Communicate to Lead

211. How to Write About What Didn't Go Well in a Performance Review

Should the hard parts of your year go in your self-assessment? In this Monday Momentum episode of Communicate to Lead, Kele Belton closes the October series with the part

210. How to Show the Impact of Your Work, Not Only the Results

How do you talk about your accomplishments in a performance review, or to senior leadership, so they understand what your work was worth and not only what you delivered?

209. How to Talk About Your Accomplishments in a Performance Review

How do you talk about your accomplishments in a performance review without reducing a year of meaningful work to a list of tasks? In this Monday Momentum episode of Commu

208. How to Give Hard Feedback, Even to Your Boss

How do you give difficult feedback at work when you are worried about how it will land—especially with your boss? In this episode of Communicate to Lead, Kele Belton shar

207. How to Track Your Accomplishments in Ten Minutes a Week

Your audit has a shelf life. It captures everything up to the day you sit down, and nothing after. There are still a few months left in the year and plenty left for you t

206. What to Say When You’re Interrupted in Meetings

Getting talked over in meetings? You do not need to raise your voice or become someone you are not to make your point heard. In this episode, Kele Belton shares a three-p

205. How to Remember What You Accomplished This Year: A 90-Minute Review Audit

Can’t remember what you accomplished this year when it is time to write your performance review? That is not a sign that you did not deliver. It is what happens when a bu

204. How to Be Assertive Without Being Called Aggressive

Being assertive is not your problem. Being called aggressive for it is. You were clear, you were direct, you named the thing no one else would, and you still walked out

203. How to Get Your Sponsor to Advocate for You at Work

You have a sponsor. So why didn't they speak up when it counted? A director had exactly what women are told to go get: a senior leader who respected her, knew her wo

202. How Smart Leaders Use AI to Communicate (Without Losing Their Voice)

Using AI to write emails, presentations, or client messages—but worried the result sounds polished and not like you? The most effective leaders do not use AI to replace t

201. How to Describe Your Value at Work in One Sentence

When your name comes up in a promotion conversation, what does someone say about you? Picture it. A promotion list gets drawn up, or a stretch project needs an owner. Som

200. How to Tell a Story People Remember

Want your ideas to be remembered, not just heard? Effective leadership storytelling does not require a dramatic personal story or polished performance. It requires a simp

199. How to Ask for a Raise: Lead With Your Results

Wondering how to ask for a raise without feeling like you are begging for recognition? The strongest compensation conversations do not begin with a request. They begin wi

198. How to Network So You Leave With Real Connections

Tired of leaving networking events with a stack of business cards and no meaningful follow-up? Effective networking is not about meeting the most people in the room. It i

197. How to Shape How Your Manager Sees You All Year

A senior manager came to a session frustrated after her mid-year review. She had led a project that saved real money, mentored two junior colleagues, and covered a gap wh

196. How to Make Small Talk That Builds Real Connection

Does small talk at work feel awkward, draining, or fake? You do not need to be more entertaining, clever, or outgoing to build meaningful professional relationships. The

195. How to Get Recognized at Work Before Review Season

Want to get recognized at work before review season? Do not wait until your performance review to share the results you have delivered. By the time you sit down for that

194. How to Influence People Who Don’t Report to You

Need another team to prioritize your project—but you do not manage them? Cross-functional influence is one of the most important leadership skills in a matrixed organizat

193. Why Good Work Is Not Enough to Get You Promoted

Doing excellent work is not always enough to get promoted. To be recognized as leadership material, decision-makers need to see not only your results but also the strateg

192. New Manager? Your First 30 Days to Build Visibility and Trust

Your first 30 days can shape how they see your leadership, credibility, and potential. When a new boss takes over, the trust you built with your previous manager does not