Rebecca Shambaugh

Internationally recognized leadership expert, author, and keynote speaker

  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • HOME
  • About
  • Speaking
    • Topics
  • Blog
  • Books
    • Make Room for Her
    • It’s Not a Glass Ceiling, It’s a Sticky Floor
    • Leadership Secrets of Hillary Clinton
  • Videos
  • Media
  • Contact

Fearless Leadership in a World of Disruption and Transformation

September 30, 2025 By Rebecca Shambaugh

Leaders face increasingly tough challenges in a world that’s experiencing massive uncertainty. Today, whether it’s geopolitics, technology disruptions from AI’s increasing role in our lives, or climate change, a number of trends are converging that make the job of leadership more critical than ever — at the very time when it’s more complicated to lead. […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: courage, disruption, executive presence, leaders rise podcast, Leadership Development, podcast

Leadership Development and Coaching Are Key to Leader — and Employee — Engagement

August 20, 2025 By Rebecca Shambaugh

Figuring out how to boost employee engagement is a top leadership concern — yet the numbers show we’re collectively going backward in workplace engagement worldwide. The 2025 Gallup “State of the Workplace” Report shows that global employee engagement has plummeted still further, from already low engagement last year to now just 21% engagement in 2025. […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: employee engagement, executive coaching, Leadership Development

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

Women Are Rapidly Reentering the Workforce—Here’s What Companies Need to Do About It

August 28, 2023 By Rebecca Shambaugh

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 […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: executive coaching, executive presence, Leadership Development, Women in Leadership

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

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • …
  • 8
  • Next Page »

Hear Rebecca Speak

As the world continues to develop at an ever increasing rate, business leaders face monumental challenges. Rebecca draws on contemporary examples to show what an adaptable, inspiring, and … [Watch]

Subscribe to Rebecca’s Blog

Interested in having Rebecca speak at your next event?

Contact us for more information, via email or call our offices at 703.744.1065

Get in Touch

Rebecca’s One-Sheet

onesheetimg2
Download

More About Rebecca

Rebecca Shambaugh is a highly-sought-after and recognized speaker, leadership expert, and author. She is the founder and President of SHAMBAUGH … [Continue Reading]

What People Are Saying About Rebecca Shambaugh

It is always inspiring to hear from Rebecca Shambaugh, an influential, powerful women leader. I was particularly intrigued by the interactive exercises used within the presentation to promote self-awareness and personal branding. Rebecca’s engaging approach, personal stories, and exercises shared were incredibly helpful in identifying my own personal strengths in the workplace which can be leveraged within my company for obtaining additional responsibilities in my current role. I hope to attend other presentations of Rebecca in the future. — Forté Foundation

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

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

Latest from the blog

Redefining Ambition: How Leaders Can Pivot to True Freedom

August 19, 2026

AI Can’t Replace These 5 Leadership Skills

July 21, 2026

Sustaining Success Without Losing Yourself

June 24, 2026

Contact

Contact us today for more information, by emailing or giving us a call at 703.744.1065
Get in Touch

Make Room For Her

What both men and women and the organizations can do to foster a better balance of leadership perspective
About the book
Buy it now

In the media

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

Quick Links

Can’t find what you’re looking for?
Try these quick links:
Rebecca’s Blog
Speaking Topics
Media

Copyright © 2026