Great call out. Of course money is always going to be a key factor. If you look at Maslow's hierarchy, you've got to address the survival needs before the esteem needs are even a factor. I think the difference between 1 on 1 recognition and public recognition on the chart is interesting. I wonder how much of this is dependent on a person's personality.

In this study, we had people from a variety of departments in companies respond. Not all departments are created equally; some are more progressive and creative than others. Unfortunately bureaucracy still seeps in--no matter the special rules you put in place or physical distance you add between groups.

I worked at an incredibly progressive group inside T-Mobile, and although my team was able to accomplish a great deal internally, the infrastructure around us stunted our productivity. This frustration ultimately led me to leave T-Mobile to start rahfeedback.com