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Communicate to Lead

Kele Belton

135 episodes

4 days ago

Send us a text Book your Leadership Strategy Call You're praised in every performance review. Your manager can't stop saying how "invaluable" you are. But somehow, the promotion never comes. The raise never materializes. And you're left wondering if you're ungrateful for feeling frustrated by all that "appreciation." Here's what nobody's telling you: Gratitude is being weaponized to keep you stuck. This episode exposes exactly how it happens—and gives you the framework to stop it. What This E...

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Send us a text Book your Leadership Strategy Call You're praised in every performance review. Your manager can't stop saying how "invaluable" you are. But somehow, the promotion never comes. The raise never materializes. And you're left wondering if you're ungrateful for feeling frustrated by all that "appreciation." Here's what nobody's telling you: Gratitude is being weaponized to keep you stuck. This episode exposes exactly how it happens—and gives you the framework to stop it. What This E...

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Episodes (20/135)

Communicate to Lead

131. Mentor vs. Sponsor: Why Women Leaders Need Strategic Advocates (Not Just Career Advice)

Send us a text Schedule your complimentary Leadership Strategy Call. Your mentor gave you excellent career advice. So why do you still feel vulnerable when organizational changes happen? Here's the truth most women leaders don't realize: mentorship gets you guidance, but sponsorship gets you protection, access, and advocacy when decisions are made behind closed doors. If you've ever been blindsided by budget cuts, left out of high-visibility opportunities, or found out about critical ch...

1 day ago

32 minutes

Communicate to Lead

130. Why You're Praised But Not Promoted: The Truth About Recognition vs. Reward for Women Leaders

Send us a text Book your Leadership Strategy Call You're praised in every performance review. Your manager can't stop saying how "invaluable" you are. But somehow, the promotion never comes. The raise never materializes. And you're left wondering if you're ungrateful for feeling frustrated by all that "appreciation." Here's what nobody's telling you: Gratitude is being weaponized to keep you stuck. This episode exposes exactly how it happens—and gives you the framework to stop it. What This E...

1 week ago

17 minutes

Communicate to Lead

129. How to Influence Year-End Budget Conversations (When You're Not in the Room)

Send us a text Right now, your manager is in a meeting you're not invited to, deciding your promotion, your raise, and your 2026 compensation. Directors, VPs, and HR are comparing you to people you've never met, asking questions you've never been asked to answer. And by the time you find out what was decided? The budget is locked. Stop leaving your career to chance. In this episode, Kele Belton gives you the strategic playbook to influence these decisions and secure the promotion and compensa...

2 weeks ago

22 minutes

Communicate to Lead

128. How to Answer "What Are Your Career Goals?" Without Sounding Vague | Leadership Communication Tips

Send us a text Ever been asked about your career goals and completely blanked? You're in a meeting with your manager or a senior leader. The conversation is going well—until they ask: "What are your goals for next year?" Your mind goes blank. You give a vague answer like "I want to keep growing" or "I'm open to new opportunities." They nod politely. The conversation moves on. And you walk away knowing you just made yourself invisible again. Meanwhile, others who aren't working as hard as you ...

3 weeks ago

20 minutes

Communicate to Lead

127. How to Prepare for Your Annual Review in October (Not December) | Leadership Tips for Women

Send us a text Imagine sitting across from your boss in December, being asked about your biggest accomplishments this year—and your mind goes blank. You know you worked hard. You delivered results. However, you can't recall the specifics, so you undersell yourself and walk away feeling frustrated. Sound familiar? What this episode is about Your annual review isn't something that happens in December; it's happening right now. In this episode, I break down why mid-October is the critical time t...

