What Drives Your Colleagues to Excel at Work? Let's Discuss Motivating Factors

Every time your friend/peer outperformed at work, what was the motivating factor that enabled him/her to go the extra mile?

1) Internal Competition
2) Rewards & recognition
3) Passion for advancement
4) Work structure or Flexibility
5) Other (Please explain if other)

An internal drive to do better than others, a passion to be the best in his field. Will to conquer/overcome obstacles. These factors always motivate those who do better than peers in the same field.

The company's HR policy with regards to workers' performance, rewards, and welfare makes one excel. A healthy competition is created for a worker to perform better and move up the ladder. Most importantly, job satisfaction.

It can also be a super boss... What say, friends...

Actually trying to understand, adding to R&R what else could be a motivating factor?

A boss who inspires his subordinates to shine and outshine is also a motivating factor. Employees would like to work under such a boss.

1. A boss who is willing to sit together for lunch and make jokes.

2. A boss who is able to pat the shoulder of the worker and say, "Go have a coffee; I will handle this for you."

3. A boss who is willing to ask for workers' opinions regarding work.

4. A boss who is willing to coach the worker.

And so on.

@ Abhay: Please be informed that this is not a test of someone's skills. It is simply to gather input on what other motivating factors could be best for employees and implemented in practice.