Your Motivators
What fuels you, what drains you, and the conditions that help you do your best work.
This graph highlights the six behavioural motivators that tend to give you energy. Each one is based on your existing facet scores, blended to show what naturally drives you at work.
How to read it
→Higher scores show the motivators that lift you up and keep you engaged.
→Lower scores show the areas that take more effort or feel less energising.
Understanding what fuels you helps you shape your environment, make better choices, and focus on the conditions where you do your best work.
Motivation
What tends to fuel you, based on your behavioural preferences
This part highlights the motivators that have the strongest and weakest pull for you. It uses your existing behavioural patterns to show what tends to lift your energy and what might require more effort.
What motivation means here
Motivation is the set of conditions that help you feel engaged, energised, and at your best. It is not personality or attitude. It is simply the environment and ways of working that support your natural preferences.
How it works
We look at your motivator scores, pick the two highest and the two lowest, then show you what each one means in practice. These four insights give you a quick, personal view of the things that help you thrive and the situations that might drain you faster.
Knowing your motivators helps you shape your day, your environment, and your choices so you stay energised and do your best work more often.
What fuels you
Discovery
Novelty is your fuel
You thrive on discovery. You may feel most energised when exploring ideas, experimenting with new approaches, and keeping momentum moving forward.
You may need to:
- Make space for creativity and experimentation
- Work in environments with flexibility and variety
- Keep momentum high by testing ideas fast
- Partner with someone who enjoys detail and follow through
Watch for:
Heavy process, repetitive tasks, or long theoretical discussions may reduce your energy quickly.
Autonomy
Freedom fuels you
You are likely most motivated when you have choice and ownership. You may do your best work when you can decide how to approach the goal without being tightly managed.
You may need to:
- Agree the goal, then own the method
- Protect space for independent work
- Keep rules light and purpose led
- Work with people who trust you to deliver
Watch for:
Micromanagement or rigid process may drain your energy quickly.
Where motivation is lower
Achievement
You may prefer steady progress over pressure
You might enjoy achievement when it is purposeful, but heavy performance pressure may not be your main fuel. You may prefer clear progress without rivalry.
You may need to:
- Set realistic goals with clear next steps
- Use encouragement more than pressure
- Track progress lightly
- Work toward shared wins
Watch for:
Too much urgency or competition may reduce motivation.
Mastery
You may prefer doing over deep learning
You may feel most motivated by getting on with things and making progress. Deep theory or extensive research before acting may not feel necessary to you.
You may need to:
- Keep learning practical and applied
- Learn by doing and adjusting
- Ask for the key insight rather than the full picture
- Focus on what works rather than why it works
Watch for:
Long research phases or heavily theoretical work may feel slow and draining.