Motivation: Profile of the Person Competent in the Soft Skill/Competency Called "Motivation"

Explanation of the Competency "Motivation"

Appreciates the need for motivating self and others.
Believes that by motivating the people they are in a position to give out their best i.e. they try their best to achieve their maximum potential for action, expression, growth, and achievement.
Gives high degree of emphasis equally on "concern for people" as well as on "accomplishment of tasks".
Analyzes the factors that motivate the people.
Knows that different people are motivated by different factors and their weightages are not the same.
Therefore, tries to analyze at each individual level what motivates each individual including self.
Employs formal surveys and informal observations for understanding the motivational needs of the people.
Is fully conversant with Maslow's need hierarchy theory, Herzberg's two-factor theory and other theories of motivation.
Accordingly, incorporates the required challenges and responsibilities in the jobs of self and other individuals in addition to providing continually improving working relations and conditions.
Provides appropriate freedom and autonomy on job as per individual's requirements.
Helps in structuring and designing the various human resources and other policies of the organization keeping in mind the motivational requirement of its employees.
Provides adequate and appropriate psychological strokes to the direct reports as well as all the other associates.
On completion of projects and jobs by teams and individuals, celebrates the success and gives due recognition to them openly.
Incorporates required combination of motivational factors so that people give their best as individuals as well as the teams.
Generally respects all the people.
Is a good listener.

Pitfalls to be Avoided

May show a very softening or compromising attitude towards the people giving them a wrong impression of being a weak leader.
May spend disproportionately more time in trying to sort out even those motivational aspects that are of very minor nature or which in fact are imaginary and not real.
May tend to attribute failure of employees as their lack of motivation even when other factors may be primarily responsible for their failures.

If you are interested to read the detailed explanations on many other soft skills/competencies like "Result Orientation", "Problem Solving", “Self Confidence”, “Self Development”, "Action Orientation", "Creativity", "Interpersonal Skills", "Communication Skills", "Composure or Coolness", "Decision Making", "Integrity", "Team Work and Team Building", "Developing People", "Conflict Management", "Leadership" etc, you may refer the following websites:

http://management-universe.blospot.com and

http://shyam.bhatawdekar.com

Also refer:

(Motivation) http://motivation-people.blogspot.com/,
(Self-concept) http://self-concept-image.blogspot.com/,
(Self-concept) http://self-image-concept.blogspot.com/,
(Self development) http://managing-self.blogspot.com/,
(Self-confidence) http://self-confidence-improvement.blogspot.com/,
(Personality) http://human-personality.blogspot.com/,
(Human Software- HSoftware) http://human-software-hsoftware.blogspot.com/

Books Suggested for Your Personal/Professional and Organization's Libraries (All these books in printed book and eBook formats are available online from Amazon)

Management, Business, Self-help and Personality Development Books

1. HSoftware (Human Software) (The Only Key to Higher Effectiveness)

2. Sensitive Stories of Corporate World (Management Case Studies)

3. Classic Management Games, Exercises, Energizers and Icebreakers

4. Classic Management Games, Exercises, Energizers and Icebreakers (Volume 2)

5. Classic Team Building Games, Exercises, Energizers and Icebreakers

6. 101 Classic Management Games, Exercises, Energizers and Icebreakers

7. Stress? No Way!! (Handbook on Stress Management)

8. HSoftware (Shyam Bhatawdekar’s Effectiveness Model)

9. Competency Management (Competency Matrix and Competencies)

10. Soft Skills You Can’t Do Without (Goal Setting, Time Management, Assertiveness and Anger Management)

11. Essentials of Work Study (Method Study and Work Measurement)

12. Essentials of Time Management (Taking Control of Your Life)

13. Essentials of 5S Housekeeping

14. Essentials of Quality Circles

15. Essentials of Goal Setting

16. Essentials of Anger Management

17. Essentials of Assertive Behavior

18. Essentials of Performance Management & Performance Appraisal

19. Health Essentials (Health Is Wealth)

20. The Romance of Intimacy (How to Enhance Intimacy in a Relationship?)

Novels, Stories, Biographies and Travelogues

21. The Peace Crusaders (Novel: how the peace crusaders established permanent peace on a war strewn planet?)

22. Love Knows No Bounds (Novel: a refreshingly different love story. Also available with the title “Good People”)

23. Funny (and Not So Funny) Short Stories

24. Stories Children Will Love (Volume 1: Bhanu-Shanu-Kaju-Biju and Dholu Ram Gadbad Singh)

25. My Father (Biography)
26. Travelogue: Scandinavia, Russia
27. Travelogue: Europe

For More Guidance, Assistance, Training and Consultation

Contact: prodcons@prodcons.com

Training on all the aspects of "Motivation" is provided by Prodcons Group's Mr Shyam Bhatawdekar and/or Dr (Mrs) Kalpana Bhatawdekar, renowned management educationists, management consultants and trainers- par excellence, with distinction of having trained over 150,000 people from around 250 organizations. Design and implementation of various motivational schemes is also facilitated by the team of Prodcons Group.

Also refer: (Prodcons Group) http://prodcons-group.blogspot.com/, (Training Programs by Prodcons Group) http://training-development-function.blogspot.com/, (Productivity Consultants) http://productivity-consultants.blogspot.com/

Other Topics of Interest

All Management Topics (General Management, Marketing and Sales, Service, Operations/Manufacturing, Quality, Maintenance, Human Resources, Finance and Accounts, Information Technology, Life Management)

The topics are listed in alphabetic order:

(Home Pages for All the Management Topics) http://management-universe.blogspot.com/ and http://management-universe-enotes.blogspot.com/

(Building Leadership and Management) http://shyam.bhatawdekar.com

(Alphabetic List of All Management Topics) http://management-enotes.blogspot.com/

(Home Page for Writings of Shyam Bhatawdekar) http://writings-of-shyam.blogspot.com/

(5S Housekeeping) http://5s-housekeeping.blogspot.com/

(Activity Based Costing- ABC) http://activitybased-costing.blogspot.com/

(Advertising) http://advertising-mass-communication.blogspot.com/

(Anger Management) http://controlling-anger.blogspot.com/

(Assertiveness) http://assertiveness-skill.blogspot.com/

(Assessment Centers) http://assessment-centers.blogspot.com/

(A to Z of Management Systems) http://a-z-management-systems.blogspot.com/