1 month ago

22 minutes

Communicate to Lead

126. How to Say No at Work Without Guilt | Setting Boundaries for Leaders in Q4

Send us a text You're doing everything right. Your calendar is packed. You're saying yes to the "right" projects. You're being a team player. But here's what no one sees: By 4 PM on a random Tuesday, you're already mentally exhausted—and it's only October. You can feel the year-end tsunami building, request by request, meeting by meeting. And somewhere in the back of your mind, a quiet voice whispers: "I could have prevented this." The truth? The December chaos you're dreading isn't happening...

1 month ago

19 minutes

Communicate to Lead

125. How to Get Your Requests Approved: The Data-Driven Framework That Works

Send us a text Tired of hearing "Everyone's doing more with less" when you ask for resources? You're not alone. Thousands of capable leaders see their legitimate requests dismissed daily—not because they don't deserve what they're asking for, but because they're speaking the wrong language. What This Episode Is About In this episode of Communicate to Lead, host Kele Belton reveals the exact framework that transforms how decision-makers respond to your requests. Using a real client case study,...

1 month ago

17 minutes

Communicate to Lead

124. Why Your Manager Doesn't See You as Promotion-Ready (3 Shifts to Prove You're Ready Now)

Send us a text You've just finished presenting your quarterly results to the leadership team—numbers are strong, your team is crushing it, and you've delivered every single project this year. As you're packing up, you overhear your manager discussing that Senior Director opening with the VP: "We need someone with more executive presence, someone who can really drive strategic initiatives at the organizational level." Your stomach drops. You've been managing strategic initiatives for two...

1 month ago

25 minutes

Communicate to Lead

123. How to Handle Workplace Microaggressions: 7 Scripts Every Woman Leader Needs

Send us a text Download Your FREE Complete Guide to Verbal Judo Scripts You walk into the boardroom prepared to present your strategic recommendations to the executive team. The CEO looks up and says, "Oh good, can you grab us some coffee while we wait for everyone to arrive?" You're the Senior Product Manager with four years of leadership experience and three successful product launches under your belt. Sound familiar? What This Episode Is About: This episode teaches you "Verbal Judo"...

1 month ago

27 minutes

Communicate to Lead

122. Why Your Crucial Conversations Fall Flat (And 3 Strategic Fixes)

Send us a text Have you ever walked out of a high-stakes meeting wondering why your voice didn't carry the weight your expertise deserves? You're not alone. Picture this: You're the Senior Director with eight years of experience and consistently exceeding targets, but when you present to the CEO, he interrupts to check his phone and redirects the entire conversation. Sound familiar? If you're a high-achieving woman whose conversation impact doesn't match your leadership expertise, this episod...

2 months ago

14 minutes

Communicate to Lead

121. The Strategic Off-Ramp: Your Guide to Planning Your Exit Strategy

Send us a text ➡️➡️➡️ Sign up for the Women’s Leadership Power Collective Are you tired of being the go-to crisis manager who never gets considered for senior leadership roles? Sick of watching your ideas get implemented with someone else's name attached? If you're a high-achieving woman who's done everything "right" but still feels invisible at work, this episode will change how you think about your career strategy forever. Host Kele Belton introduces a game-changing concept called "The Stra...

2 months ago

18 minutes

Communicate to Lead

120. How to Rebuild Your Network After a Layoff | A Strategic Framework for Women Leaders

Send us a text ➡️➡️➡️ Sign up for the Women’s Leadership Power Collective Your LinkedIn feed is full of former colleagues celebrating promotions while you're still job searching. If you've been there, you know exactly how that punch in the gut feeling hits. If you've been avoiding networking because you're unsure of what to say or worry about seeming desperate, this episode is your roadmap back to confident, professional relationship building. In this episode of Communicate to Lead, host Kele...

2 months ago

22 minutes

Communicate to Lead

119. Quiet Cracking: Why 54% of Workers Are Silently Breaking (And Women Are Hit Hardest)

Send us a text Your top performer just asked if you've heard of "quiet cracking"—and suddenly, this term is everywhere. Business Insider calls it the latest workplace buzzword. Fortune reports it's costing the global economy $8.9 trillion. But here's what the business media isn't telling you: Women are experiencing this workplace crisis at disproportionately higher rates, and the solutions being proposed completely miss the mark. What This Episode Covers: In this deep-dive analysis, communica...

