If you want a boost of inspiration for your leadership and management, this episode is for you. I sit down with the incredible Tasneem Bhamji — strategist, transformation leader, and founder of Office Real Talk — to unpack what it really takes to lead with impact in high-pressure environments.

Tasneem’s journey from journalism graduate to senior leader in banking and digital strategy has been marked by resilience, determination, and a refusal to let labels define her. Together we explore: navigating loneliness in leadership, why one-to-ones matter more than you think, how to build frameworks and systems that actually help, and the underrated skill of simply being easy to work with.

This is a conversation about leadership in the real world — one that blends strategy and humanity, and one that challenges you to stop working from someone else’s list and start building your own.

If you’re ready to uncover your own extra-Ordinary approach to leadership, tune in now.

Connect with Tas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tasneem-bhamji-a1056390/

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Inside This Episode

• Tasneem’s unconventional journey from journalism to banking
• What “Office Real Talk” is really about, and why tough love matters
• Why labels like “career woman” can be damaging — and what to do about it
• The underestimated power of one-to-ones and how to make them work
• Building systems and frameworks that stop you drowning in the to-do list
• How to balance strategy and humanity in leadership
• The underrated skill every leader needs: being easy to work with
• Why coaching doesn’t always mean big set-piece sessions — it’s in the daily interactions
• What to do when self-doubt creeps in, even as a senior leader
• Why leaving people (and places) better than you found them should be every leader’s goal

If you’re ready to go further, I coach executives and teams on precisely these challenges — systems, followership, performance, and culture. Reach out to explore coaching: [email protected]

My book The extra-Ordinary Leader is available now: https://www.dollywaddell.com/store/p/the-extra-ordinary-leader