Leadership

ATO leadership index scores

Immediate supervisor index score

Your immediate supervisor index score is 79. Variance from:

2025 is +1
the APS overall is +2
larger operational agencies is +2
extra-large sized agencies is +2.

SES manager index score

Your SES manager leadership index score is 71. Variance from:

2025 is +1
the APS overall is +2
larger operational agencies is +3
extra-large sized agencies is +3.

Immediate supervisor

The immediate supervisor score assesses how employees view the leadership behaviours of their immediate supervisor in line with the APS leadership capability framework.

Overall results on leadership by immediate supervisor
Statement	Positive	Neutral	Negative
My supervisor engages with staff on how to respond to future challenges	83%	12%	5%
My supervisor can deliver difficult advice whilst maintaining relationships	82%	13%	5%
My supervisor invites a range of views, including those different to their own	85%	10%	5%
My supervisor encourages my team to regularly review and improve our work	86%	10%	4%
My supervisor is invested in my development	81%	13%	6%
My supervisor ensures that my workgroup delivers on what we are responsible for	90%	8%	3%
My supervisor provides me with helpful feedback to improve my performance	83%	12%	6%
My immediate supervisor encourages me	79%	15%	6%
My supervisor actively ensures that everyone can be included in workplace activities	86%	10%	4%
My supervisor encourages me to take on new tasks and gain experience doing things I've never done before	84%	11%	4%

Leadership – immediate supervisor result variance 1
Statement	Variance from 2025	Variance from APS overall
My supervisor engages with staff on how to respond to future challenges	+1	+3
My supervisor can deliver difficult advice whilst maintaining relationships	0	+2
My supervisor invites a range of views, including those different to their own	+1	+3
My supervisor encourages my team to regularly review and improve our work	+1	+4
My supervisor is invested in my development	+1	+4
My supervisor ensures that my workgroup delivers on what we are responsible for	0	+2
My supervisor provides me with helpful feedback to improve my performance	+1	+4
My immediate supervisor encourages me	0	+2
My supervisor actively ensures that everyone can be included in workplace activities	0	+2
My supervisor encourages me to take on new tasks and gain experience doing things I've never done before	+1	+4

Leadership – immediate supervisor result variance 2
Statement	Variance from larger operational agencies	Variance from extra-large sized agencies
My supervisor engages with staff on how to respond to future challenges	+3	+3
My supervisor can deliver difficult advice whilst maintaining relationships	+3	+2
My supervisor invites a range of views, including those different to their own	+4	+3
My supervisor encourages my team to regularly review and improve our work	+4	+3
My supervisor is invested in my development	+4	+4
My supervisor ensures that my workgroup delivers on what we are responsible for	+2	+2
My supervisor provides me with helpful feedback to improve my performance	+4	+3
My immediate supervisor encourages me	+3	+3
My supervisor actively ensures that everyone can be included in workplace activities	+2	+2
My supervisor encourages me to take on new tasks and gain experience doing things I've never done before	+4	+4

SES manager

The SES manager score assesses how employees view the leadership behaviours of their immediate SES manager in line with the APS leadership capability framework.

Overall results on leadership by SES manager
Statement	Positive	Neutral	Negative
My SES manager clearly articulates the direction and priorities for our area	74%	19%	7%
My SES manager presents convincing arguments and persuades others towards an outcome	65%	29%	6%
My SES manager promotes cooperation within and between agencies	66%	29%	4%
My SES manager encourages innovation and creativity	70%	24%	6%
My SES manager creates an environment that enables us to deliver our best	69%	23%	8%
My SES manager ensures that work effort contributes to the strategic direction of the agency and the APS	77%	19%	4%
In my agency, the SES work as a team	60%	29%	11%
In my agency, the SES clearly articulate the direction and priorities for our agency	72%	21%	7%
My SES manager routinely promotes the use of data and evidence to deliver outcomes	72%	24%	5%

Leadership – SES result variance 1
Statement	Variance from 2025	Variance from APS overall
My SES manager clearly articulates the direction and priorities for our area	+1	+4
My SES manager presents convincing arguments and persuades others towards an outcome	+1	+3
My SES manager promotes cooperation within and between agencies	+1	−2
My SES manager encourages innovation and creativity	+2	+4
My SES manager creates an environment that enables us to deliver our best	+2	+4
My SES manager ensures that work effort contributes to the strategic direction of the agency and the APS	+2	+2
In my agency, the SES work as a team	+1	+4
In my agency, the SES clearly articulate the direction and priorities for our agency	+2	+8
My SES manager routinely promotes the use of data and evidence to deliver outcomes	+2	+3

Leadership – SES result variance 2
Statement	Variance from larger operational agencies	Variance from extra-large sized agencies
My SES manager clearly articulates the direction and priorities for our area	+5	+5
My SES manager presents convincing arguments and persuades others towards an outcome	+6	+6
My SES manager promotes cooperation within and between agencies	+2	+2
My SES manager encourages innovation and creativity	+5	+5
My SES manager creates an environment that enables us to deliver our best	+5	+5
My SES manager ensures that work effort contributes to the strategic direction of the agency and the APS	+5	+5
In my agency, the SES work as a team	+4	+4
In my agency, the SES clearly articulate the direction and priorities for our agency	+7	+6
My SES manager routinely promotes the use of data and evidence to deliver outcomes	+5	+5