2 months ago

25 minutes

Communicate to Lead

118. Why Women Leaders Struggle to Delegate (And How to Fix It)

Send us a text Ever feel like you're drowning in tasks while thinking "it's faster to do it myself" than to delegate? You're protecting your team from extra work, yet somehow you're the one working late every night while strategic projects pile up untouched. If delegation feels impossible, like you're trapped between being seen as "too controlling" or "not supportive enough", you're experiencing a challenge unique to women in leadership, and it's fixable. In this episode of Communicate to Lea...

3 months ago

18 minutes

Communicate to Lead

Compilation: 10 Communication Secrets Every Woman Leader Needs for High-Stakes Conversations

Send us a text Have you ever walked into a high-stakes meeting knowing you were right, but wondering if you could communicate your message with the authority and presence it deserves? If you've ever felt like your expertise gets lost in translation when the pressure is on, this episode will help you change how you show up in every crucial conversation. What This Episode Is About: This is a powerful compilation episode featuring the most essential communication insights I share with my clients...

3 months ago

18 minutes

Communicate to Lead

Compilation: 7 Essential Leadership Skills Every Woman Leader Needs to Master | Leading With Clarity

Send us a text Have you ever felt like you have all the technical skills to succeed, but something is missing when it comes to actually leading your team? If you're ready to bridge the gap between being a great individual contributor and becoming an exceptional leader, this episode will give you the essential skills you need. This is a special compilation episode featuring the most powerful leadership insights and strategies I've shared with my clients on leading with clarity. We're diving de...

3 months ago

19 minutes

Communicate to Lead

117. How to Deal with Difficult People: 4 Listening Techniques to Stay Calm and Lead Better

Send us a text You know that person at work who makes your stomach drop every time you see their name on your calendar? The colleague who drains your energy, the boss who criticizes everything, or that team member who turns every conversation into their personal drama session? What if the solution isn't avoiding them or fighting back, but learning a completely different way to listen? In this episode, I'm sharing four psychology-backed listening strategies that will help you handle difficult ...

3 months ago

21 minutes

Communicate to Lead

116. How To Get Credit for Your Ideas Before Someone Else Does

Send us a text Ever shared a brilliant idea in a meeting only to watch a colleague get all the credit when they "suddenly" present the same concept weeks later? You're not alone, and you're about to learn exactly how to stop this career-damaging cycle. In this episode of Communicate to Lead, leadership expert Kele Belton reveals her proven I.D.E.A. Method. This strategic framework ensures that your ideas are heard, remembered, and, most importantly, credited to you. This isn't about being pus...

4 months ago

16 minutes

Communicate to Lead

115. How to Network This Summer Without Being Pushy or Opportunistic (3 Scripts That Work)

Send us a text Ever frozen up when you spotted your CEO at the company summer picnic? You know it could be THE moment to make a meaningful connection, but your brain goes blank. Should you talk about work? Keep it casual? Pretend you don't see them? If you've struggled with that awkward tension between wanting to network and not wanting to be "that person" who turns every summer gathering into a LinkedIn opportunity, this episode will change everything. What This Episode Is About This episode...

4 months ago

18 minutes

Communicate to Lead

114. How to Get Promoted in Q4: The Strategic RISE Method Every Woman Leader Needs to Know

Send us a text While your colleagues are mentally checking out for summer vacation, you could be quietly building the foundation for your next promotion. Discover the strategic approach that makes career advancement inevitable, not accidental. Host Kele Belton reveals the RISE Method – a four-step strategic framework specifically designed for women in leadership positions who want to position themselves for Q4 promotions. This isn't about working harder; it's about working smarter with a syst...

4 months ago

18 minutes