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Whole Brain® Motivation

Culture & Well-being Whole Brain®

6 - 20

Group size

in person

Team type

Whole Brain® Methodology

Whole Brain® Thinking and the HBDI® provide a research-backed framework and assessment to understand thinking preferences, and strengthen communication, collaboration, and decision-making.

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Motivation isn’t one-size-fits-all, but everyone can be motivated.

This workshop blends Whole Brain® Thinking with powerful motivation frameworks to help individuals and leaders understand what truly energizes people. It goes beyond buzzwords to explore the intersection of thinking preferences, psychological needs, and motivational drivers.

Why

Because motivation fuels performance, but not everyone is wired the same way.

By understanding how different thinkers are activated by different drivers - whether it’s purpose, precision, people, or possibilities, leaders can:

Build stronger engagement
Reduce miscommunication around tasks and expectations
Create a motivating climate even during change or pressure
Tailor recognition and feedback more effectively
Turn “going through the motions” into energy, ownership, and flow

What

This workshop explores key areas of motivation through a Whole Brain® lens:

How Thinking Preferences Shape Motivation: Each quadrant is energized differently. Knowing this helps avoid one-size-fits-all approaches and design wholistic approaches to motivating people.
Motivation Models in Action: Apply Pink, Herzberg, and Maslow frameworks through the lens of cognitive preferences and workplace application
Designing Real-World Motivation Strategies: Create role-based or team-based motivational maps using quadrant tools and guided reflection

How

This learning experience uses assessments, real-world scenarios, and design thinking to help participants:

Map their personal motivators to their Whole Brain® profile (optional)
Identify how others’ motivations differ based on quadrant preferences
Understand the psychological foundations of motivation (intrinsic vs. extrinsic)
Use Pink’s Autonomy-Mastery-Purpose framework to analyze and reframe tasks
Apply Herzberg’s motivators and hygiene factors through a Whole Brain® lens
Design team-specific motivation strategies that reflect diverse needs

Note: The HBDI® assessment and personal profile debrief are optional for this workshop. They significantly enhance self-awareness and application and are strongly recommended, especially when this session is part of a broader learning journey or team development plan.

This workshop is designed as a compact 4-hour session. An extended 6-hour format is available for deeper exploration, live case work, or integration into broader development programs. Includes group discussion, visual thinking tools, motivation mapping, and customized action planning.

Who

This program is ideal for:

Team leaders, managers, and project leads
HR professionals and employee experience designers
Anyone seeking deeper insight into their own motivation drivers
Whole Brain® practitioners looking to add value beyond profiles

No prior exposure to motivational theory is required. Participants who have completed “WB – Start Thinking” will find added clarity and fluency.

Details

4-6 hours

AV equipment (projector, screen, speakers) required

Spacious indoor venue

Meet your trainer

Markos Mandes

GrowPlay® Trainer | Whole Brain Thinking®, Team Development & Personal Growth

Markos is a Herrmann HBDI® Certified Practitioner and experiential learning expert who helps people and teams unlock the full power of Whole Brain® Thinking. With a background in psychology, NLP, and more than two decades of facilitation, he designs workshops that blend insight, creativity, and interaction in equal measure. At Summit, his focus is on helping teams strengthen trust, align their ways of working, and harness diverse thinking styles to achieve more together. Whole Brain® Thinking and the HBDI® have wide-ranging applications across leadership, communication, decision-making, innovation, customer service and more, and Markos brings these to life through engaging, interactive learning journeys. Using tools like LEGO® Serious Play® and dynamic group activities, he transforms complex challenges into opportunities for growth, always with an energy that inspires participation and sparks change. Over the years, Markos has designed and led learning experiences for people at every level: from frontline staff to C-suite executives, across public and private sectors, multinationals, universities, non-profits, and even scouts, in multiple countries and languages. As a juggler, he knows it’s not about how many balls you keep in the air, but how you stay focused, balanced, and in rhythm — lessons he brings into every team experience. His guiding belief is simple: on your own you may go faster, but together we go further.