Is PASSIon a Competency,,, If YEs how will U MEasure,,, IF not Why Shall We Discuss,,
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Passion means a strong feeling, vehement desire. So, if we need passion, we have to work for it; it won't come automatically. SWOT is the tool available to measure passion. Passion is a goal-directed action that requires skill. If it is skill we seek, we have to work for it. It is measurable through past performance or can be acquired from others' experiences as well. Passion leads to achieving goals within time, coupled with creativity.
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Hi,
Passion is a strong feeling or emotion towards an object or a thing. One who has a high degree of passion towards work will have high performance in turn, which shall be measured through his performance appraisal system.
However, passion might not be considered a competency since passion is something that is linked to the motivational level of the employee. Once the employee is highly motivated, he would have a strong passion towards work. Furthermore, if he has a passion for his work, the factors affecting his motivational level will be less; for example, he might not get demotivated due to various factors.
I would like the forum to shed more light on this discussion.
From India, Madras
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Passion is a strong feeling or emotion towards an object or a thing. One who has a high degree of passion towards work will have high performance in turn, which shall be measured through his performance appraisal system.
However, passion might not be considered a competency since passion is something that is linked to the motivational level of the employee. Once the employee is highly motivated, he would have a strong passion towards work. Furthermore, if he has a passion for his work, the factors affecting his motivational level will be less; for example, he might not get demotivated due to various factors.
I would like the forum to shed more light on this discussion.
From India, Madras
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From a work perspective, a passionate person demonstrates a drive for excellence in every aspect of his or her job. This can be linked to all other competencies, for example:
Job Knowledge -
A passionate person would definitely like to demonstrate an expert understanding of the functional area, business operations, and related issues on the job. They will strive to be a benchmark for the activity or function and act as a coach/guide, leading business, operations, and/or technology improvement activities.
Result Orientation -
A passionate employee will consistently go beyond what is expected to achieve set expectations. They demonstrate outstanding initiative and commitment towards delivery and always seek to raise delivery standards by welcoming varied work assignments, viewing them as opportunities to gain new knowledge that can be applied in future business situations. They adapt to constantly changing work environments and styles.
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Adnan Subhani
From India, Hyderabad
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Job Knowledge -
A passionate person would definitely like to demonstrate an expert understanding of the functional area, business operations, and related issues on the job. They will strive to be a benchmark for the activity or function and act as a coach/guide, leading business, operations, and/or technology improvement activities.
Result Orientation -
A passionate employee will consistently go beyond what is expected to achieve set expectations. They demonstrate outstanding initiative and commitment towards delivery and always seek to raise delivery standards by welcoming varied work assignments, viewing them as opportunities to gain new knowledge that can be applied in future business situations. They adapt to constantly changing work environments and styles.
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Adnan Subhani
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Hi,
Passion is the quickest to develop and the quickest to fade. Intimacy develops more slowly, and commitment more gradually still.
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Shanthi S
"Attitude is the Distance between Success and Failure"
From India, Bangalore
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Passion is the quickest to develop and the quickest to fade. Intimacy develops more slowly, and commitment more gradually still.
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Shanthi S
"Attitude is the Distance between Success and Failure"
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Passion for work or a profession is no harm; it actually drives a person to scale his professional life very successfully. Here, he/she will normally have some specific targets in mind regarding what they want and how best they can achieve it. Passion can be measured through the attitude and enthusiasm shown by such people.
However, people who carry passion into personal matters will often end up feeling dejected or stressed because the end result of passionate behavior depends on others as well. So, while passion is a good criterion to have, how you channel it is the tricky part.
Love to see more thoughts, guys...
From India, Kochi
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However, people who carry passion into personal matters will often end up feeling dejected or stressed because the end result of passionate behavior depends on others as well. So, while passion is a good criterion to have, how you channel it is the tricky part.
Love to see more thoughts, guys...
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As already discussed in this thread, a strong passion towards one's work will reflect in his/her productivity. Productivity is always measurable.
But if you want to measure passion with respect to other competencies contributing to one's productivity, then I feel it's very difficult.
From United States, Dover
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But if you want to measure passion with respect to other competencies contributing to one's productivity, then I feel it's very difficult.
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In the world of employment, some definitions of "competencies" relate to work, such as tasks, results, and outputs. Others define competencies as the characteristics of the people doing the work, such as knowledge, skills, attitudes, values, orientations, and commitments.
The first competency is passion. Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary defines "passion" as "emotion; the emotions as distinguished from reason; intense, driving, or overmastering feeling of conviction."
A passion to succeed, and even a passion not to fail, will provide a company with a phenomenal competitive advantage. To determine your passion for leadership, score yourself from one to ten—one being a low level of passion and ten a high level of passion. One way to bring out your natural leadership abilities is by getting involved in activities you really enjoy. These will energize you, and others in your organization will be able to tell that you have a sense of purpose.
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The first competency is passion. Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary defines "passion" as "emotion; the emotions as distinguished from reason; intense, driving, or overmastering feeling of conviction."
A passion to succeed, and even a passion not to fail, will provide a company with a phenomenal competitive advantage. To determine your passion for leadership, score yourself from one to ten—one being a low level of passion and ten a high level of passion. One way to bring out your natural leadership abilities is by getting involved in activities you really enjoy. These will energize you, and others in your organization will be able to tell that you have a sense of purpose.
