Your Motivation & Energy
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
Social Connection
People lift your energy
You are likely energised by warmth, sharing ideas, building rapport, and being around others. Feeling connected may help you stay motivated.
You may need to:
- Work with others regularly
- Share ideas and get quick feedback
- Start with human connection before tasks
- Collaborate openly and visibly
Watch for:
You may feel disconnected in very quiet, transactional, or isolated environments.
Discovery
Ideas and variety lift you up
You are energised by possibilities, variety, and experimenting with better ways of doing things. You may feel most motivated when things move and evolve.
You may need to:
- Protect space for exploring ideas
- Keep variety and flexibility in your workflow
- Test ideas quickly rather than overthinking them
- Pair big ideas with someone who enjoys detail
Watch for:
Too much routine or rigid process might flatten your motivation. You may also feel less engaged when conversations become very theoretical.
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
Learning matters when it serves a purpose
You may be motivated by building knowledge and understanding when it connects to something meaningful. You can go deep when the topic warrants it but you also value pace and progress.
You may need to:
- Connect learning to real decisions and outcomes
- Go deep on subjects that genuinely matter
- Balance knowledge building with getting things done
- Ask for evidence and reasoning when stakes are high
Watch for:
Work that requires either no thinking at all or relentless depth without application may reduce motivation.