THC - Nadene Winchester
🌿 Human CV: Nadene Winchester — Quiet Rebel, Values-Driven Leader, Inclusion Whisperer
On paper, Nadene works in an HR and Wellbeing leadership role. But behind the job titles is someone redefining what impact really looks like. Nadene is the person who notices what’s missing - and gently fills the gap with care, fairness, and action.
Nadene’s superpower is knowing that leadership doesn’t need to be loud - it needs to be consistent, conscious, and values-aligned. For her, the SDGs aren’t just goals - they’re guides for living: Climate Action (#13) and Reduced Inequalities (#10) show up in how she hires, communicates, and leads.
☕ Soft Skills That Lead Without Shouting
Nadene Winchester shows us what quiet leadership looks like in action:
🌱 Climate action and everyday sustainability: She swaps plastic bottles for shampoo bars and gently nudges colleagues to choose keep cups over landfill cups. Small acts, huge ripples.
🤝 Reducing inequalities: She’s the steady advocate behind inclusive hiring, fair pay, clearer career pathways, and safe spaces for everyone to belong at work — from neurodiverse engineers to colleagues observing Ramadan.
🐕 Humour + Husky Therapy: Nadene reminds us that laughter softens the heavy stuff. And yes - she’ll vouch that a dramatic husky is the best reminder that life doesn’t have to be so serious.
🌟 Leading from behind: Workplaces can feel dominated by loud voices, but Nadene models how being patient, observant, and fair creates teams that trust deeply, stay longer, and thrive sustainably.
💫 Soft skills that make hard things possible: Kindness, inclusion, fairness, steady curiosity, and sausage rolls (the famous kind people insist she brings to work potlucks - recipe a secret, sorry folks!).
✨ Wisdom She Lives By
“I don’t need to be pushy to make an impact. I bring different strengths. I just like to make a difference for others - every day.”
🍃 Nadene’s Human CV (so far):
Integrity over urgency. Long game over quick wins. Quietly challenging norms, one policy, one porridge, one husky walk at a time.
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👉 Learn more about the companies mentioned:
Dynamic Controls
- where Nadene wears the HR hat - is known for inclusive hiring practices and wellbeing initiatives. They help people with disabilities by making technology & controls for wheelchairs and mobility products >>> dynamiccontrols.com
Workplace Wellbeing provider
- an incredible resource hub to help companies look after their people>>> Myeverydaywellbeing.com
Are you a Wellbeing Professional?
Join her community and become a member at wwpa.co.nz
❤️ Get in touch with Nadene at linkedin.com/in/nadene-winchester-45177374/
💬 If her story resonates, pass it on. More people like Nadene are exactly what the world needs.