- Results of the second survey
- Personal responsibility still weak
- We recognize responsibility better responsibility others
- responsibility recognized but not practiced.
There is a lack of responsibility in society. This is confirmed by the figures in the 2018 Responsibility Index. The current results even exceed last year's figures: the majority of the approximately 1,000 participants in the second representative study recognize responsibility strongly in others than in themselves. In 2017, 62 percent of respondents already placed a greater focus on their environment than on themselves. This figure rose by four percentage points in 2018. Our conclusion at the Grundl Leadership Institute is that this is the reason why people responsibility shift responsibility onto others.
Our appeal: "Talk less about others, do more yourself!"
It seems paradoxical that responsibility a principle in society has become even more important than in 2017 (an increase of three percentage points). The ability to recognize how people in society responsibility has therefore improved. However, the ability responsibility the meaning of one's own responsibility and how to consciously live it is still significantly weaker. Although respondents are able responsibility see their own responsibility , they tend to focus on their environment rather than on themselves. Thus, personal responsibility in society, which was already weak in 2017, has not improved in 2018 (stagnating at around 48 percent).
About the Responsibility Index:
The Responsibility Index measures the quality of responsibility, i.e., how clearly respondents recognize responsibility three dimensions: human (who is responsibility?), factual (what is the responsibility?) and principled (what is the responsibility for?) in themselves and others. The respective value of "responsibility quality" shows the extent to which we as a society possess the ability to act in each dimension or how balanced our attention to the issue is. 100 percent represents a responsibility utopia. Every member of our society can perfectly assess their own responsibility that of their fellow human beings and act accordingly. At 0 percent, we experience the exact opposite—a dystopia in which no one perceives their own responsibility or responsibility or takes it into account in their own actions. The index will regularly measure, map, and publish the current social status on the topic responsibility . www.verantwortungsindex.de
"Discussions in the media and politics show this development every day," explains Boris Grundl. "People like to focus on major social issues that are beyond their own sphere of influence. They repeatedly discuss and demand responsibility, but do not take enough action themselves. Rather than focusing on external factors, it would be better to start with oneself and actively take responsibility one can really make a difference."
Skewed culture of error: Critics count more than creators
We see the reasons for this behavior in, among other things, the prevailing culture of error. "When someone responsibility own responsibility , they have to confront themselves—they have to face their own decisions. At the same time, they must be prepared to bear the consequences of their actions. But as long as critics receive more admiration than creators in today's world, this reluctance to take responsibility is hardly surprising. This is where we need to start," says Grundl.
Our 20 years of experience show that a conscious approach to responsibility is responsibility heart of human development. That is why we created the Responsibility Index: to gain responsibility understanding responsibility , enable a uniform understanding, create practical tools, andresponsibility zest for responsibility . "zest for responsibility when I experience meaning by taking responsibility within my sphere of influence," explains Grundl. In view of the results, we appeal to personal responsibility: "We need to focus responsibility attention on ourselves when it comes to responsibility . Only then can people, companies, and society develop further and become the best they can be."
The detailed results of the survey will be published shortly at www.verantwortungsindex.de.
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