Guiding Principles

The Winters Group Beliefs and Operating Philosophy

Overarching Beliefs:

  • All individuals have the innate capacity to achieve any goal once their power is unleashed.
  • Personal transformation is the leveraging point for organizational change

How does The Winters Group Partner with Clients:

  • By reconnecting individuals to their capability to create an organizational culture that naturally enables everyone to reach their full potential.
  • We apply innovative systems approaches to leveraging human potential to achieve breakthrough business results

The Winters Group Core Operating Principles

  • Diversity management, culture change, empowerment, people based leadership cannot be done in a vacuum
    • Everything is interconnected
    • We believe in an open systems model
    • We employ a holistic approach
  • Much untapped potential exists within individuals and organizations to achieve breakthrough, sustainable results
    • We believe in a shared responsibility model
  • The Winters Group will not change the organization.  The people in the organization will effect change
  • Organizational change occurs only when there is a simultaneous and synergistic top down/bottom up approach
  • Assessment is critical before planning and action
    • “Assess thoroughly but expeditiously”
    • A sense of urgency is required
  • A developmental coaching model is used
    • Not punitive or judgmental
  • It’s ok (expected) to make mistakes
  • It’s ok (expected) to have fun
  • It’s ok (expected) to be passionate
  • With any significant change there is an “emotional price”
    • Change occurs when the pain of status quo is greater than that of change
    • It’s ok (expected) to feel the pain
  • Success will be measured both qualitatively and quantitatively
    • Our individual stories/narratives are the most powerful evidence of progress
  • A collaborative, partnership model is key to our success

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Upcoming Events

Linkage Institute for Leading Diversity & Inclusion
May 6-8
Atlanta, GA

Mary-Frances Winters will be presenting on Driving Change as part of the institute's alumni program. For more information and to register click here.

Diversity Insights Series
June 13
Minneapolis, MN

Mary-Frances Winters will be presenting on Multi-dimensionality: How to Manage a Workforce with Many Identities at the University of St. Thomas/Multicultural Forum quarterly Diversity Insights Series. For more information and to register click here.

Cultural Competence Mastery Program
For more information and to register click here.
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