This weekend I read Osas`s blog and was interested in one of his blogs “all about money” illustrating the relation between money and motivation. He pointed out that whether money is a motivator or not depends on its quantity. In some cases, if the amount of  money people got paid over the appropriate boundaries, it will diminish the willing for people to work and play the role of a demotivator. He also stated that the intrinsic factor is greater than the external factor. People should concentrate more on other elements rather than the money.

In real world workplace, even if a person acquires enough motivator, he could still mess up his work. Why? Because motivation is evidently critical if an individual is to perform well; nevertheless, it may not be enough (Nelson, 2016). Aptitude, or having the skillset and knowledge needed to perform the task, is also critical and is in some instances the primary element that determines effectiveness. Ultimately, environmental factors like having the information, resources as well as support that an individual requires to perform well are important in determining performance.

During different occasions, some of these factors may be the determinants of key performance. For instance, for a worker whose task is to sweep the floor, motivation could be the most critical factor as far as performance is concerned (Heldman, 2007). Conversely, even the people with the highest degree of motivation would not be in a position to design effectively a house if they lack the pertinent talent involved in building appropriate houses.

In a word, having a high degree of motivation does not necessarily imply that one will perform highly and is not the only reason why individuals perform exceptionally; however, it remains a key influence over levels of performance (Fairholm, 2009).

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Reference

Fairholm, G. (2009). Organizational power politics (1st ed.). Santa Barbara, Calif.: Praeger/ABC-CLIO.

Heldman, K. (2007). PMP : project management professional exam study guide : deluxe edition, second edition (1st ed.). Sybex.