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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 Belton tackles one of the most challenging aspects of career transitions: rebuilding your professional network after a layoff. This isn't simply another networking episode—it's a strategic deep-dive into why networking feels so different when you're between roles and exactly how to navigate it with confidence and authenticity.
What You Can Expect to Learn
- The Strategic Reconnection Framework: A 4-phase system (Assess, Strategize, Initiate, Integrate) for rebuilding professional relationships after a layoff
- Mindset shifts: How to move from scarcity thinking to strategic relationship building when you're between roles
- Practical outreach scripts: Templates for reconnecting with former colleagues without sounding desperate
- Building new connections: Strategies for creating meaningful professional relationships from scratch
- Obstacle solutions: How to overcome the 5 most common networking challenges after layoffs
- Positioning your value: How to confidently present yourself when you don't have a current role
- Confidence strategies: Dealing with self-doubt during extended job searches and turning your transition into an advantage
Perfect For:
- Women leaders navigating career transitions
- Professionals who've experienced recent layoffs
- Anyone who's been avoiding networking due to their employment status
- Women in middle management seeking strategic career advancement
Key Takeaways:
Your layoff doesn't define your worth, and your network hasn't disappeared. With the right strategic approach, the relationships you rebuild during this transition often become the most valuable connections of your entire career.
Special Announcement:
Doors to the Women's Leadership Power Collective are officially open!
Women’s Leadership Power Collective is a monthly membership for women in middle management who want to rise strategically without the grind. Transform your leadership through quick wins that compound over time, achieved with just three live touchpoints per month. The founding member rate of $27/month is available until Friday at midnight Pacific (when the rate will increase to the regular $47/month).
About Your Host:
Kele Belton is a communication and leadership facilitator, coach, and consultant who specializes in helping women leaders develop confidence and impact through strategic communication and practical leadership frameworks.
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