Sunday Special: Are We Creating Drivers or Drainers?
Sunday Special Are We Creating Drivers or Drainers? Mathivation Research Lab Initiative Opening In every classroom… every staff room… every organisation… We often hear labels: • “This person is a driver.” • “This one just follows.” • “This one drains energy.” It sounds normal. It sounds observational. But pause for a moment. Are these people… or are these outcomes? The Common Classification We quietly divide people into three types: Drivers The ones who take initiative, move things forward, create momentum. Passengers The ones who follow, do what is asked, stay within boundaries. Drainers The ones who resist, complain, or slow things down. It feels like a simple classification. But reality is rarely that simple. The Hidden Question What if… ● People are not fixed categories ● They are responses to the environment A highly proactive person in one place may become silent in another. A disengaged individual may become energetic under the right ...