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5. DEMONSTRATE PERSONAL AND
PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE
At the end of this training session, you should be able to:
f Model ethical conduct in all areas of work and encourage others to adopt
business ethics
f Adapt appropriate interpersonal and leadership styles to meet particular
circumstances and situations
f Set and achieve personal objectives and work program outcomes
f Ensure self performance and professional competence is continuously
improved through engagement in a range of professional development
activities
f Participate regularly in industry/professional networks and groups
Important terms to remember:
f Business ethics
f Authoritarian leadership (autocratic),
f Participative leadership (democratic), and
f Delegative leadership (Laissez-Faire)
f Learning organisation
Personal and Professional Competence
A leader must demonstrate personal and professional competence. For
example, a leader must model ethical conduct in all areas of work and
encourage others to adopt business ethics as well.
A leader must also be able to adapt appropriate interpersonal and leadership
styles to meet particular circumstances and situations. For example, how
would you lead a group of people who are knowledgeable in their own areas of
expertise? What leadership style is most appropriate in this kind of situation?
What about if you are leading a group of people who requires a large deal
amount of supervision and training? What leadership style is most appropriate
in this kind of situation? A leader must be flexible enough to know how to lead
various kinds of people in the workplace and adjust leadership style according to
their own circumstances.
A leader must also continuously improve both personally and professionally
through professional improvement activities and programs. For example,
a leader may decide to further his/her studies through further training and
development, read a wide variety of management and leadership literature and
participate regularly in industry/professional networks and groups.

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EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP_V5.5
Business Ethics
What is Business Ethics?
Business ethics is defined as ‘a system of moral principles applied in the
commercial world’ (BNET Australia 2010). It provides organisations with
guidelines for what is acceptable behaviour both in their overall strategy and
day-to-day operations (BNET Australia 2010). The business ethical principles of
the organisation are usually expressed in a Code of Conduct document.