Rebecca Shambaugh

Internationally recognized leadership expert, author, and keynote speaker

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Leadership Rituals for 2021, and a New Year’s Theme: Revelation

January 6, 2021 By Rebecca Shambaugh

As 2020 has come to a close, what stands out most is that the past year has presented unprecedented levels of challenges, hardships, and disruption. That’s why this New Year in particular is not the time to look solely at the rear-view mirror and operate as we did in the past. In countless ways, we won’t be […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: empathy, leadership, Leadership Development, mindfulness, optimism

Recent Exodus of Hundreds of Thousands of Women from Workforce Creates Call to Action for Companies

October 29, 2020 By Rebecca Shambaugh

A new analysis from the National Women’s Law Center revealed that a shocking number of women—865,000—dropped out of the labor force between August and September this year. Just a few weeks prior to last week’s announcement, McKinsey & Company and LeanIn.org released the annual Women in the Workplace study of 317 companies representing over 12 million employees. […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: covid-19, leadership, pandemic, women in the workplace, women's leadership

3 Keys to Leading in Difficult Times: Trust, Transparency, and Emotional Agility

July 29, 2020 By Rebecca Shambaugh

In continuing some thoughts from my last two posts—in which I shared insights gained through interviewing top CEOs and  listening tours with senior executives on their key learnings in guiding their companies through the global pandemic of COVID-19—I’d like to share the following points on three more essential leadership traits: trust, transparency, and emotional agility. These traits […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: emotional agility, leadership, leading in a crisis, pandemic

More Reasons Why Leadership Matters

June 11, 2020 By Rebecca Shambaugh

In my last post, I shared insights that I gained through interviewing top CEOs and executives on what they are learning as they guide their employees and companies through the global pandemic of COVID-19. These leaders shared with me how the current crisis has impacted their leadership, what they envision for the future, and what needs […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: covid-19, leadership, leading in a crisis, workplace challenges

Leadership Matters

April 29, 2020 By Rebecca Shambaugh

Our world, nation, communities, and organizations are experiencing major disruption that impacts not only our economy, but the vitality of our society. COVID-19 has spurred a global crisis, one result of which has been to punctuate the fact that we are all connected. This reality calls for a united voice of leadership that allows us to […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: covid-19, leadership, Leadership Development, leading in a crisis

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Marriott’s Women’s CEO Executive Forum was a tremendous success, and that is due in large part to Rebecca Shambaugh. When organizing an event for CEOs and executive directors of major associations, ensuring high ROI is critical. The content Rebecca delivered coupled with her knowledge, experience and expertise was a home run. We could not have executed this without her. — Sales Executive, Marriott International

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

Extremely informative, entertaining, and insightful, Rebecca Shambaugh’s message is aimed at both a male and female audiences. She succinctly describes business leadership models that drive top performance in organizations. — Managing Director, The Carlyle Group

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What both men and women and the organizations can do to foster a better balance of leadership perspective
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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

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