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Motivators Assessment

The Motivators Assessment helps individuals identify their key drivers of behavior. Understanding what motivates you can improve your personal and professional life. This assessment provides insights into your preferences and strengths and can guide you in making informed decisions and setting meaningful goals.

Understand your motivators

Motivation influences behavior, decisions, and actions. Finding ways to achieve objectives that resonate and align with core motivations is vital for superior performance. Those who better understand their natural motivators are far more likely to pursue the right opportunities for the right reasons and get the results they desire.

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Measuring the core of motivation

Just as the DISC Assessment gives insight into how someone will behave, the Motivators Assessment explains why. Motivators are the reasons we want to act. They help people better understand their value hierarchy or belief system. They filter and guide decisions specifically toward the results that reflect our motivators, and they combine uniquely for each person to influence priorities and decision-making. The Motivators Assessment provides insights into our viewpoint, our mindset, and our paradigm of thought.

Research shows successful people share a common trait of self-awareness and an awareness of those around them. Through building a greater understanding of the motivator dimensions in general, it becomes easier to see how they influence and guide behaviors to move people forward or keep them still.

The 7 dimensions of motivation

The Motivators Assessment offers an in-depth identification and exploration of seven dimensions and how they uniquely combine to influence behavior, decisions, and actions:

  • Aesthetic is a drive for balance, harmony, and form.
  • Economic is a drive for return on investment (including time, money, and resources).
  • Individualistic is a drive to stand out as independent and unique.
  • Power is a drive to be in control or have influence.
  • Altruistic is a drive to help others at the expense of self.
  • Regulatory is a drive to establish order, routine, and structure.
  • Theoretical is a drive for knowledge, learning, and understanding.

AES

Aesthetic

The strong desire and need to achieve equilibrium between the world around us and ourselves.

ECO

Economic

The motivation for return on investment, focusing on self-interest, personal and professional gain, and achieving extraordinary results.

IND

Individualistic

The need to be seen as autonomous, unique, and independent, and to stand apart from the crowd.

POW

Power

The need to be seen as a leader, while having influence and control over one's success.

ALT

Altruistic

The expression of the need or energy to benefit others at the expense of self.

REG

Regulatory

The need to establish order, routine, and structure. This motivation is to promote a black-and-white mindset.

THE

Theoretical

The desire to uncover, discover, and recover the "truth” for the sake of knowledge.

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What motivates people?

Motivators are all about passion and satisfaction. Essentially, they are the reasons we do anything – they drive our behaviors, decisions, and actions.

The Motivators Assessment highlights the individual impact of each of the seven motivators on our choices. However, exploring the dimensions one by one is not enough; we must combine them to see how they influence one another and interact as a whole. The combination is the key to understanding how motivators will likely drive passions and behavior.

Furthermore, if our motivators and behavior don’t always align, the assessment can reveal areas of tension. This is useful in helping us to find the best way to satisfy our passions and manage our energy through behavioral expression.

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Benefits of the Motivators Assessment

Effective leadership
development

Effective leadership development is vital for any organization. It helps leaders understand their motivations and how these affect their management style. Leaders with self-awareness tend to communicate better and inspire their teams. They can identify their strengths and areas for growth. This leads to improved decision-making and greater team engagement. A solid understanding of motivators can also improve conflict resolution skills. A well-directed approach to leadership development creates a more motivated and productive workforce.

Improved
team dynamics

Understanding motivators can lead to better team dynamics. When team members grasp their own motivations and those of their colleagues, they can work together more effectively and have a more collaborative mentality. Communication improves as members understand each other's drives. This fosters collaboration and reduces conflicts. Teams with aligned motivations tend to achieve goals more efficiently. Overall, a focus on motivators strengthens relationships within the team.

Targeted professional
development

The Motivators Assessment can improve professional development efforts. It helps individuals identify their strengths and weaknesses. This information allows for tailored training programs. Employees can focus on skills that align with their motivations. They gain clarity on how to achieve their career goals. Personal development becomes more effective when connected to individual drivers. Teams can create relevant learning opportunities that promote growth and satisfaction.

Employee
retention

Understanding motivators can help improve employee retention. Employees who feel valued and understood are likely to stay with the company. The Motivators Assessment allows organizations to align job roles with individual drivers. This alignment leads to higher job satisfaction and commitment. Engaged employees contribute positively to the workplace. They are less likely to leave for other opportunities. Prioritizing motivation is crucial for maintaining a stable workforce.

Get Motivators Certified

Become an expert with our internationally accredited Motivators certification course. Designed specifically to foster a deeper understanding of the model, you’ll discover how it can be used to build more effective personal and professional relationships. Whether you choose our live group course or self-study, you will learn to use the assessment results with supportive, comprehensive resources that are available when you need them. As a bonus, if you are certified in multiple assessments, your instructor will show you how to combine the assessment results for a holistic understanding of how they work together.

Each certification course includes additional benefits, such as exclusive access to our Certified Trainer Materials library, discounted pricing, continuing education credits, 10 complimentary assessments when you finish the program, and a listing in our International Directory of Practitioners.

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Motivators Assessment

Assessments 24x7's Motivators Assessment provides clear insights into individual drivers and motivational styles. This assessment helps individuals understand their motivations and the motivations of others. With this understanding, teams can work better together. Leaders gain valuable knowledge about their management styles. This leads to improved communication and stronger team dynamics. Tailored development plans become possible when motivations are clear. Aligning job roles with employee drivers increases satisfaction and retention. Overall, the assessment supports personal and professional growth in the workplace.

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Frequently Asked Questions


Why is understanding motivators important?

Understanding how motivators work and how they uniquely combine for each of us brings deeper insight into our self-awareness and helps us to effectively connect with others. They help us understand what is important to us and others.

As a self-awareness activity, examining how we are motivated helps us to make intentional choices and work to align our behaviors and actions to get what we want. Awareness of what motivates others helps us understand their behavior and actions.

Is it enough just to understand motivators?

While Motivators as a standalone tool is beneficial and insightful, additional information helps us become more empowered and informed. In combination with other assessments, we can see how our decision-making, learning preferences, behaviors, and emotions are influenced by what is most important to us.

In combination with DISC, a practical understanding of our own motivations helps us to avoid tricking ourselves into feeling that we lack motivation. We are all motivated, but we may lack the drive to get what we want. With DISC and Motivators together, we discover if we are behaving in a way that we value and that works.

Can Motivators be used to benchmark new hires?

Assessments can play a vital role in employee selection when used appropriately. The Assessments 24x7 Motivators Assessment meets EEOC standards for class protection and is frequently used as part of the selection process. See our Hiring and Selection page to learn more. We never recommend making a hiring decision based only on assessment data, but when used in combination with other factors (interviews, referrals, skills and experience, etc.), assessments can bring insight to selection decisions.

Our DISC Executive Insights Report — integrating DISC, Motivators, and Critical Thinking (Hartman) assessments — provides detailed insight into what will help a candidate be successful in their new role or what might be required to support them.

How often should a Motivators Assessment be conducted?

Conducting the Motivators Assessment regularly can help maintain awareness of changing motivations. It is beneficial to reassess every one to two years. This allows individuals to track their growth and evolving drivers. Companies should encourage employees to revisit the assessment to ensure alignment with current goals. Regular assessments support ongoing development and satisfaction in the workplace.