There are one or more motivating factors behind every action and reaction experienced on a day-to-day basis. These are all very different in different situations; for example, those factors that motivate a mother to feed her child are different to those that motivate a student to sit an exam. The question this research will aim to answer is what factors motivate a successful employee? However before this question can be explored in depth there are certain other questions that must be addressed such as; what is a successful employee and how would this be measured? Is it even possible to measure such a thing? If no definition of a successful employee can be drawn, then it would be impossible to identify the motivating factors behind one