AUSTRALIAN LEADERSHIP INDEX
An ongoing research study of leadership for the greater good in Australia, by Swinburne University.
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Future of Leadership Series
We interview influential leaders and scholars about the future of leadership.
Mr David Ritter
Mr David Ritter, CEO of Greenpeace Australia Pacific, discusses the impact of climate change and how institutional leaders can contribute to emissions reduction in Australia.
Mr Stephen Graham
Mr Stephen Graham, Founder of Graham Family Foundation, discusses how he helped launch the Australian Leadership Index, and its role in shaping the future of leadership in Australia.
Professor John Pollaers
Professor John Pollaers OAM, Chancellor of Swinburne University of Technology talks to the ALI team about what leadership means for him and the future of leadership in Australia.
LEADERSHIP SNAPSHOT
Australian Leadership Index (ALI) scores for Q3 2021 (July – September).
Public perceptions of leadership turn negative for the first time since the start of the pandemic
- Several political scandals, coupled with polarised opinions on pandemic response, have seen public ratings of government leadership decline in 2021, turning negative in the last 3 months.
- Private sector leadership scores remain negative. While Australians value the leadership shown by SMEs, national / multinational businesses have performed poorly on leadership.
- Leadership ratings in the public sector remain positive, but are declining, as the vaccine rollout progresses and lockdowns continue.
ALI SCORE, QUARTERLY
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FEATURED REPORTS
Comprehensive analysis of how perceptions of leadership are changing in response to events, over time, and across sectors and institutions.
2020 Australian Leadership Index Annual Report
In 2020, COVID-19 created a strong focus on leadership, placing increasing pressure on leaders to make decisions for the public interest, particularly at federal and state government level.
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Leadership Through the First Wave of COVID-19
In the space of eight short weeks, the threat posed by COVID-19 and the sudden absence of partisanship from the political landscape ushered in a focus on leadership for the greater good, the likes of which we have not seen for years. Australians were surveyed between March 17 and May ...
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Against a backdrop of irresponsible leadership and ethical misconduct in our institutions, there is a growing need for leadership that serves the greater good.
Supported by the Graham Foundation, the Australian Leadership Index (ALI) is a unique national survey that provides a detailed picture of leadership in Australia.
The ALI tracks perceptions and expectations of leadership across four sectors, providing insight into how leaders can improve their leadership for the greater good.
THE LATEST ON LEADERSHIP FOR THE GREATER GOOD
Read the latest articles and reports published by the Swinburne University research team.
Explainer: the common good and why it matters more than ever
Although the term ‘civilisation’ has less currency today than it once did (Armstrong, 2009), most people see themselves as living in a civilisation (Saul, 2009). As observed by the political philosopher John Ralston Saul, this understanding tends to be centred on a sense of shared destiny: on shared interests, collective purpose, and a common future. Seemingly abstract, the idea of shared destiny is actually quite familiar. Colloquially, we know this as the common good or its synonyms: the public or greater good.
Reflections on the common good and the future of leadership for the common good
Leadership for the common good requires an individual and collective ability and willingness to overcome our Manichaean tendencies. It calls on us to foster the conditions that make it possible to imagine how apparent contradictions can be reconciled. And it calls on us to cultivate the conditions in which we can develop a sense of shared reality, collective purpose, and shared destiny.
The paradox of virtue signalling
While a brand can align itself with and support social causes, ultimately, its existence relies on generating revenue and profit. As such, positioning a brand as virtuous is a challenging and, at times, paradoxical task for marketing practitioners.
EXPLORE THE SURVEY RESULTS
The Australian Leadership Index data portal allows users to explore the results of the study in a visual, engaging and interactive way.
Users can view the results for various metrics, analyse how the data differs across specific sectors, industries and respondent profiles, filter the data by a range of important variables, and explore how the results have changed over time as the study progresses.
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