this is just the dumbest article i have ever read. there are very few top performers, a types with an appetite for challenges, who would work in a meaningless project just to compete with mediocre talent, that's absurd! number one motivation issue is a bad manager, closely followed are lack of career development where in i mean interesting technical challenges andncompeting against the best and project interest. a types or top performers who take initiative and want to work on the biggest challenges do not shy from challenges, in fact, they want them! the types that shynfrom challenges and curl into meaningless projects are those that seek work life balance and are really your low performers.