The document discusses the significance of ethics and professionalism in various fields, emphasizing the need for ethical decision-making processes and competence development. It highlights the importance of professional ethics, the definition of competencies, and the benefits of a competency-based system for employees. Additionally, it addresses eco-friendly practices and examples of companies like Modo and Amway that incorporate sustainability in their operations.

1. Competencies
Professional Ethics

2. 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)

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. “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

7. 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.

8. Understanding Competence...
▪ Competence is
- EXEPERIENCE
-KNOWLEDGE
-ABILITY
-ATITUDE
-BEHAVIOUR

9. 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

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. Specific types of competency
▪ Communication competencies
▪ Interpersonal competencies
▪ Organizational competencies
▪ Thinking competencies
▪ Human Resources competencies
▪ Leadership competencies
▪ Self-management competencies

13. 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.

14. 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 disorder
or imbalance in the environment ethics has now become part
of business ethics.
▪ The root cause of environmental pollution lies in the methods
adopted in industrial production. So, we must use renewable
sources of energy and recyclable materials in order to
preserve the natural balance.

15. 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.

16. 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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