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Passion is something that comes after the following stages: information (you heard of something), knowledge (you researched it and learned how it works), enthusiasm (you got some positive results, which egged you on), skill (you polished your methods and your working), motivation (you want to do more because you feel you are going somewhere with it), emotion (you feel guilty when you are not giving enough time to it), and finally - passion (you just LOVE doing it because you know THIS is what you were meant to do).
All the above stages are critically important, if not equally so, and if taken through the correct sequence, would generally give the desired results (and vice-versa). For example, passion without knowledge or skill is akin to flirtation - it won't last very long!
From India, Bareli
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All the above stages are critically important, if not equally so, and if taken through the correct sequence, would generally give the desired results (and vice-versa). For example, passion without knowledge or skill is akin to flirtation - it won't last very long!
From India, Bareli
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Hi,
Passion is a competency. In short, passion is enthusiasm for doing work in an organization, and competency is the ability to successfully complete work. Therefore, every job has a set of competencies, and to fulfill those competencies, passion is a must.
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Passion is a competency. In short, passion is enthusiasm for doing work in an organization, and competency is the ability to successfully complete work. Therefore, every job has a set of competencies, and to fulfill those competencies, passion is a must.
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This is a posting on the hedgehog concept at another forum:
forums.marcusbuckingham.com • View topic - The Hedgehog concept <link updated to site home> (Search On Cite | Search On Google)
It clearly reveals that though passion is an intrinsic strong emotion, it can be a key competency. You can gauge from my blog - Make your passion your profession - http://mypyp.wordpress.com/
From India, New Delhi
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forums.marcusbuckingham.com • View topic - The Hedgehog concept <link updated to site home> (Search On Cite | Search On Google)
It clearly reveals that though passion is an intrinsic strong emotion, it can be a key competency. You can gauge from my blog - Make your passion your profession - http://mypyp.wordpress.com/
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Passion is for sure your own level of competency, and there may or may not be a suitable method to measure the same. However, one should never neglect the fact that whatever we might be in any field of expertise, we need to learn, learn, and learn because there can't be any defined standard for your passion.
Though the best way to measure is to measure your own level of learning, compete with your own performance from time to time.
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Though the best way to measure is to measure your own level of learning, compete with your own performance from time to time.
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Let's see it this way:
I have a huge passion for music. I have a huge passion for psychology.
What I have done for music:
I have not attended classes - I sing the way I love - and I am happy about it. After growing up, I learned I could spend some time and learn a musical instrument. Just started recently - only one person loves listening to it (the person who has a huge reason behind it to like it). SO - MUSIC is something I opt to listen to while traveling, sleeping, eating (most of the time).
Now, Psychology:
Hmmm, I wanted to pursue a career in Psychology - trust me: Criminal Psychology. I landed as an HR :-D. I still love the subject - I read a lot about it. I "make sure" I read about it.
Now the question - is passion a competency? Can it be measured? I would say passion is the love towards the field.
If I loved music and all of a sudden started listening to bad voices, bad rhythms with just no goodness in it, I would have slowly started hating it. If Psychology came up with equations and chemical formulas, I would not have read a single page after learning this.
Meaning is simple - as long as you know that the person whom you hired has the passion (love) to work continues to be so - it's good. Please don't confuse motives or satisfaction of basic needs with passion. A person would see the following before choosing a job:
The motive behind the need for the job:
Monetary
Self-esteem
Passion: achieve the "needs" with an interest and not by force.
Now the company has to make sure - you motivate in:
Monetary - salary hikes, incentives, rewards, etc.
Self-esteem: Promotion, recognition.
Passion: :-D hmmmm, don't make the person hate the subject. So during performance appraisal and review - set and review those targets that are achievable and provide your constructive feedback.
Many people have said here that passion disappears. It does not disappear - sometimes, the company neglects that part and forces the person to stop loving it and start acting!
From India, Madras
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I have a huge passion for music. I have a huge passion for psychology.
What I have done for music:
I have not attended classes - I sing the way I love - and I am happy about it. After growing up, I learned I could spend some time and learn a musical instrument. Just started recently - only one person loves listening to it (the person who has a huge reason behind it to like it). SO - MUSIC is something I opt to listen to while traveling, sleeping, eating (most of the time).
Now, Psychology:
Hmmm, I wanted to pursue a career in Psychology - trust me: Criminal Psychology. I landed as an HR :-D. I still love the subject - I read a lot about it. I "make sure" I read about it.
Now the question - is passion a competency? Can it be measured? I would say passion is the love towards the field.
If I loved music and all of a sudden started listening to bad voices, bad rhythms with just no goodness in it, I would have slowly started hating it. If Psychology came up with equations and chemical formulas, I would not have read a single page after learning this.
Meaning is simple - as long as you know that the person whom you hired has the passion (love) to work continues to be so - it's good. Please don't confuse motives or satisfaction of basic needs with passion. A person would see the following before choosing a job:
The motive behind the need for the job:
Monetary
Self-esteem
Passion: achieve the "needs" with an interest and not by force.
Now the company has to make sure - you motivate in:
Monetary - salary hikes, incentives, rewards, etc.
Self-esteem: Promotion, recognition.
Passion: :-D hmmmm, don't make the person hate the subject. So during performance appraisal and review - set and review those targets that are achievable and provide your constructive feedback.
Many people have said here that passion disappears. It does not disappear - sometimes, the company neglects that part and forces the person to stop loving it and start acting!
From India, Madras
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