Rebecca Shambaugh

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How to Be a Leader Who Has Influence by Developing an Executive Voice

March 6, 2023 By Rebecca Shambaugh

Women’s leadership requires not only a strong executive presence, but also an authoritative executive voice. Executive voice is a critical component of executive presence, and Harvard Business Review recently developed a video to highlight my work in this area. The HBR video hits on the key points of an HBR article that I wrote called “To Sound Like a Leader, […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: building relationships, Executive Voice, influencing, Leadership Development, strategic leadership

Leading and Thriving in a Hybrid Work Environment

June 6, 2022 By Rebecca Shambaugh

What does it take to be a great leader and excel in the new normal of hybrid workplaces? Most certainly the world we live and work in are opening the door for leaders who are women to step out and bring a new balance of leadership. For over 20 years, SHAMBAUGH’s Women in Leadership and Learning […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: burnout syndrome, effectively influencing, Executive Voice, hybrid work, leadership, Leadership Development, strategic leadership, women's leadership, work life balance

Owning Your Executive Voice: A Resolution for the New Year

December 18, 2019 By Rebecca Shambaugh

As we look ahead to entering 2020 in just a few weeks, it’s a perfect time to evaluate your leadership toolkit and set fresh resolutions in areas that could benefit from some sprucing up. The SHAMBAUGH Leadership team has noticed one area that many leaders whom we coach could improve upon: learning how to enhance […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: executive presence, Executive Voice, Leadership Development

To Sound Like a Leader, Think About What You Say, and How and When You Say It

November 1, 2017 By Rebecca Shambaugh

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW — Nancy started her day feeling prepared to brief her executive team on a high-stakes project she had been working on for the past two months. She had rehearsed her slide deck repeatedly, to the point where she had every level of content practically memorized. She arrived at the meeting early and waited patiently, […]

Filed Under: Press Tagged With: Executive Voice, Harvard Business Review, HBR, Leader, leadership

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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

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

Rebecca’s keynote address was inspiring and extremely well received, it resonated with the attendees. I have received an overwhelming amount of response, positive I must say, regarding her keynote address. — Executive Vice President, MedImmune

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