If I had to identify one key strategy that could help women—or anyone—advance their career, I’d point to enhancing your executive presence. If your executive presence..
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The demands of the workplace—coupled with escalating expectations around our personal lives—continue to intensify. From the front lines of executive coaching, we’ve seen repeatedly at SHAMBAUGH..
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If change is the only constant, then managing and leading change just might be the most essential attribute for leaders and executives to master. In today’s world—which..
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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, leadership forums, and fireside chats. The..
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In June, GM is poised to join the rarefied ranks of a small but growing group of companies: those in which women hold more than half..
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The phrase “women and corporate boards” has become synonymous with “slow progress.” It’s true that more women are being appointed to board seats than in the..
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How many times a day do you find yourself moving so fast, juggling back-to-back meetings and busy schedules, that you realize you haven’t heard something important?..
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This week, I’m on the road preparing to give a keynote speech at the tech symposium in Atlanta. My speech topic focuses on women taking the lead..
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If I had to identify one action that executives in any industry could take to move their leadership ability from good to great, it would be..
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Not long ago, the CEO of a well-known IT company told me over coffee about losing a woman on his executive team who got hired away by another firm. The CEO (let’s call him Dan) explained that this female executive had been the “voice of the customer” for the leadership team, and had recently told the group that their key customer was unhappy—yet no one had listened to her. In fact, a fellow executive team member suggested that her assessment was off-base, as the company’s sales figures for the previous quarter were in good shape. But he was wrong and she was right: not only did the company experience a regrettable loss of their key client, but this important customer ending up taking their business to a competitor.
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