Rebecca Shambaugh

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Women’s Leadership: Living and Leading a Fully Integrated Life

September 27, 2023 By Rebecca Shambaugh

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 […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: executive coaching, inclusive leadership, Leadership Development, women's leadership

Cisco’s Position on “Radical Transparency” Sends Important Message to All Leaders

March 11, 2020 By Rebecca Shambaugh

Fortune reporter Claire Zillman recently reported in The Broadsheet about Cisco’s new position of “radical transparency” in dealing with sexual harassment and bullying in the workplace. Zillman shared her conversation with Cisco’s chief people officer, Fran Katsoudas, who described steps that the company has been taking to create a workplace culture that is more “conscious” […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: cisco, Diversity & Inclusion, inclusive leadership, leadership, Leadership Development, Women in Leadership

The Perfect Storm for Balanced Leadership

June 12, 2019 By Rebecca Shambaugh

Last week, I gave a keynote at UC Berkeley’s Women’s Summit. During this speech, I shared the following fundamental principles that SHAMBAUGH believes every company and executive must understand regarding the importance of diversity and women at the table—initiatives that can no longer be considered just a “nice thing to do” but have become multipliers […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: inclusive leadership, leadership, sticky floors

Things to Remember as We Take Stock of International Women’s Day – Take the Lead!

March 15, 2018 By Rebecca Shambaugh

March 8 had a different level of urgency and awareness this year compared with International Women’s Day celebrations in the recent past. Thanks to the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements, much has changed just in the last few months when it comes to how issues related to gender equality in the workplace are perceived, discussed, […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Diversity & Inclusion, inclusion, inclusive leadership, international women's day, MeToo

Connecting “Power of One” Inclusion to the Human Connection

March 12, 2018 By Rebecca Shambaugh

THRIVE GLOBAL — How to Use the Power of One to Forge Bonds of Human Connection That Can Create Cultures of Collaboration The #MeToo Movement and other current events reveal that society and human beings are experiencing a tidal wave of change. While there have certainly always been a multitude of global issues across the spectrum to […]

Filed Under: Press Tagged With: Diversity & Inclusion, inclusion, inclusive leadership, Thrive Global

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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

Rebecca’s keynote for the Forté Foundation’s conference made me really think about the importance of having a personal brand. Her words, guidance and personal stories were so inspiring for creating and getting my brand out to the right people. — Director, American Chamber of Commerce

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

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