The Six P's of Motivation

Richard Lavoie’s SIX P’S OF MOTIVATION

Projects motivate the autonomous or inquisitive child.
People motivate the gregarious or affiliation-driven child.
Praise motivates the status-driven or recognition-driven or affiliation-driven child.
Prizes motivate the status-drive or recognition-driven or affiliation-driven or power-driven child.
Prestige motivates the autonomous or status-driven or aggressive or power-driven child.
Power motivates the power-driven or autonomous or aggressive child.


These Six P’s are a translation of Maslow’s research. Lavoie devised six sets of teaching strategies that emphasize the motivational drives for each child. What will each child respond well to? A project? Or respond well to the teacher? Or the praise from the teacher?


What have you found to be the most dominant motivational drive for the children you have interacted with? Please comment!


Source: Lavoie, R. (2007). The Motivation Breakthrough: six secrets to turning on the tuned out child. New York, NY: Touchstone.