Rebecca Shambaugh

Internationally recognized leadership expert, author, and keynote speaker

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Women and AI: A Leadership Moment We Can’t Miss

March 24, 2026 By Rebecca Shambaugh

Is AI becoming mainstream in your company? Is it shaping how you do your work? As AI rapidly morphs how work gets done, it opens the door for women to redefine their roles in organizations. In the past, many talented women mistakenly focused on execution rather than influence. This behavior often limited their career mobility […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: AI best practices, AI tools, career advancement, executive coaching, Women in Leadership

Rejuvenate and Reset Your Career and Life Through a Portfolio Mindset

January 14, 2026 By Rebecca Shambaugh

In my work as a leadership consultant and executive coach, one workplace trend I’ve noticed across organizations and industries is ongoing fatigue, burnout, and stagnation. Many women (and men, too) are feeling a lack of control in their careers and life, rather than getting creative and taking ownership of their experiences. Consider this situation that one […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: career advancement, resilience, strategic leadership, Women in Leadership, work life integration

Overcoming Silence and Hesitation: The New Power Skill for Women Leaders

December 17, 2025 By Rebecca Shambaugh

Today’s work environment is faster, noisier, more distributed, and more dependent on digital communication than ever before. Hybrid teams, real-time communication, constant messaging platforms, accelerated decision cycles, virtual meetings, increased cross-functional collaboration—as the workplace has transformed how people communicate, the power of your voice as a leader must change as well. When I wrote the book It’s Not a […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: career advancement, executive presence, Women in Leadership

Do You Have a ‘Sticky Floor’ Around Brand Power in Today’s New World of Work? Avoid These 3 Brand Traps

December 2, 2025 By Rebecca Shambaugh

When I first wrote the book It’s Not a Glass Ceiling, It’s a Sticky Floor in 2007, it was a much different world. The environment has shifted dramatically over the past decade as hybrid work has reshaped how leaders show up, technology and AI demand faster credibility, cross-functional collaboration has become the new currency of influence, and the rise […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: brand power, executive brand, executive presence, leadership tips, personal brand, sticky floors, Women in Leadership

Why CEOs Should Lead from a “Glass Office”

October 21, 2025 By Rebecca Shambaugh

Leadership transparency and accessibility have become buzzwords in most organizations and industries. But CEOs and other senior executives and leaders who really practice what they preach when it comes to this idea opt for “glass office” leadership. The phrase “glass office” is a direct metaphor for a leader’s transparency, drawing on the idea that someone living in […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: CEOs, executive presence, glass office, Women in Leadership

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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

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

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