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...
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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...
129. How to Influence Year-End Budget Conversations (When You're Not in the Room)
Communicate to Lead
22 minutes
2 weeks ago
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...
Communicate to Lead
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...
