Competencies

Professional Ethics

Professional Ethics

Ethics

Єθοσ [ethos] Greek word for custom or habit, the characteristic conduct of an

individual human life.

They seeks to determine how human actions may be judged (right

or wrong)

Are they important???

– Ethics is a requirement for human life. It is our means of deciding a course of action.

– “Ethics is studying and talking about what is right and wrong, good and bad.”

– Many philosophers think that doing anything or making any choice is a part of ethics.

Professional Ethics

Professional ethics concerns one's conduct of behavior and practice when carrying out professional work.

▪ Practically every professional organization has an official code of ethics.

Examples of unethical practices…

– Direct observation under secret conditions

– False job interviews of competitors’ employees

– Hiring employees away from competitors to get specific know-how

– Bribing competitor’s employee or supplier.

“Ethical Decision Making Process”

• Recognizing that an Ethical Situation exists and defining it.

Recognize the Situation

• Reasoning and Evaluating the possible Courses of Action.

Evaluate the Options

• Choosing and committing to the best Ethical Course of Action

Commit to a Decision

• Acting on your Ethical decision

Act on Decision

Competence

▪ Competence is the ability of an individual to do a job properly.

▪ A competency is a set of defined behaviors that provide a structured guide enabling the identification, evaluation and development of the behaviors in individual employees.

Understanding Competence...

▪ Competence is- EXEPERIENCE

-KNOWLEDGE-ABILITY

-ATITUDE-BEHAVIOUR

Building Competency In You

▪ Communication

▪ Achievement/results orientation

▪ Customer focus

▪ Teamwork

▪ Leadership

▪ Planning and organizing

▪ Commercial acumen and business awareness

▪ Flexibility and adaptability

Developing others

Problem-solving

Analytical thinking

Building relationships

Professional competence

▪ By having competencies defined in the organization, it allows employees to know what they need to be productive.

▪ For competencies where employees are lacking, they can learn.

▪ It allows employees to know what they need to be productive.

▪ It allows employees to how to make sustainable production.

▪It also make one to do production by keeping in mind the human values.

Benefits of a competency-based system

▪ Employees have a well-defined set of behaviours required in their work and are clear about how they are expected to perform their jobs.

▪ The appraisal and recruitment systems are fairer and more open.

▪ Recruiters are able to assess transferable skills and identify required behaviours regardless of career background.

Specific types of competency

▪ Communication competencies

▪ Interpersonal competencies

▪ Organizational competencies

▪ Thinking competencies

▪ Human Resources competencies

▪ Leadership competencies

▪ Self-management competencies

Why is professional competence important?

It doesn’t matter what you profession is. There are changes in the medical field, technology and taxes.

A professional being professionally responsible would make sure his knowledge and skills are updated.

An example of this is a heart transplant.

Eco-friendly and People friendly production systems

By eco-friendly practices we mean the activities which should not degrade the quality of the environment around us.

▪ These activities are nature friendly as well as people friendly.So, we must try to understand the various causes of disorderor imbalance in the environment ethics has now become partof business ethics.

▪ The root cause of environmental pollution lies in the methodsadopted in industrial production. So, we must use renewablesources of energy and recyclable materials in order topreserve the natural balance.

Examples..

1. MODO(ECO Eyewear)Today, Modo drives the eyewear industry’s

effort in sustainability and social responsibility. With initiatives like producing frames with recycled content or biobased materials (Eco brand), planting trees for every frame sold (Eco’s “one frame – one tree”), giving free spectacles to those in need (Modo’s “buy a frame – give a frame”), Modo is a pioneer in merging style and purpose.

2.AMWAY

In 1959, Amway launched a business model fueled through the power of relationships. The original product offered in this model, was Liquid Organic Cleaner (L.O.C.). It was the first concentrated, bio-degradable, and environmentally friendly cleaning product. Since then, Amway has increased its production in eco-friendly products.

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