Rebecca Shambaugh

Internationally recognized leadership expert, author, and keynote speaker

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Top 3 Strategies to Combat Imposter Syndrome

April 23, 2024 By Rebecca Shambaugh

Last month, I shared key findings of SHAMBAUGH Leadership’s new research on women in the pipeline. The study showed that while self-confidence is the most commonly cited factor for women’s success, too many women still suffer from imposter syndrome, believing they aren’t talented or capable enough. We also discovered through this research that while confidence […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: asking for what you want, board of directors, imposter syndrome, self-limiting narrative, sticky floors, Women in Leadership

Women’s History Month: New Research on Women in Pipeline

March 26, 2024 By Rebecca Shambaugh

As we celebrate Women’s History Month in March, SHAMBAUGH Leadership has been busy conducting a research initiative regarding women in the pipeline. This study of more than 500 women examined women throughout the pipeline in different stages of their career, from early, to mid-level, to senior-level executives. A key finding of SHAMBAUGH Leadership’s Women Rise Research […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Confidence, executive coaching, imposter syndrome, Women in Leadership, women in the pipeline, womens history month, womens leadership, womens leadership research

Untraditional Paths to the C-Suite for Women in Leadership—Try These Strategies

February 14, 2024 By Rebecca Shambaugh

Last month, I wrote about how the incoming CEO of Levi Strauss, Michelle Gass, took an unconventional route to her C-level post. She chose a path that some would see as a temporary demotion by agreeing to first move from her Kohl’s CEO role to become president at Levi’s en route to the Levi’s CEO spot. It’s […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: building relationships, c-suite, make your words count, Women in Leadership, womens leadership

Consider an Untraditional Path to the C-Suite—Like the New CEO of Levi Strauss Did

January 23, 2024 By Rebecca Shambaugh

When we think of moving up the ladder, we tend to think that someone will bring us the ideal job and that we might become stagnant by waiting for that next opportunity. However, Michelle Gass, prior CEO of Kohl’s and the incoming CEO of Levi Strauss, is a woman who took an untraditional path to her current C-level […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: c-suite, women ceos, Women in Leadership, women leaders

Glass Cliff Solutions for Women Leaders and Companies

December 12, 2023 By Rebecca Shambaugh

How can women leaders prevent themselves from being pushed off of a glass cliff? In my previous post, I explained that a glass cliff refers to the troubling finding that women in leadership roles tend to be placed in more senior levels—including CEO—during times of negative markets, crisis, or troubling times for the company, thus […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: glass cliff, Mentorship, Women in Leadership, women leaders

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Rebecca Shambaugh spoke at the first meeting of the Leadership Council on Advancing Women at The Conference Board, her emphasis on inclusion, the leadership pipeline, uncovering latent biases, and the lack of women’s visibility and presence in upper levels of business made a real impact in the practical work of the senior executive women on the council. Rebecca provided the practical lessons learned from her 25 years of working with women leaders and generated a rich discussion. — Program Manager, The Conference Board

Extremely informative, entertaining, and insightful, Rebecca Shambaugh’s message is aimed at both a male and female audiences. She succinctly describes business leadership models that drive top performance in organizations. — Managing Director, The Carlyle Group

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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Have you ever felt “stuck” in your career—thought you’d hit the “glass ceiling?” Rebecca Shambaugh speaks at TEDx: It’s Not a Glass Ceiling, It’s a Sticky Floor

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