Why Your Leadership Network Isn’t Growing (And How to Change It)

Leadership can be deeply rewarding and deeply isolating. In this episode of Building Leadership Community Podcast, Coach Dora Mendez talks with strategist, advocate, coalition builder, and leadership expert Na'ilah Amaru about how her understanding of impact, leadership, and community has evolved throughout her career.Na'ilah shares why she learned to look for leverage, why leadership exists beyond formal job titles, and why community can provide the support and space people need when meaningful work becomes emotionally demanding. She also offers a practical reframing for anyone who dislikes networking: stop approaching the room as a transaction and start approaching it as community building.A central lesson from the conversation is simple: don't chase titles, chase alignment. Relationships built around shared values can outlast jobs, campaigns, and professional status.Guest: Na'ilah Amaru Website: https://nailahamaru.com/Watch on YouTube @CoachDoraM: https://youtu.be/NG5Yawc98c8If this conversation is useful, watching the full video on YouTube helps Building Leadership Community Podcast build toward 4,000 qualifying public watch hours. Support the show🎥 Watch on YouTube @CoachDoraM. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. Visit: https://CoachDoraMendez.com/podcast Join Coach Dora on Substack https://CoachDoraM.substack.com