Appreciation motivates workers more than money survey shows

Friday 23rd September 2011

“Acknowledgement and appreciation” motivate far more than money according to newly-released Employee Insights Survey

Nearly a third of New Zealand employees surveyed (32.8%) cite acknowledgement and appreciation as their key motivator in the workplace, with a lowly 11.8% rating money as their first priority, according to the second edition of the Employee Insights Survey conducted by leading international recruitment consultancy Robert Walters this year.

Published in its entirety today, the Employee Insights Survey canvassed New Zealand employees across the disciplines of Accounting, Finance & Banking, General Management, Human Resources, Information Technology, Procurement & Supply Chain, Sales & Marketing; and Secretarial & Business Support. The Survey explores how candidates find new job opportunities, what work-life balance initiatives employees have available to them and the experience candidates have when returning to New Zealand from overseas.

Coming a close second to acknowledgement and appreciation, 32.1% of respondents felt that the challenges of their role encouraged them the most, with nearly a quarter (23.3%) stating that they were most motivated by their colleagues and/or company culture.

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