There is a need to understand how leadership affects the well-being of local government employees working under conditions of prolonged austerity-driven reforms. A total of 118 Australian local government employees were surveyed. The analysis involved hierarchical regression using the PROCESS macro in SPSS, which identified the total, direct, and bootstrapped bias-corrected indirect effects. The findings suggest that managers demonstrated some leadership behaviours required to lead staff positively; however, authentic leadership behaviours need to be strengthened to ensure they can lead an under-resourced, under-staffed sector of government. These findings are consistent with recent findings from the Australian Local Government Association analysis of gaps in the skill profile of local government. Authentic leadership and PsyCap capabilities are known to increase sector capability, especially to achieve higher outcomes in a time when austerity is still driving policy. Local government is not sustainable without effective leadership that can navigate austerity-led policies with agility based on constructive feedback to ensure a productive workplace that enhances employee well-being.

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谈话是否与澳大利亚地方政府雇员的步行相匹配：领导力与员工福祉之间的联系

有必要了解领导层如何影响在长期紧缩驱动的改革条件下工作的地方政府雇员的福祉。共有 118 名澳大利亚地方政府雇员接受了调查。分析涉及使用 SPSS 中的 PROCESS 宏的层次回归，它确定了总体、直接和引导偏差校正的间接影响。研究结果表明，管理者表现出积极领导员工所需的一些领导行为；然而，真正的领导行为需要得到加强，以确保他们能够领导一个资源不足、人手不足的政府部门。这些发现与澳大利亚地方政府协会最近对地方政府技能概况差距的分析结果一致。众所周知，真正的领导力和 PsyCap 能力可以提高部门能力，尤其是在紧缩政策仍在推动政策的时期实现更高的成果。如果没有有效的领导，地方政府是不可持续的，他们可以根据建设性的反馈灵活地驾驭紧缩主导的政策，以确保有一个高效的工作场所，从而提高员工的福祉。