32 Core Motivations
Motivation drives performance, success, and deep satisfaction
When assessing your personal stories and responses to questions about those stories, MCode identifies underlying motivational patterns and calculates a stacked ranking of 32 core Motivations. Your top motivations are the strongest, most prominent drivers of action, while your lowest motivations may hardly inspire you to engage.
What’s fascinating is that strengths can be found in an individual’s strongest and weakest Motivations.
It’s why a person can be using their strengths and doing something they’re great at, and still not enjoy or feel fulfilled in their role or work. Focusing on strengths isn’t enough. It’s only one piece of the puzzle, and hiring or promoting based on strengths alone, can actually sabotage a person’s ability to perform, contribute value, and succeed!
8 Dimensions Of Motivation
Motivational Dimensions reveal natural competitive advantages
Each Motivation maps to one or two Dimensions of Motivation. But MCode doesn’t just label or assign someone a single Dimension. People are far too nuanced for that! Plus, being more motivated in one area doesn’t mean other Motivations don’t exist; they’re just not as strong.
Rather than oversimplify the complexities of human personality and behavior, MCode maps Motivation across a spectrum of 8 Motivational Dimensions, from strongest to weakest.
When you discover your MCode:
- You may discover your strongest Dimension fits you perfectly.
- You might resonate deeply with more than Dimension.
- Your weakest Dimension often reveals game-changing insight.
How you interpret your MCode is as unique as you are.
MCode Maps 32 Different Motivations Across 8 Dimensions
An individual’s strongest Motivational Dimensions describe who they are at their best, when doing their best work and performing at their highest level. Dimensions reveal the exceptional ways a person brings value and impact to people, teams, and organizations.
Achievers have a relentless drive to set and accomplish goals. They are results-oriented and focused on success, excelling in their pursuits, and being recognized. Achievers are motivated by personal and professional achievements and find satisfaction in surpassing previous limits and reaching new heights.
Drivers take a proactive approach to solving problems, pushing through obstacles, managing difficult situations, and ensuring results are achieved efficiently and effectively. They thrive on action and making significant impacts, especially in scenarios that require clear resolution, resilience, and tenacity.
Influencers shape opinions and motivate others. They are natural connectors who inspire action, which makes them highly effective in roles that require public speaking, team leadership, or sales. Influencers are persuasive and skilled at navigating complex social dynamics to align others with a shared vision or collective goal.
Learners have a strong desire for continuous intellectual growth and understanding. Naturally curious, they engage deeply in learning new concepts and skills. While they value expertise and are motivated by the process of discovery, Learners find satisfaction in the sharing and application of their knowledge.
Optimizers seek out inefficiencies and devise better, more efficient, effective ways of getting things done. They are often involved in projects that require critical thinking and problem-solving to enhance systems and streamline processes. Optimizers increase productivity and improve outcomes.
Orchestrators bring order to chaos, ensuring deadlines are met and every part of a project aligns with the end goal. They excel in roles that require meticulous planning, organization, and strategic oversight. Orchestrators lead through execution and coordinate tasks, people, and resources to meet deadlines and objectives.
Relators build and nurture relationships. They thrive on personal interaction and prioritize maintaining strong, supportive relationships and emotional bonds. Relators are often the glue that holds teams and social networks together. They provide teams emotional support and foster a collaborative environment.
Visionaries are defined by their forward-thinking nature and ability to conceptualize ideas that pave the way for innovation. They are creative thinkers who enjoy exploring possibilities and imagining what could be, rather than what is. Visionaries challenge the status quo and inspire others with bold, strategic visions.
Your weakest Motivational Dimensions are not your weaknesses
When you take the MCode assessment, your personalized report will include your unique spectrum of all 8 Motivational Dimensions because they all live within you, and your strengths and skills may align with your strongest and weakest Dimensions.
- The language of strengths and weaknesses focuses on what you’re good at and not so good at.
- The language of motivation focuses on what gives you energy and what drains your energy.
Your most prominent Motivational Dimensions reflect the work that lights you up, gets you excited, and drives you to do your best. Your least prominent Motivational Dimensions reflect the work you can do and may even be good at but don’t get excited by — work you feel “meh” about. It’s why we address both dynamics in all of our products, like Impact Sessions and Team Workshops.
Experience the MCode difference
The MCode assessment uses personal stories, lived experiences, and satisfaction to uncover the Motivations that move you and ensure every MCode report is accurate, relevant, and actionable.
No arbitrary personality typing.
No sticking you in a predefined box.
No answering subjective questions.
No settling for sort-of-accurate results.
Just deeply personal insights that lead to you experiencing work at its best and life at its best.