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Leadership and the search for the common good

28 March 2024

With society more polarised than ever the need to find common ground is becoming increasingly important, particularly as public trust in our leading institutions continues weaken.

Bridging The Divide Between Social Justice And Social Order

27 February 2024

Divisions between those seeking social justice and social order are widening, making it more important than ever to see common ground for the greater good.

What does the ‘common good’ actually mean?Our research found common ground across the political divide

26 January 2024

Like moral issues that elicit strong arguments for and against, conceptualisations of the common good can vary according to the different needs of individuals and the different values they hold.

How Government, Private Sector Leaders Weakened Perceptions of Australian Leadership in 2023

15 December 2023

Our data shows that leadership perceptions declined in 2023, with scandals involving government and private sector leaders likely to blame.

How Integrity Issues Affect Perceptions Of Government Leadership

24 November 2023

Our data has shown that public perceptions of government integrity have been low for several years, affecting overall Australian leadership perceptions.

Private Sector Leadership: Competent But Untrustworthy

31 October 2023

Australians are not satisfied with current private sector leadership standards, particularly as several leading institutions attempt to manage integrity scandals.

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Enhancing Journalism with the Australian Leadership Index

4 October 2023

Journalists and media organisations can utilise our public survey data to find new stories and back up their opinions with research-backed insights.

Losing touch? Public perceptions of the Albanese government weakening in 2023

1 September 2023

While public perceptions of the Albanese Government are an improvement over their predecessor, leadership perceptions have dipped in 2023.

Victorian Forest Protected By Sustainability Leadership

Sustainability And The Search For The Common Good

2 June 2023

Scholars have sounded the call for sustainability leadership, with cracks appearing in the ecosystem’s ability to sustain our well-being.

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Scholarly papers and citations

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A search for commonalities in defining the common good: Using folk theories to unlock shared conceptions

Wheeler, M. A., Wilson, S. G., Baes, N., & Demsar, V. (2024). A search for commonalities in defining the common good: Using folk theories to unlock shared conceptions. British Journal of Social Psychology, 00, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12713

Compliance with COVID-19 prevention measures during the onset of the pandemic in Australia: investigating the role of trust in federal and state governments and scientists

Elphinstone,B, Wheeler, M, Oldmeadow, J, Sivasubramaniam, D, Williams, J, Wilson, S & Critchley, C (2023) Compliance with COVID-19 prevention measures during the onset of the pandemic in Australia: investigating the role of trust in federal and state governments and scientists, Australian Journal of Psychology, 75:1
https://doi.org/10.1080/00049530.2023.2224453

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Falling Apart and Coming Together: How Public Perceptions of Leadership Change in Response to Natural Disasters vs. Health Crises

Wheeler, M.A.; Bednall, T.; Demsar, V.; Wilson, S.G. Falling Apart and Coming Together: How Public Perceptions of Leadership Change in Response to Natural Disasters vs. Health Crises. Sustainability 2022, 14, 837. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14020837

The Grand Challenge None of Us Chose: Succeeding (and Failing) Against the Global Pandemic

Adler (USA), N.J., Sackmann (Switzerland), S.A., Arieli (Israel), S., Akter (Bangladesh), M.(., Barmeyer (Germany), C., Barzantny (France), C., Caprar (Australia and New Zealand), D.V., Lee (Taiwan), Y.-t., Liu (China), L.A., Magnani (Italy), G., Marcus (Turkey), J., Miska (Austria), C., Moore (United Kingdom), F., Park (South Korea), S.H., Reiche (Spain), B.S., Søderberg (Denmark and Sweden), A.-M., Solomons (Rwanda), J. and Zhang (China), Z.-X. (2022), "The Grand Challenge None of Us Chose: Succeeding (and Failing) Against the Global Pandemic 1 ", Osland, J.S., Reiche, B.S., Szkudlarek, B. and Mendenhall, M.E. (Ed.) Advances in Global Leadership (Advances in Global Leadership, Vol. 14), Emerald Publishing Limited, Bingley, pp. 3-85.

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Analysis & Policy Observatory

The Recovery Book: what Australian governments should do now

The Grattan Institute (28 June 2020)

Where do leaders come from? A leader-centred approach

Crobett, J. (2019). Where do leaders come from? A leader-centred approach. Developmental Leadership Program (DLP)

Recent trends in Australian local government reform

Graham Sansom. (2020). Recent trends in Australian local government reform. Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance, (23), ID 7546. https://doi.org/10.5130/cjlg.vi23.7546

COVID-19 and Inequities in Australian Education – Insights on Federalism, Autonomy, and Access

Eacott, S., MacDonald, K., Keddie, A., Blackmore, J., & Wilkinson, J. (2020). COVID-19 and inequities in Australian education – insights on federalism, autonomy, and access. International Studies in Educational Administration, 48(3), 6-13.