7CO03: Personal Effectiveness, Ethics and Business Acumen

AC1.1 Critically assess different ethical standpoints on people practice and the maintenance of high standards of ethical behaviour.

  • Assess different versions of ethics.
  • Challenge all levels of the organization to give balanced responses.
  • Uphold ethical behavior internally and externally.

AC1.2 Justify business improvements in relation to: the promotion of fairness and transparency; Well-being; employee voice; learning.

  • Promote alignment for individuals, the organization, and the profession.
  • Create fair and compassionate organizations.
  • Give them a voice, support well-being, and provide career-long development.

AC1.3 Self-evaluate personal and professional integrity in relation to ethical practice, professional courage and influence, and valuing people.

  • Role-model consistent personal and professional integrity.
  • Challenge unethical decisions and actions, explaining organizational risks.
  • Challenge constructively and confidently in the face of opposition.
  • Demonstrate compassion, humanity, and fairness.
  • Require others at all levels to uphold ethical standards.
  • Promote open communication.

AC1.4 Assess the impact of collaboration across cultural, geographic and professional boundaries, including the value of embracing difference.

  • Work collaboratively within and across organizational boundaries.
  • Embrace differences and use diversity.
  • Build trust, share knowledge, experience, and skills.
  • Promote positive attitudes and collaboration.

AC2.1 Reflect on levels of self-awareness, self-management and continuous self-improvement, leading to improved organisational success and career progression.

  • Utilize various measures such as personality, productivity, quality, and impact.
  • Drive for continuous self-improvement.
  • Develop business and financial acumen.
  • Lead and support change.
  • Build resilience in the face of uncertainty and setbacks.

AC2.2 Discuss how business acumen can deliver commercial benefits and manage resilience.

  • Analyze external and internal contexts, including governance.
  • Develop business and financial acumen.
  • Understand how data provides insight into people's solutions.
  • Lead and support change.
  • Build resilience in the face of uncertainty and setbacks.

AC2.3 Demonstrate impactful behaviour that is aligned with wider organisational vision, values, strategies and plans.

  • Align behavior with wider organizational vision, values, strategies, and plans.
  • Focus on business outputs and impact.
  • Connect with peers to benchmark, share practice, and anticipate trends.

AC3.1 Demonstrate curiosity and passion for deep learning.

  • Share good practice with others.
  • Use feedback to improve.
  • Promote a willingness to take risks.
  • Encourage an innovative learning environment.

AC3.2 Plan continuing professional development that involves both planned learning and reflection.

  • Understand the broad scope of CPD and various methods.
  • Engage in planned and reflective learning across all domains.

AC3.3 Discuss the merits of evidence-based critical thinking based upon a range of data analytics, across a wide range of current business topics.

  • Conduct thorough research.
  • Question and test ideas without bias.
  • Enhance thinking skills for deep understanding, including financial data.
  • Utilize data analytics.
  • Represent people's data in different ways.

AC3.4 Assess the impact that sharing of learning has on organisational success.

  • Promotes innovation and change.
  • Supports organic learning.
  • Creates efficiencies and reduces duplication.
  • Promotes an open and inclusive environment.

AC4.1 Assess own approaches to decision-making on complex issues, taking ownership to remedy mistakes.

  • Handle complex issues effectively.
  • Manage risk in decisions.
  • Develop these behaviors in others.
  • Take ownership when things go wrong.

AC4.2 Demonstrate appropriate influencing style to communicate and engage different audiences.

  • Use a range of communication tools.
  • Make the complex clear.
  • Practice questioning and listening.
  • Influence others at all levels.
  • Utilize ethical influencing techniques.

AC4.3 Discuss ways of promoting organisational improvement through courage, political acumen and the willingness to challenge.

  • Promote a willingness to be brave and challenge people and practices.
  • To foster ethical leadership: Encourage leaders as role models, ‘doing the right thing’.
  • View failure as an opportunity to enhance learning.
  • Emphasize the use of good judgment and evidence.
  • Promote mutual respect and careful choice of language.
  • Consider context and organizational reputation.

AC4.4 Assess the benefits of networking to enhance one's own career and contribution to organisational effectiveness.

  • Participate in networking activities.
  • Benchmark yourself and your organization.
  • Network for career opportunities.
  • Contribute to organizational effectiveness through networking.
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