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...
S3 10: Legacy and Craft: Walpole's Helen Brocklebank on the Mindset of extra-Ordinary Leadership
The extra-Ordinary Leader with Dolly Waddell
40 minutes
7 months ago
S3 10: Legacy and Craft: Walpole's Helen Brocklebank on the Mindset of extra-Ordinary Leadership
In this episode of The extra-Ordinary Leader, I had the enormous pleasure of speaking with Helen Brocklebank, CEO of Walpole—the official body for British luxury. Helen works closely with over 250 of the UK’s most iconic high-end brands, and in our conversation, she shares the leadership behaviours, values, and mindset that make these businesses so resilient and remarkable. We explored what we can all borrow from the luxury sector—whether we’re running heritage businesses or leading fast-pace...
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...
