Professional Skills Development and Workplace Behaviour Analysis

This report examines the critical aspects of professional skills and workplace behaviour, emphasizing the importance of ethics, integrity, and effective communication within a business environment. It highlights the significance of ethical conduct in shaping a company's reputation and success, focusing on the role of employees as brand ambassadors. The report discusses the importance of maintaining good relationships with managers, fostering teamwork, and utilizing clear communication channels. Key ethical behaviours such as integrity and accountability are explored, demonstrating how they contribute to professionalism and overall workplace efficiency. The report concludes by stressing the importance of these professional skills in achieving company goals and the need for management to prioritize these qualities when hiring. References to academic sources support the arguments presented, making it a well-rounded analysis of professional conduct in the workplace.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
DEVELOPMENT FOR
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
Work place behaviour

Introduction
 Human behaviours are guided by what is
known as ethics. It forms the most critical
aspect of how an individual behave in
day-to-day life.
 People in human resource sector and
management professionals know the
benefit of recruiting individuals of
impeccable integrity.

Introduction cont.
Key areas of business ethics

Introduction cont.
 If employees who are hired are people
who are honest and hardworking, then
the company will easily beat its targets
and increase its economic base as well as
helping in improving the overall
reputation.
 The company employees are very
important stakeholders since they
constantly market the company in and
outside the company (Aasland, 2012).

Relationship with manager
 Managers are our leaders and must be
respected. Good relationship with the
manager will also ease his work. To avoid
many troubles, one should ensure that
there is a good rapport with the top
management.
 This will also ensure team work is
achieved.

Use of language
 Communication sums it all. We must
have effective communication always in
work places.
 People need to communicate with each
other in a friendly language and tone to
avoid misunderstandings.
 There must also be a structured
communication channel for the better
case.

The benefits of integrity
 Integrity is one of the most important
ethical behaviours. It is an important
virtue that managers everyone will
always expect an individual to possess
whether in private or public sector.
Integrity encompasses every undertaking
in any company because everything done
around integrity always become a
success.

Accountability and
professionalism
 Employees must be held accountable in
whatever they do. Accountability can be
linked to professionalism because
anybody who is accountable usually
prove that they are professionals in a
particular area (Mellahi, Morrell & Wood,
2010).

Participation in team work
 Team work is highly required in work
places to improve and speed up the
output. Employees are expected to
corporate wholly, not only with their
colleagues, but with the top management
too. For example, saying good morning
colleagues shows how one is concerned
about others.

Conclusion
 Professional skills are highly important in
any company. The employees are people
who market the company in many
platforms. Therefore, their integrity,
professionalism, commitment to work,
and accountability among others are very
critical to any company which aspires to
excel in its endeavours. The management
will explicitly look forward to hiring those
that can show the mentioned ethics.

References
 Mellahi, K., Morrell, K. and Wood, G.
(2010). The ethical business. 1st ed.
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan..
 Mosola, B. (2011). Employees'
perceptions on ethical behaviour in
business. 1st ed. [Place of publication not
identified]: [publisher not identified].
 Aasland, D. (2012). On the Ethics Behind
“Business Ethics”. Journal of Business
Ethics, 53(1/2), pp.3-8.