Level5 Strategy

This week, Level5 “Women in Strategy” hosted an incredible conversation on The Power of Leadership Brand: Credibility, Influence, & Impact.

Thank you to our outstanding panelists (Nicole McNeill, Natalie Bisset, and Dr. Deborah Rosati) for sharing their experiences so openly and thoughtfully, and to everyone who joined us for such an engaged discussion.

Three themes from the conversation stood out in particular:

• Building an authentic leadership brand starts with clarity around three things: who you are, what you do, and what you care enough about to champion. Whether that is in the Boardroom, with your teams, on LinkedIn or beyond, that clarity helps shape a consistent direction.

• Leadership evolves through different seasons of your career, and the people around you matter. Mentors, peers, and trusted advisors all play an important role in shaping growth over time through support and honest feedback.

• Empathy is a leadership strength. Building trust, influence, and meaningful relationships with your team starts with creating a safe space for people to show up as themselves, and this often starts by showing vulnerability yourself.

One of the most refreshing reminders from the session was that leadership does not need to look the same at every stage. There are moments to lean in, moments to step back, and moments to redefine what success looks like for you.

We look forward to sharing more learnings and insights from the discussion over the coming weeks.

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In Building Strategies That Stick, we focus on how organizations can close that gap, bringing together our perspective on what it takes to define the right strategy and build the commitment required to deliver it.

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Sahar Jessa’s advice for navigating consulting is simple: be a duck.

There are moments where you do not have the answer, where the pace is high, or where things do not go as planned. What matters is how you respond. Staying steady, continuing to learn, and not letting every challenge throw you off course.

That mindset shows up in how she approaches her work day to day. Rather than trying to have all the answers, she focuses on listening, asking questions, and learning quickly across new situations.

It also shapes how she builds relationships, because for Sahar, the strongest connections (and the best work) come from being genuine and actually caring about the people you are working with.

Her perspective captures what it takes to grow in an environment where you are constantly learning. Read more about Sahar’s journey at Level5:

https://level5strategy.com/spotlight-consulting-career-journey-sahar-jessa/