This study aims at examining the linkage among self esteem, general self-efficacy and competences of individuals. Attracting competent and motivated people into the organisation is challenging real concerns that make policy makers and researchers think from a diverse range of countries, such as the United States, the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom, Australia and India. Therefore, it is not surprising to observe that a growing body of research examines the underlying reasons for motivating individuals to become effective performers. This study proposes a conceptual model to identify relationship among the variables self-esteem, general self-efficacy and competences.