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 […]
Think Less, Fail More: 5 Strategies to Boost Women’s Confidence
In my last post, I discussed how women can benefit from the “fake it until you make it” approach when it comes to improving their confidence levels. Men often use this strategy without thinking about it, erring on the side of overconfidence, while many women end up inadvertently holding themselves back from advancement opportunities by […]
Women’s Confidence—How to Get It If You Don’t Have It
“Fake it until you make it.” When I wrote my latest book Make Room for Her, that was a central piece of advice that men gave women when it came to the issue of confidence. When researching the book, I spoke with a male colleague of mine who is an Executive Vice President of global […]