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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”…

The demands of the workplace—coupled with escalating expectations around our personal lives—continue to intensify. From the front lines of executive…

In June, GM is poised to join the rarefied ranks of a small but growing group of companies: those in…

A key reason why there are still so few women on corporate boards comes down to old ways of thinking. Prioritizing…

The phrase “women and corporate boards” has become synonymous with “slow progress.” It’s true that more women are being appointed…

I received a call last week from a woman who had participated in SHAMBAUGH’s Women in Leadership and Learning (WILL)…

Diversity and inclusion are necessary precursors to engagement and empowerment of today’s workforce, driving greater performance and innovation. But kicking…

Welcome to Part Two of our series that takes you “Behind the Scenes in an Executive Training Session.” In my…

A key area of expertise at SHAMBAUGH focuses on training companies and leaders in how to create and leverage an…

A new Forbes article on “America’s Most Innovative Leaders 2019” has created an uproar—not because of who it put in the…

With the recent publication of Fortune magazine’s annual ranking of Most Powerful Women (MPW), the obvious question is: what are…

If you feel that you could be more confident, there’s good news: you can make a choice to boost your…

How important is confidence to women’s career advancement? There has been growing interest in the media about how confidence may…

You may or may not have heard about the recent, sudden ouster and subsequent reinstatement of the University of Virginia’s…

A number of new workforce trends have emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our team at SHAMBAUGH Leadership has been working…

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

In my June post, I discussed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women in the workplace and promised to…

Over the past few weeks—as the world celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8—I’ve spoken with hundreds of women at company events,…

  At a recent event for the launch of my book, held at the Press Club in Washington DC, a…