Leadership & Management - Dr Robert N. Winter (Page 5)

Inclusive Leadership: Fostering Diversity and Equality in the Workplace

Inclusive leadership goes beyond DEI by creating cultures where difference is valued and people are empowered. Grounded in empathy and practical wisdom, it avoids tokenism through transparency, mentorship, and dialogue. Used carefully, humour can strengthen inclusion and trust.

By Dr Robert N. Winter

/ 22 Sep 2024

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The Art of Decision-Making: How Effective Leaders Make Tough Choices

In leadership, few tasks are more consequential than making decisions — especially difficult ones. Decisions often come with uncertainty, incomplete information, and conflicting values. The best leaders manage these complexities by

By Dr Robert N. Winter

/ 15 Sep 2024

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Building High(er)-Performing Teams: A Leader's Guide to Collaboration and Success

High-performing teams are built on trust, psychological safety, clear roles, open communication, and shared accountability. Classical insight and modern research agree: cohesion, collaboration, and a common purpose enable teams to adapt and perform under pressure.

By Dr Robert N. Winter

/ 8 Sep 2024

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Navigating Change: The Role of Adaptive Leadership in Business Evolution

Adaptive leadership distinguishes technical problems from adaptive challenges that require learning and experimentation. It emphasises situational awareness, engagement, and shared leadership while preserving purpose and ethics, preparing organisations for change beyond reactive or static models.

By Dr Robert N. Winter

/ 1 Sep 2024

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Popper’s Theory of Falsification: A Pillar of Adaptive Leadership

Karl Popper's theory of falsification provides a powerful framework for modern leadership. By embracing the principles of falsification, leaders can foster innovation, agility, and resilience in their organisations. This also allows the evolution of our understanding by discarding theories that do n

By Dr Robert N. Winter

/ 25 Aug 2024

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Better Questions Make for Better Decisions

Anyone can ask questions, but effective questioning is a leadership skill. Senior leaders must use strategic inquiry—not just operational queries—to guide teams through uncertainty, strengthen decision-making, and foster innovation.

By Dr Robert N. Winter

/ 19 May 2024

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Better Questions Make for Better Decisions

Look!, there is a Tiger in that Grass

The first in a series on learning from history and its value for organisational decision-making. Today, those who draw lessons from the past risk being labelled “on the wrong side of history,” much as dissenters in business face exile for challenging dominant narratives.

By Dr Robert N. Winter

/ 12 May 2024

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Fostering Leader-Managers

Organisations that are above average in their track record of developing leader-managers put an emphasis on creating challenging opportunities, not just for aspiring talent but for incumbent Line Managers who can too easily become stale.

By Dr Robert N. Winter

/ 13 Jan 2024

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Managing Control and Leading Motivation

By leveraging the management tool of control to harness the energy released by the leadership tool of motivation, the informal leadership networks that arise can handle the greater demands that result from the organisational change process.

By Dr Robert N. Winter

/ 6 Jan 2024

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Aligning And Organising, It's All About People

When alignment and planning are conjoined, the process releases untapped potential. This is because a leader-manager is energising people by unlocking feelings of autonomy, competence, and relatedness. An approach that ultimately leads to greater wellness.

By Dr Robert N. Winter

/ 16 Dec 2023

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Strategic Direction Versus Initiative Planning

Competent planning is a vital reality check on exuberant strategy, and sound strategy gives planning the direction to bring about change.

By Dr Robert N. Winter

/ 9 Dec 2023

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Leading Complexity and Managing Complication

When Line Managers lack the hard skills of process design and implementation, the capacity to initiate changes in procedure, or the ability to write sound policy, and instead try to *lead* their team to success by hiring or co-opting other managers in the business to solve their problems, an engine

By Dr Robert N. Winter

/ 3 Dec 2023

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