Our Programs

Women's Leadership

Today's organizations are faced with an important and timely challenge to recruit, develop, advance, and retain their top talented women leaders. This challenge has evolved into a solid business case for organizations to achieve critical growth goals, remain competitive and sustain profitability. Consider these facts:

  • Demographics: Women represent 50% of the US Workforce and rising
  • Women are graduating with twice as many advance graduate degrees as men, positioning them to be significant prospects for future leadership roles
  • Studies indicate that organizations who have a signifigant number of women in top senior leadership and executive positions are more profitable, had greater shareholder value, and maintained a competitive advantage in the marketplace
  • 80% of the consumer buying base in the US are women which impacts customer decision making power
  • Organization's are challenged with moving women through the pipeline to next levels of leadership due to: personal choice, traditional and cultural barriers, lack of integrated development programs that get to the heart of women's skill gaps, and assumptions and beliefs that hold women back from advancement opportunities

To address these critical challenge and opportunities and to further the advancement of women leaders, SHAMBAUGH offers the following services and programs:

Customized In House Programs and Solutions
SHAMBAUGH's Women in Leadership and Learning (WILL) Program
SHAMBAUGH's Sticky Floor Programs and Offerings
SHAMBAUGH's Women in Professional Services Leadership Program

Customized In-house Programs and Solutions

Developing, Advancing and Retaining Women Leaders
Based on the rapidly changing business environment, and our expertise for developing and advancing women leaders, SHAMBAUGH has been called upon by hundreds of organizations to provide their in-house and customized programs. These programs enable organizations to recruit, develop, advance and retain their top talented women leaders and executives. We have over 17 years of experience and have been researching and delivering programs and solutions to women leaders for most of that time. When we partner with clients, we do all that we can to gain a full understanding of their culture, business strategy, human capital/diversity goals, and specific competencies/development needs. By understanding and working within the whole system of an organization, SHAMBAUGH is able to deliver sustainable results that align people, culture, processes and strategy with an overall goal for each initiative.

SHAMBAUGH's programs positively impact an organization's key business challenges through:

  • Enhanced retention rates
  • Fewer regrettable losses
  • Greater leadership “bench strength” – providing participants with increased competence and a broader business perspective, which, in turn, brings greater value and contributions to their organizations

SHAMBAUGH provides an integrated and holistic approach towards developing and advancing women in the workplace. Our Women in Leadership offerings can include:

  • Business Case
  • Assessments, Surveys, Focus Groups and Studies
  • Targeted In-house Leadership Development Programs
  • Sticky Floor Workshops
  • In-house Webinars (for More Global and Diverse Work Environments)
  • Executive Coaching for Women
  • Mentoring Circles and Programs

SHAMBAUGH’s Women in Leadership and Learning (WILL) Program

SHAMBAUGH pioneered one of the first women in leadership programs, Women in Leadership and Learning, which we like to call "WILL" for short. Today, the WILL program is based on 17+ years of gender-based research and experience. WILL‘s track record has enabled 50% of the women attendees to receive promotions within 12 months of attending the program. Based on a recent survey of WILL alumnae, the impact of the program has allowed women to:

  • Effectively communicate, influence, and negotiate across and outside their organizations
  • Identify and build strategic relationships
  • Adapt their leadership style to effectively deal with challenging or dynamic situations
  • Increase their strategic thinking and value across the organization
  • Navigate through large and small scale changes
  • Learn how to ask for what they want through effective negotiations
  • Effectively deal with organizational and political dynamics
  • Coach and mentor others
  • Learn and apply strategies and techniques for managing work/life integration issues


SHAMBAUGH's signature WILL program is a uniquely designed program that provides an opportunity to work with a certified SHAMBAUGH executive coach. Each participant develops a Personal Action Plan incorporating strategies to help them advance and learn at the senior leadership level. This program builds confidence and gives participants the tools necessary to help them provide greater value to their organizations and teams. The program provides:

  • A small, confidential group environment
  • Exceptional networking
  • Professional executive coaching
  • A targeted and proven curriculum that get’s to the heart of what holds women back from advancing in their organizations
  • Expert facilitators and speakers
  • Practical tools, assessments, and case work
  • Comprehensive action plans

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If you have questions or are interested in any of SHAMBAUGH's offerings, please e-mail cmaggio@shambaughleadership.com

SHAMBAUGH'S Sticky Floor Programs and Offerings

SHAMBAUGH's Sticky Floor concept is an unconventional approach to helping women get unstuck, empower themselves, and prosper in their careers. The "Sticky Floors" are based on Rebecca Shambaugh’s best-selling book, "It's Not A Glass Ceiling, It's A Sticky Floor, " published by McGraw-Hill. SHAMBAUGH has designed engaging and practical programs that address those self-limiting beliefs, assumptions and behaviors that hold women back from realizing their career and life goals. The 7 Sticky Floors are:

  • Managing Work Life Integration
  • Driving For Perfectionism
  • Building Strategic Relationships
  • Making Your Words Count
  • Staying in Once Place Too Long
  • Capitalizing on Your Political Savvy
  • Asking for What you Want

The sessions are offered as workshops, a keynote address or in webinar format. They all provide practical tips, tools, and techniques for addressing or avoiding the "Sticky Floors." They are appropriate for both large and intimate audiences and can be customized to address the particular needs and/or interests of the women in your organization. "It's Not a Glass Ceiling, It's a Sticky Floor," is the resource used and distributed in all of these sessions. 


If you have questions or are interested in any of SHAMBAUGH's offerings, please e-mail cmaggio@shambaughleadership.com

SHAMBAUGH’s Women in Professional Services Leadership Program

Our findings indicate that there are universal skills, behaviors and characteristics in women leaders that are aligned with success in a cross-section of organizations and industries. However, in the Professional Services environment, there are specific areas which require adaptation of the content, as well as learning and mentoring approaches. These areas include, but are not limited to, career-pathing and promotional opportunities, and business development and relationship-building skills. SHAMBAUGH offers both a public program and in-house programs that can be customized to meet the specific needs and objectives of the client organization.

Client Feedback
This 2 day program has been well-received by such organizations as Ernst and Young, KPMG, Cooley Godward Kronish, Patton Boggs, Booz Allen Hamilton, and Pillsbury Winthrop. Feedback indicates that women attendees became more effective in:

  • Building and capitalizing on strategic relationships
  • Cultivating client relationships and asking for the sale
  • Managing and balancing work/life integration challenges
  • Making their words count through leveraging multiple leadership styles and effective influencing skills
  • Navigating organization and political dynamics

SHAMBAUGH’S Women in Professional Services Program is offered as a public program and is also taken in-house and customized to meet the client’s specific needs and development objectives.

 

If you have questions or are interested in any of SHAMBAUGH's offerings, please e-mail cmaggio@shambaughleadership.com