Communicate to Lead

About Communicate to Lead

Ready to step into your full potential as a leader? Join communication expert and leadership coach Kele Belton for conversations that go beyond traditional leadership advice. Each week on Communicate to Lead, discover practical strategies to strengthen both your leadership presence and communication impact. Through solo episodes and inspiring guest interviews, Kele tackles the real challenges women face in management - from mastering high-stakes conversations and building executive presence to overcoming perfectionism and imposter syndrome. Whether you're an experienced manager or an aspiring leader, this podcast delivers actionable insights to help you navigate workplace dynamics, amplify your voice, and lead with authentic confidence. Tune in to transform challenges into opportunities and build the leadership career you envision.

Publisher

Kele Belton

Category

business · business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Oct 2021

Latest episode

26 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

225 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Oct 2026

   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 of the year most people intentionally leave out. Quick Answer Add a short section to your preparation notes with three things from this year that didn’t go as planned, two lines each: what happened, and what you changed because of it. Keep it to finished situations. Writing it down and saying it out loud are two separate dec...

2. 

   22 Oct 2026

   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? In this episode of Communicate to Lead, Kele Belton works through the difference between a result and an impact, and gives you five places to look for yours. You cut the processing time from nine days to four. It is specific, it has a number in it, and it is true. And the person hearing it still has to work out on her own why...

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   19 Oct 2026

   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 Communicate to Lead, Kele Belton shows you how to turn a work accomplishment into a clear, specific story that makes your contribution easier to understand—and repeat. One entry in your record probably reads something like this: “Improved team communication.” It is accurate. It also misses the details that show your judgment: what...

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 39 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

50

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

68

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