves from being pushed off of a glass cliff? In my previous post, I explained…

In women’s leadership and executive coaching, I’ve noticed a common confusion. It’s around the difference between the proverbial “glass ceiling”…

On August 4, I was interviewed on Talk Radio WGCH to share my perspective on some of the key national…

As we step into the new year, I wanted to take a moment to recognize the power of the many…

A cornerstone of leadership development is learning how to negotiate to get what you want. Whether it’s a higher salary,…

By necessity, the old rulebook for leadership has given way to an urgent new direction. The top-down, leader-knows-all template that…

Leadership has always been critical and today has new and timely relevance given the unprecedented last couple of years. I…

Women’s leadership requires not only a strong executive presence, but also an authoritative executive voice. Executive voice is a critical…

Executive presence—which I define as the “signals” you send when you engage in your workplace interactions—is a critical component of…

This June, I launched the inaugural episode of “Leaders Rise: A Podcast by Rebecca Shambaugh.” The Leaders Rise Podcast is…

As we look ahead to entering 2020 in just a few weeks, it’s a perfect time to evaluate your leadership…

Many leaders find themselves unconsciously adopting corporate myths based on traditional mindsets. Ideas like “leaders should be humble,” “leaders should…

When you search Google Images for a “strong business leader”, most results will show a man at the helm, with…

In SHAMBAUGH Leadership’s Executive Coaching and Women in Leadership and Learning (WILL) Program, one area of focus is a leader’s…

Yesterday we kicked off two Women in Leadership and Learning Programs (WILL) for one of our clients in-house and our public…

To celebrate 2013 and gear up for 2014, I took the advice I give to others and took some down…

Having served as an executive for three Fortune 500 companies and running my own leadership development company for the past…

Smart Power! Have you heard the term? At the personal level, it means the ability to continuously learn new things…

It only seems appropriate that I write this blog while I am out in the beautiful mountains of Colorado skiing…