Welcome to Episode 7 of Dolly in My Pocket, where we dive into one of the most overlooked elements of effective collaboration: how we think together. We often enter meetings with agendas, pre-reading, the right people in the room… but there’s almost never an agreed approach to how we should be thinking and communicating in that space. In this episode, I introduce two essential modes of thinking: Divergent Thinking – expansive, open, idea-generatingConvergent Thinking – narrowing, critical, de...
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Welcome to Episode 7 of Dolly in My Pocket, where we dive into one of the most overlooked elements of effective collaboration: how we think together. We often enter meetings with agendas, pre-reading, the right people in the room… but there’s almost never an agreed approach to how we should be thinking and communicating in that space. In this episode, I introduce two essential modes of thinking: Divergent Thinking – expansive, open, idea-generatingConvergent Thinking – narrowing, critical, de...
Dolly In My Pocket Ep 6: The Aeration Chamber: Why Leaders Must Stop to Soften
The extra-Ordinary Leader with Dolly Waddell
16 minutes
1 month ago
Dolly In My Pocket Ep 6: The Aeration Chamber: Why Leaders Must Stop to Soften
Welcome back to Dolly in My Pocket. In this solo episode — tactic six from The extra-Ordinary Leader — I want to introduce you to a metaphor that’s shaped how I think about leadership recovery and performance: The Aeration Chamber. Just like red wine needs time to breathe to soften its compounds, release toxins, integrate flavours, and remove off-odours — so do we. This episode explores: Why stress compounds make us volatile, tight, and less creativeWhat “aeration” moments look like in the re...
The extra-Ordinary Leader with Dolly Waddell
Welcome to Episode 7 of Dolly in My Pocket, where we dive into one of the most overlooked elements of effective collaboration: how we think together. We often enter meetings with agendas, pre-reading, the right people in the room… but there’s almost never an agreed approach to how we should be thinking and communicating in that space. In this episode, I introduce two essential modes of thinking: Divergent Thinking – expansive, open, idea-generatingConvergent Thinking – narrowing, critical, de...
