Rebecca Shambaugh

Internationally recognized leadership expert, author, and keynote speaker

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Behind-the-Scenes in an Executive Training Session on Inclusion

October 9, 2019 By Rebecca Shambaugh

A key area of expertise at SHAMBAUGH focuses on training companies and leaders in how to create and leverage an inclusive culture. Why? Because organizations with a higher level of inclusivity have been shown to drive high-performance organizations. SHAMBAUGH takes a unique approach to training in this area, since traditional attempts to create the type of […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: diversity and inclusion, executive training, inclusion, Leadership Development

Gender Balance Required for True Innovation

September 18, 2019 By Rebecca Shambaugh

A new Forbes article on “America’s Most Innovative Leaders 2019” has created an uproar—not because of who it put in the story, but for who it left out of it: women. The feature identified 100 innovators, 99 of whom were men. Only a single woman—Ross Stores’ CEO Barbara Rentler—made the list (near the bottom, at number 75). In response, a growing […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: gender balance, innovation, Leadership Development

Changing of the Guard: Millennials Support a New Leadership Model

August 15, 2019 By Rebecca Shambaugh

There are already more Millennials in the U.S. labor force than any other generation. By next year, one in three American adults will be a Millennial and by 2025, Millennials are projected to make up three-quarters of the American workforce, according to Brookings. I was talking with a client this week who is already experiencing the “Millennial effect” firsthand, […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: diversity and inclusion, inclusion, leadership, millennials

A Tale of Two Leadership Styles

July 31, 2019 By Rebecca Shambaugh

In recent weeks, I have observed and been a part of conversation regarding the group of four freshmen women in Congress dubbed the “Squad.” To summarize if you’ve missed it, while President Trump has expressed non-filtered language to these four high-profile women of color in tweets that CNN and other news outlets identified as “racist,” I’ve been somewhat disappointed […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: leadership, sticky floors, Women in Leadership

Women Running for Office Have Chance to Shift the Dialogue

July 17, 2019 By Rebecca Shambaugh

As the presidential debates kicked off in Miami at the end of June, I had some thoughts about an unprecedented opportunity that women running for office have in 2019. In the recent past, female candidates have played the gender card as a key campaign strategy. But based on the lack of change in gender equity […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: leadership, presidential debates

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Rebecca’s talk was excellent, very informative and engaging. This was the best talk I’ve attended at IBM. Not only was it informative but I will be utilizing Rebecca’s concepts in my career planning. — Vice President, IBM

Marriott’s Women’s CEO Executive Forum was a tremendous success, and that is due in large part to Rebecca Shambaugh. When organizing an event for CEOs and executive directors of major associations, ensuring high ROI is critical. The content Rebecca delivered coupled with her knowledge, experience and expertise was a home run. We could not have executed this without her. — Sales Executive, Marriott International

I have had the pleasure of working with Becky for nearly 10 years, at two different top institutions of higher education. Her message of empowerment and enlightenment resonates coast to coast, with corporate and public sector audiences alike. Most recently, I partnered with SHAMBAUGH Leadership to keynote our UC Berkeley Woman’s Initiative. It was a spectacular day, in no small part because of the learning she shared. — CLO and Director of L&D, UC Berkeley

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