My latest podcast featured an interview with Brenda Harvey, Managing Director of IBM Industrial. Piggybacking off of SHAMBAUGH Leadership’s new “Women Rise” research on women in the pipeline, Harvey and I talked about everything from the factors that are still holding women back in the workplace, to the importance of self-advocacy and how to develop a stronger […]
Women’s History Month: New Research on Women in Pipeline
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 […]
Is It the Glass Ceiling or a Glass Cliff? These Women Leaders Found Out
In women’s leadership and executive coaching, I’ve noticed a common confusion. It’s around the difference between the proverbial “glass ceiling” and the similarly named—but quite distinct—“glass cliff.” The glass ceiling refers specifically to the barriers women may face in attempting to reach the upper levels of a company. But a glass cliff refers to the […]
Women’s Leadership: Living and Leading a Fully Integrated Life
As leaders, many of us are experiencing new challenges in the new workplace. To help women leaders navigate this, SHAMBAUGH’s Women in Leadership and Learning (WILL) program is helping women step more confidently into their leadership roles, providing ways to get out of their own way and take the lead. I founded WILL over 20 years ago as […]
Women Are Rapidly Reentering the Workforce—Here’s What Companies Need to Do About It
On August 4, I was interviewed on Talk Radio WGCH to share my perspective on some of the key national and global changes that women in the workforce are experiencing since founding the leadership training program Women in Leadership and Learning (WILL) two decades ago. A major shift that I highlighted on the show was that at […]