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I am having a bit of a debate about what motivates people in the IT industry. I think we are a bit of a different breed, and all the research that you can find on the net is generally aimed at generic business set-ups. If you would be so kind please could you order these motivators in order of most motivating to least motivating from your perspective. If there is something that seriously motivates you that I have left out, please add it in.
 
training
socials
salary increase
employee of the year award
status
job security
public recognition
fear
perfectionism
results
cash bonus
autonomy
feeling listened to and heard
power
praise and acknowledgment
competition
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Posted: May 13 2005, 10:17 AM by Ryan CrawCour | with 7 comment(s)
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DJ said:

results
feeling listened to and heard
public recognition
praise and acknowledgment
power
competition
perfectionism
salary increase
cash bonus
job security
fear
employee of the year award
status
training
socials
# May 13, 2005 2:17 PM

Reyn said:

Change
# May 13, 2005 9:19 PM

Brian Wilson said:

ability to make a difference.
continuous growth
no stagnation in job
IT spans all industries - no boredom.
salary
job security
recognition
proving people wrong about me
autonomy
the right work environment (people, management, culture)
Working on KeyTurn/ business critical Projects.
# May 14, 2005 5:14 PM

Brian Wilson said:

One more... The ability to take an idea/ requirement/ thought, and construct something that is useful and valuable to someone else.
# May 14, 2005 5:18 PM

ilo said:

the sky is the limit *
challenges *
perfectionism
results
change *
socials
training
competition
job security
cash bonus
salary increase
feeling listened to and heard
fear
power
status
autonomy
employee of the year award
public recognition
praise and acknowledgment

*Added
# May 16, 2005 8:58 AM

Pieter said:

results
Change
public recognition (praise and acknowledgment)
feeling listened to and heard
salary increase
autonomy
training
cash bonus
# May 17, 2005 2:50 AM

Peter Munnings said:

I agree with Brian. The ability to create something from nothing. Someone gives you an idea and you can turn it into something that people can use. Nothing more satisfying than walking through a call centre with 100 operators and seeing them all using software (24 hours a day) and you had a hand in creating it
# May 18, 2005 8:26 AM
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