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" - powerful communication techniques that help women leaders handle microaggressions and workplace challenges with confidence and grace. Host Kele Belton shares strategies to maintain your authority, demonstrate your expertise, and respond professionally when your leadership is inappropriately questioned.
What You'll Learn:
- The unexpected technique that turns challenging comments into opportunities to demonstrate your leadership
- Why your ideas get ignored and the proven strategy that ensures proper credit every time
- Ready-to-use language for the most common situations that undermine women leaders
- The strategic mindset shift that transforms you from defensive to commanding
- How to protect your energy while building unshakeable confidence in challenging workplace dynamics
Key Takeaways:
✓ Practical scripts you can use immediately in workplace situations
✓ How to establish ownership of your ideas proactively
✓ Strategic timing for when to respond vs. when to let things go
✓ Energy management techniques to prevent burnout from constant navigation of workplace dynamics
Resources Mentioned:
- Free download: Complete Guide to Verbal Judo Scripts
- Ignite Your Leadership Power Accelerator (registrations opening next week)
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.
Connect with Kele for more leadership insights:
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