Dr. Richard Winters

As I'm running retreats and things like that, what we do is we have breakout groups. And so it's not just an agenda. We're going to plow through this sort of agenda. This is what you do. This is what you do. This is what you do. What we're going to do is we're going to have moments of the meeting where we're going to ask a big question about some complex problem.

As I'm running retreats and things like that, what we do is we have breakout groups. And so it's not just an agenda. We're going to plow through this sort of agenda. This is what you do. This is what you do. This is what you do. What we're going to do is we're going to have moments of the meeting where we're going to ask a big question about some complex problem.

And then we're going to have people kind of separate, talk together, think out by themselves what they think, and then come back together and then share our perspectives as groups.

And then we're going to have people kind of separate, talk together, think out by themselves what they think, and then come back together and then share our perspectives as groups.

And then we're going to have people kind of separate, talk together, think out by themselves what they think, and then come back together and then share our perspectives as groups.

And so these are things that we could do during meetings, kind of IRL in real life or URL on things like Zoom, where we have breakout groups where we discuss all these different perspectives and then we share them together as we come together again. The nice thing about that is that as you break people into smaller groups, Then there's maybe some more kind of safety there.

And so these are things that we could do during meetings, kind of IRL in real life or URL on things like Zoom, where we have breakout groups where we discuss all these different perspectives and then we share them together as we come together again. The nice thing about that is that as you break people into smaller groups, Then there's maybe some more kind of safety there.

And so these are things that we could do during meetings, kind of IRL in real life or URL on things like Zoom, where we have breakout groups where we discuss all these different perspectives and then we share them together as we come together again. The nice thing about that is that as you break people into smaller groups, Then there's maybe some more kind of safety there.

You can say things that you may not feel so comfortable with because maybe that loud person's in the other group. And then as you're doing group report outs, then, you know, Winters said this, you know, it's something that in our group, this came up and then all of a sudden you can surface these different ideas.

You can say things that you may not feel so comfortable with because maybe that loud person's in the other group. And then as you're doing group report outs, then, you know, Winters said this, you know, it's something that in our group, this came up and then all of a sudden you can surface these different ideas.

You can say things that you may not feel so comfortable with because maybe that loud person's in the other group. And then as you're doing group report outs, then, you know, Winters said this, you know, it's something that in our group, this came up and then all of a sudden you can surface these different ideas.

So I'm an emergency physician, right? And patients come in and they're like, okay, now what? That's something that's kind of been a lifelong thing as a physician. But then as I became a leader and kind of running organizations, I'd find myself in these situations where I'm thinking like, now what do I do?

So I'm an emergency physician, right? And patients come in and they're like, okay, now what? That's something that's kind of been a lifelong thing as a physician. But then as I became a leader and kind of running organizations, I'd find myself in these situations where I'm thinking like, now what do I do?

So I'm an emergency physician, right? And patients come in and they're like, okay, now what? That's something that's kind of been a lifelong thing as a physician. But then as I became a leader and kind of running organizations, I'd find myself in these situations where I'm thinking like, now what do I do?

And then as I was coaching leaders, the same thing, people would come with these really thorny issues, these issues where people are disagreeing, all their colleagues are kind of bickering and then they're looking to you and saying like, now what, what do we do? And that's why I wrote the book. And I think there's kind of a couple of things.

And then as I was coaching leaders, the same thing, people would come with these really thorny issues, these issues where people are disagreeing, all their colleagues are kind of bickering and then they're looking to you and saying like, now what, what do we do? And that's why I wrote the book. And I think there's kind of a couple of things.

And then as I was coaching leaders, the same thing, people would come with these really thorny issues, these issues where people are disagreeing, all their colleagues are kind of bickering and then they're looking to you and saying like, now what, what do we do? And that's why I wrote the book. And I think there's kind of a couple of things.

One is, is that we are so common in kind of leaning back on our own expertise. And so in situations like we're talking about these meetings where there's really complex things going on, We all, despite how complex the situations are, whatever topic comes up, you, I, many of us know exactly what to do in that moment, what we would do.

One is, is that we are so common in kind of leaning back on our own expertise. And so in situations like we're talking about these meetings where there's really complex things going on, We all, despite how complex the situations are, whatever topic comes up, you, I, many of us know exactly what to do in that moment, what we would do.

One is, is that we are so common in kind of leaning back on our own expertise. And so in situations like we're talking about these meetings where there's really complex things going on, We all, despite how complex the situations are, whatever topic comes up, you, I, many of us know exactly what to do in that moment, what we would do.