2. CONCEPT OF COMPETITIVE SPIRIT
Competitive Spirit is a powerful single
minded energy which must be channeled in
the right direction.
Competitive spirit is the individual
- drive to win
- desire to succeed and be the best
Examples: Both players were talented, but
the one with the most competitive spirit won
the match.
3. IMPORTANCE OF COMPETITIVE
SPIRIT
Importance of Developing Competitive Spirit is as
follows:
1) Career Management:
Competitive spirit and a desire to achieve, will effect
one’s success in business. Competitive people may make
a larger number of sales than peers, work longer hours,
encourage creative ideas, and develop quality products
and services, which will impress bosses and show a
desire for a company’s well being and success.
Organization need these qualities in employees to be
competitive in a market. Additionally, the likelihood for
career advancement is greater for those who possess
these qualities.
2) Respect from Others:
Possessing leaderships skills and a competitive spirit,
reveals to co workers, bosses, friends, acquaintances and
teachers that one has a rest for life. Hard work will gain
4. IMPORTANCE OF COMPETITIVE SPIRIT
Importance of Developing Competitive Spirit is as follows:
Likewise, studying more and practicing harder comes from
an urge to do well and succeed. One may find that
inspiring others is also an advantage of a competitive
spirit. One’s hard work and successes may encourage
others to be more competitive.
3) Self worth and Exciting Lifestyle:
Working hard toward personal and career goals can
provide a person with a feeling of self worth. Generally,
competitive people are not afraid to try new things which
can lead to exciting opportunities that other less
competitive people may not encounter. Likewise, the
journey to achievement, working toward a goal, enhances
moods and can fight depression
5. ORGANISATIONAL AND MANAGERIAL EFFORTS TO
DEVELOP COMPETITIVE SPIRIT
Various managerial and organizational efforts
1) Recognize Winners Publicity:
Honoring employee’s accomplishments – eg meeting
quota, closing big sales – in front of their co workers can
energize the whole team by motivating everyone to
performs well and earn similar tasks. Making each team
members performance publicity through leader boards or
other tools adds further fuel to the fire as the rest of the
team or even the entire company grows more involved in
everyone’s performance.
2) Promote Fair Play:
Friendly Competition can descent into resentment if the
playing field is uneven. Make sure rewards are available
to all who perform and that the criteria for topping a leader
6. ORGANISATIONAL AND MANAGERIAL EFFORTS TO
DEVELOP COMPETITIVE SPIRIT
or taking home a prize are clearly defined. This ensures
that everyone knows the rules and perceives the game as
fair, but also that one has defined what aspects of the job
one is trying to encourage employees to perform better.
3) Keep an Eye on Larger Objectives:
Any workplace competition must align with company and
team goals. The best competitions promote behaviours
that hod strategic importance for the company, but might
bot be the most exciting tasks to perform. Adding a
friendly rivalry can bring much needed fun into the picture
that encourages workers to complete these tasks quickly
and effectively. So do not just implement competition for
its own sake, make sure it is focused and directed toward
improving specific team actions.
7. ORGANISATIONAL AND MANAGERIAL EFFORTS TO
DEVELOP COMPETITIVE SPIRIT
4) Add Team Competition along with Individual
Competition:
Sales people definitely enjoy the personal satisfaction and
recognition that comes with beating one of their
colleagues. However, being able to contribute to the
success of a team can be even ore satisfying. Be sure to
add a team elements when fostering competition to
maximize the impact.
5) Post Positive Customer Feedback:
It is important for businesses to make the most of the
positive feedback from customers. Post employees
feedback to a central location, and offer a prize for
whoever gets the most positive comments. Posting
positive customer feedback keeps the office environment
8. ORGANISATIONAL AND MANAGERIAL EFFORTS TO
DEVELOP COMPETITIVE SPIRIT
6) Reward Teamwork:
Incentive programmes can turn on managers if
employees become reluctant to share information with
their peers. To combat negative competition, set up a
programme to reward and acknowledge teamwork. This
could be as simpleas asking each employees to share
how a peer made their day easier. If one has a daily
directional meeting in which employees describe their
current workload and challenges, ask them to also give a
feedback to a peer. This kind of public acknowledgement
is often enough to motivate employees to keep helping
each other.
9. ORGANISATIONAL AND MANAGERIAL EFFORTS TO
DEVELOP COMPETITIVE SPIRIT
7) Turn it into a Game:
Create a game to recognize employees
accomplishments and you could find a lighthearted air
moving through your offices. Perhaps you will design a
board game in which teams of co workers compete
against each other. Some companies are even using
sophisticated video games and simulation programmes to
train managers. Whatever you do, make sure that your
game ends with everyone winning. Avoid dividing your
employees into winners and losers – try to find unique
ways to reward each player.
10. Merits and Demerits of Competitive spirit in
sports
Being competitive is rarely being portrayed as a personality attribute that is
negatively impacting our mind and body. Being competitive helps us in
chasing our dreams and in becoming our true selves. Whether it's sports or
a job/career, we all wish to win. It is in human nature to win, which in return
gives great pleasure. Craving to win or to continuously be the best is a
very strong motive whether we know it consciously or not
But the world of competitive spirit in sports also has a negative side,
monitored, competitive sports can harm athletes physiologically, socially
and physically. If not monitored, the drive to win can soon change to a
win-at-all-costs mentality that can lead to attitude problems. The attitude
that you must win can encourage cheating and difficulty getting along with
others on and off the field.
