Discover the six drivers and how they influence your thinking and collaboration. Learn how unique combinations explain behavior.
Six drivers. Six different perspectives.
Six drivers. One common language.
Everyone looks through a different lens
Two people can experience the same situation and yet see something completely different. One immediately thinks about the impact on colleagues. Another wants to first understand how something works. Yet another primarily sees opportunities or seeks clarity and structure.
No one is inherently right or wrong in this. Everyone gives meaning to what they see, experience, and find important from their own unique combination of motivations. These different perspectives can make collaboration challenging at times, and at the same time, valuable.
Within the Management Drives methodology, six drives are distinguished. Each drive represents a different way of looking at the world and brings its own qualities, preferences, and points of attention.
Seeks knowledge, analysis, and new insights. Wants to see connections, understand complex issues, and look to the future with vision.
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Focuses on people, collaboration, and personal attention. Values communication, development, and a good relationship.
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Wants to make progress, seize opportunities, and achieve results. Gets energized by ambition, entrepreneurship, and success.
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Seeks clarity, agreements, and reliability. Values quality, meticulousness, and a well-organized approach.
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Acts quickly, takes initiative, and dares to make decisions. Loves pace, clarity, and responsibility.
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Values service, safety, and the feeling of belonging. Guards traditions, identity, and close ties.
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No color is better
than another
Everyone possesses all six drivers to a greater or lesser extent. Only the combination and the mutual relationship differ. It is precisely this unique mix that determines what motivates someone, where their attention is directed, how decisions are made, and how someone collaborates with others. Therefore, there is no ideal profile. The strength lies in recognizing and utilizing differences.
Your drivers remain relatively stable, but the way you use them changes. A manager uses their drivers differently than a project leader. The phase in which a team or organization finds itself sometimes requires a different emphasis. Drivers therefore not only explain behavior but also help understand why people react differently in various situations.
How six drivers shape your
profile
Everyone possesses the same six drivers, but how these drivers relate to each other is always unique. It is precisely this combination that reveals what motivates you and how it is reflected in behavior, communication, and collaboration.
From insight to collaboration
When people understand each other's motivations, it leads to greater appreciation for differences. This helps to:
These six motivations form a common language for individuals, teams, and organizations.
Insight, always at hand
Why scientific evidence is important
People make decisions every day about development, collaboration, and leadership. The insights on which those choices are based must be reliable.
A methodology therefore needs more than recognizable profiles or practical applications. The underlying theory must align with scientific knowledge about human behavior, and the outcomes must demonstrably correspond with reality. It is precisely this combination that makes a methodology valuable for organizations.
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