Other characteristics and attitudes of achievement-motivated people:

Achievement is more important than material or financial reward.
Achieving the aim or task gives greater personal satisfaction than receiving praise or recognition.

Financial reward is regarded as a measurement of success, not an end in itself.
Security is not prime motivator, nor is status.

Feedback is essential, because it enables measurement of success, not for reasons of praise or recognition (the implication here is that feedback must be reliable, quantifiable and factual).

Achievement-motivated people constantly seek improvements and ways of doing things better.

Achievement-motivated people will logically favor jobs and responsibilities that naturally satisfy their needs, i.e. offer flexibility and opportunity to set and achieve goals, e.g.., sales and business management, and entrepreneurial roles.

Achievement-motivated people are generally the ones who make things happen and get results, and that this extends to getting results through the organization of other people and resources.

Although as stated earlier, they often demand too much of their staff because they prioritize achieving the goal above the many varied interests and needs of their people.