Governance - Dr Robert N. Winter (Page 2)

Innovation, a Driver of Success?

Innovation drives growth only when balanced with organisational, ethical, and cultural frameworks. Pursued without restraint, it can erode values and stability. Sustainable innovation respects tradition and long-term purpose.

By Dr Robert N. Winter

/ 27 Oct 2024

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Not My Employee, Not My Team: A Custodian Approach to Management

Adopting a custodian mindset in management emphasises responsibility and stewardship over ownership or personal agendas. This approach fosters employee autonomy, ethical leadership, sustainable resource management, and organisational agility. Practical applications

By Dr Robert N. Winter

/ 21 Jul 2024

Not My Employee, Not My Team: A Custodian Approach to Management

Disconnected Expectations: Why Managers and Employees Struggle to Agree

Context is king in the employment landscape when trying to effectively position for an unknowable future. Though work is about the organisation's interests rather than solely the employee&

By Dr Robert N. Winter

/ 6 Apr 2024

Governance: Managing Risk and Creating Legitimacy

Governance requires capabilities from managers to address the link between risk, strategy, and culture. Embracing a governor-manager approach, involving all levels of an organisation, can manage risk effectively and establish legitimacy.

By Dr Robert N. Winter

/ 9 Mar 2024

Governance: Achieving a Healthy Organisational Culture

Responsibility for the governance of organisational culture needs to be extended beyond the Board and ELT to middle and lower management so that they can collectively and individually model desired characteristics.

By Dr Robert N. Winter

/ 2 Mar 2024

Governance: The Foundation for Strategy and Planning

The essence of governance lies in the distribution of responsibilities and rights among stakeholders, impacting all organisational affairs — including decision-making procedures and rules. Through historical and contemporary perspectives, corporate governance has evolved to encompass broader societa

By Dr Robert N. Winter

/ 25 Feb 2024

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Thunderous Ambivalence

Because being off the grid is next to impossible in many societies, it is tempting to give up and proclaim 'I have nothing to hide'.

By Dr Robert N. Winter

/ 22 Apr 2023

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Acting for Privacy - An Australian Story

There is the case to be made that this is not only the cost of doing business in the digital age but that, like environmental protections, there are great rewards to be reaped in improved quality of life.

By Dr Robert N. Winter

/ 25 Mar 2023

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