Business & Strategy - Dr Robert N. Winter (Page 3)

Governance: The Foundation for Strategy and Planning

Governance allocates authority, responsibility, and decision rights. When it is remote or sealed off from scrutiny, power goes unchecked, accountability erodes, and resource decisions become arbitrary and subjective.

By Dr Robert N. Winter

/ 25 Feb 2024

Governance: The Foundation for Strategy and Planning

A Fallacy of Resourcing

When managers fall into the sunk cost fallacy, more data rarely helps because the problem is emotional, not rational. Biases like ego, loss aversion, and optimism drive persistence. Awareness, governance, and decisive leadership matter more than analysis alone.

By Dr Robert N. Winter

/ 10 Feb 2024

How to Sabotage a Meeting

Ever get the sense that the meeting you are in is more about appearances than actions? Find that people keep on raising decision items that were already settled? Notice irrelevant issues dominate the agenda? Quite possibly an aspiring CIA operative is sabotaging your meeting.

By Dr Robert N. Winter

/ 3 Feb 2024

The Boundaries of Informal Leadership

Informal leadership is most effective when conducted with a small number of closed ties (involving three people) and a mix of friendship- and task-orientated activities. When the ties are open (involving only two people) or become too numerous, informal leadership begins to break down and can hinder

By Dr Robert N. Winter

/ 19 Nov 2023

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Are Hierarchies Healthy for Organisations?

Hierarchy itself doesn’t harm performance; knowledge hoarding does. Teams can thrive with deep hierarchies if information flows openly. When managers hide knowledge or deflect with “above your pay grade,” performance and culture quickly erode.

By Dr Robert N. Winter

/ 8 Oct 2023

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The Value of a Chief of Staff

A good CoS helps a leader achieve their potential in a sustainable way that delivers long term success when managing complex organisations.

By Dr Robert N. Winter

/ 23 Sep 2023

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Recovery Experiences and Your Mood at Work

By taking charge of our recovery experiences, we have the power to become masters of our mood at work.

By Dr Robert N. Winter

/ 3 Sep 2023

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DEI: A Continuum of Acceptance, Understanding, and Questioning

Successful DEI comes down to balance—ensuring that belief doesn't descend into ideology. A process that is founded on the bedrock of psychological safety.

By Dr Robert N. Winter

/ 12 Aug 2023

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Leading At Scale

When leadership is exerted in this form, organisations become increasingly accountable, agile, and autonomous — all the while operating at scale. At this point, an organisation can truly be described as 'purpose-driven' — a genuinely awesome competitive advantage.

By Dr Robert N. Winter

/ 23 Jul 2023

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Remote Working Policies

Setting boundaries will see some employee attrition, but those who remain will feel a heightened sense of trust and an improved quality of employment.

By Dr Robert N. Winter

/ 15 Jul 2023

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Minding the Capability Gap

Once the capability gap is closed, instead of feeling fear and frustration about not knowing how to perform a role or achieve an outcome, staff are empowered to deliver value and be rewarded for their achievement.

By Dr Robert N. Winter

/ 8 Jul 2023

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Recovering From The Great Attrition

The challenge for managers is that we are no longer comparing apples with apples. Instead, we must leverage the power of personas to better understand the individuals that make up our teams.

By Dr Robert N. Winter

/ 25 Jun 2023

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