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Karl Marx is not often quoted in modern business writings. Yet the one thing he certainly was right about was that the role of ethics was not to tell us what the world is like, but how to change it.

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In this podcast with Kelly Bayer Rosmarin, CEO of Australian Unity, we explore the role of purpose in organisations. She provides a radical view of how Australian Unity develops purpose throughout the organisation as wel...

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I have been working with leaders and leadership teams for over 25 years in my native Australia and have decided to ‘sub-stack’ (if there is such a term!) because I believe we can do better globally in dealing with issues...

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In 1971, 20-YEAR-OLD Matthew Burfitt hoped against hope that he would lose the lottery. Transtixed, the architect of conscientious ofjection at listening to his radio as a man drew provisions marbles out of a barrel. If ...

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The Australian cricket team is currently in England seeking to win the World Cup and the Ashes, and restore some semblance of its reputation after the 2018 South African ball-tampering scandal (www.bbc.co.uk/sport/ crick...

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Five ways to start the conversation for your board of directors in the wake of the banking Royal Commission from Peter Collins GAICD, Director of the Centre for Ethical Leadership.

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The Courage to Lead Differently\nWith Dr Rufus Black, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Tasmania\n\nIn this episode of A Purposeful Edge: Leading in Uncertainty, host Dr Peter Collins is joined by Dr Rufus Black to explo...

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The Courage to Lead Differently\nWith Dr Rufus Black, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Tasmania\n\nIn this episode of A Purposeful Edge: Leading in Uncertainty, host Dr Peter Collins is joined by Dr Rufus Black to explo...

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Leading Reconciliation: New Approaches to Indigenous Engagement with Dr Terri Janke, Founder & Solicitor Director, Terri Janke and Company\n\nIn this episode of A Purposeful Edge: Leading in Uncertainty, host Dr Peter Coll...

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Mental Health Leadership: The Long Haul of Reform\nWith Rachel Green, CEO of SANE Australia\n\nIn this episode of A Purposeful Edge, host Dr Peter Collins is joined by Rachel Green, CEO of SANE and a nationally recognised l...

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Rebuilding Social Cohesion: Leadership in a Fractured World\nWith Paris Aristotle AO, CEO of Foundation House Victoria (VFST Inc.)\n\nIn this episode of A Purposeful Edge, host Dr Peter Collins is joined by Paris Aristotle ...

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The Courage to Lead When the Path Isn’t Clear

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As this eight-part series concludes, we reflect on the kind of leadership Australia needs to meet this moment — bold, purpose-driven, and future-focused.\n\nIn the final episode of A Purposeful Edge: Leading in Uncertainty...

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As this eight-part series concludes, we reflect on the kind of leadership Australia needs to meet this moment — bold, purpose-driven, and future-focused.\n\nIn the final episode of A Purposeful Edge: Leading in Uncertainty...

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https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-pidpm-1aa4f97

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Some high profile ethical failures in Australia have cast doubt over the ability of boards to make good decisions. We invited renowned ethicist Peter Collins to explain the role that ethics should play in decision-making...

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[ARTICLE FOR CONVERSATION – UK]

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Dr Peter Collins

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Change your mind, you can change anything…ethics can help with the change of mind.

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An institution first approach to wrong doing and corruption: a new way to deal with integrity risk

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Bias has had a hard time of it lately. The inference in much of the writing about bias is that it undermines good decision-making. While that can be true, it would be a mistake to overlook how we can harness bias as a cr...

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Dr Peter Collins

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This article was first published in the Australian Financial Review in September 2025.

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Peter Collins Director of the Fairfax Fellowship in Leadership Ethics, Centre for Ethical Leadership, University of Melbourne. DPhil candidate University of Oxford.

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Short cuts, called heuristics, offer a valuable approach to decision making much of the time. They help us process vast volumes of data and information. Under pressure and especially in a crisis, however, people may be t...

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Why does the head of emergency management – who manages bushfires and other natural disasters - always have a colleague stand next to them in the control room questioning their decision-making during a crisis?

","url":"https://collinsleadership.com/articles-1/f/behavioural-ethics-and-senior-leadership-decision-making","title":"Behavioural ethics and senior leadership decision-making","summary":"Why does the head of emergency management – who manages bushfires and other natural disasters - always have a colleague stand next to them in the control room questioning their decision-making during a crisis?","date_modified":"2025-01-20T14:00:00Z"}]}