Leadership Insights Blog

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

If you’re tuned in as a leader today, you’re likely seeing more rapid changes than you’ve ever experienced. It’s not…

As a growing number of companies transition from remote work to requiring employees to spend more days in the office,…

When it comes to leadership, the corporate world has long painted a picture of what women leaders should look like—assertive…

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…

Preparing for the big ask—whether for a higher salary or a deserved promotion—is one of the most important things you…

What’s the most important ingredient in women’s leadership and leadership development alike? In executive coaching and organizational leadership, I’ve long…

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…

Each new year, I like to identify a theme for leadership to focus on over the next 12 months, and…

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…

In my last post, I shared some thoughts on the importance of character as a key differentiator for today’s leaders,…

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…

Knowing how to effectively negotiate is critical to career advancement. Yet one tendency I’ve noticed in our Women in Leadership…

In SHAMBAUGH’s “Women Rise” study, we found that one of the biggest barriers for women in senior roles is not…

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…