Traditional assessments tell you how someone feels. MQi tells you what drives them to act.

• Personality ≠ performance

• Skills ≠ engagement

• Motivation = the link between people and productivity

Sherpa uses your team’s MQi data to identify patterns of misalignment, burnout risk, coaching opportunities, and team-fit—all in real time.

MQi is built on the foundation of three world-renowned psychological models:

• Reiss Motivation Profile (RMP) – validated across 500,000+ cases globally

• Self-Determination Theory (SDT) – the gold standard in motivation psychology

• Needs-Based Theories – including Maslow and McClelland, refined for real-world application

Our 30 Motivation DNAs are not abstract traits—they’re measurable, behavior-linked motivators shown to correlate with long-term engagement, performance, and well-being.

This framework has been refined over 30+ years of academic and practical research, and validated through tens of thousands of enterprise cases.

Since its inception, nearly 500,000 individuals have taken MQi—providing a rich, diverse, and globally representative dataset.

This scale ensures:

• High reliability – our motivational scales maintain strong internal consistency across age, region, and role

• Statistical strength – each MQi profile is backed by normed benchmarks and real-world behavioral patterns

• Actionable relevance – Sherpa doesn’t guess; it pulls from the largest body of intrinsic motivation data ever assembled

Our data is continuously updated and retrained—ensuring Sherpa evolves alongside today’s workforce.

Sherpa isn’t just an AI assistant. It’s powered by R.A.G. AI (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)—the same architecture used by the most advanced AI models globally.

This means Sherpa can:

• Pull from real-time motivation data, not just static reports

• Combine live user input with MQi's embedded behavioral science

• Provide context-aware answers rooted in your company’s motivation DNA

• Offer high-trust, explainable AI coaching based on expert data, not generic prompts

Unlike chatbots or black-box AI, Sherpa is explainable, auditable, and tailored—providing confidence to HR teams and executives alike.

Motivated teams are:

• 43% more productive

• 68% less likely to consider leaving

• 31% more likely to stay when their motivators are acknowledged
  (Sources: SHRM, Gallup, Maryville)

Companies using MQi + Sherpa:

• Make faster, better hires

• See stronger manager-employee relationships

• Build cultures that retain top talent

With Sherpa and MQi, you don’t just understand your people—you act with confidence:

• Hire for motivational fit

• Prevent disengagement before it happens

• Coach with precision

• Align culture and purpose to what actually drives your team

⚡ Launch in 1 week. No integration required.

This is the science of motivation—scaled by AI, refined by real-world data, and finally usable by every manager.