Why are Values and Motivation important?
Ask people why they do what they do; ask them why they put in enormous effort far beyond the call of duty at work; ask them what they would be willing to die for. The answer is entirely entangled with their sense of their fundamental values. Values are the key to understanding people’s energy and motivation. Explore people’s values and you can unlock the “what, where, when and why” of people’s actions.
VBiM has been developed to provide a more comprehensive map of people’s values and motivations that reflect what is important in the 21st Century rather than being based on models that applied in the 19th and 20th Century.
What does the PfS Values Based indicator of Motivation offer?
- An up-to-date and comprehensive model which identifies 4 areas and 24 scales of different possible values and motivations – it fills the gaps left by other questionnaires.
- A method for giving penetrating insight – by combining both normative and ipsative approaches, it allows comparisons not only with others from different norm groups but also by teasing out a personal sense of what is important.
- A common language – for describing a person’s sense of identity and for enabling people who live or work together to appreciate their similarities and differences.
- Ease of use – available online and accessible anywhere anytime.
- Speed of interpretation – the comprehensive reports are immediately available by e-mail to either the individual or the facilitator or both.
How is VBiM different?
VBiM represents a new framework of values assessed in a new way. Values have been dominated by models which were developed last century. These emphasised the concerns of the times – tradition, security, pleasure etc. Whilst these are still important, today people’s concerns include a wider range of issues particularly to do with relationships as well as more abstract concepts. VBiM has addressed these wider issues and provides a much-needed map for the new territory. The questionnaire addresses the following areas:
- What I want for myself: reward, fame, well-being, excitement, change, conceptual.
- What I want to become: personal growth, career progression, influence, legacy, wisdom, transcendence.
- What I want from others: social contact, integrity, connection, openness, collaboration, inclusion.
- What I want from society: altruism, tradition, culture, harmony, libertarian, accountability.
VBiM also uses the latest technology to provide more sophisticated assessment by combining both normative and ipsative approaches within the same questionnaire. This lets people look at the relative strength of their own values, and the priority they give to each, as well as providing a means of benchmarking against the pattern of values that prevails in the general population.
Advanced analysis and reporting
The VBiM comes with a choice of 2 reports – one for the administrator and respondents. The Administrators’ report contains full summaries of the data (both normative and ipsative) divided into 5 sections. The narrative report is based on the ipsative data and is written for direct feedback to the individual.
The online advantage
Our online system works the way you want to, giving you the option of using the VBiM at a time that suits all concerned – who can be anywhere in the world and yet have easy access at any time.
Designed for you
The PfS assessment system can be readily tailored to your needs. Company sponsored entry pages can be designed to reflect your branding and company logos included on reports.
Training required
The VBiM is available to people who attend our 1-day familiarisation workshop which also qualifies you to use a companion tool – the Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (EIQ3D).
If you are already trained to BPS Level B Intermediate standards you may register to use VBiM although gaining practical experience can still be valuable and you are therefore invited and encouraged to join the course and learn to use EIQ3D at the same time.
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