A520.4.2.RB - Motivation Beyond Money
A520.4.2.RB
- Motivation Beyond Money
The video by Andy
Mulholland where he shares his experiences was interesting. The central point was,
yes, we all like to be paid what we think we are worth, but money is not among
the three most important things that we work for.
The three
things that we work for (money not being one of them) are:
1. Interesting work – as I’ve gotten older and have matured this
has become important to me. I’ve been in my current role and position for 4
years and I’ve become bored with the day to day routine.
2. Expand skill set – again with age and maturity learning and
participating in new work and ideas to increase my skills set is now very
important to me. To break the routine and not becoming bored learning new
things help.
3. I think have a feel of value and being recognized is
important in almost everything we do. To be recognized and fell valued in your
work gives a since of pride and worth.
I think we work
to meet some of the Maslow hierarchy of needs (Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a
theory in psychology proposed by Abraham Maslow in his 1943 paper "A
Theory of Human Motivation" in Psychological Review.), e.g. self-actualization,
esteem and security, by default we will be rewarded for our skills, but I
believe even passion can make you wake up and go do something.
The reality is
that we all come to work because we want to feed our families, take our kids to
the BEST schools, maintain our lifestyle, live in a safer environment, go on
holiday... so money is one of the reasons we come to work. Depending on the
level you are on, those in the lower bracket would be motivated by money. Those
on the higher bracket might motivated by different things.
References
Holzknecht, J., Butler, J. S., Hoffman, E., Prager,
K. J., Raghunathan, R., & Smith, S. M. (Directors). (2007). Maslow's
hierarchy of needs [Motion Picture].
Mulholland, A. (Director). (2011). The Three
Things We Work For (Money Isn't One of Them) [Motion Picture].
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