Demonstrating a commitment to effective job performance by taking action on one’s own and following through to get the job done.
- 1.4.1 Persisting
- Pursue work with drive and a strong accomplishment orientation.
- Persist to accomplish a task despite difficult conditions, tight deadlines, or obstacles and setbacks.
- 1.4.2 Taking initiative
- Go beyond the routine demands of the job to increase its variety and scope.
- Provide suggestions and/or take actions that result in improved work processes, communications, or task performance.
- Take initiative to seek out new work challenges, influence events, or originate action.
- 1.4.3 Setting challenging goals and taking risks
- Establish and maintain personally challenging but realistic work goals.
- Exert effort toward task mastery.
- Bring issues to closure by pushing forward until a resolution is achieved.
- Demonstrate a willingness to take calculated risks.
- 1.4.4 Working independently
- Develop own ways of working effectively and efficiently.
- Perform effectively even with minimal direction, support, or approval.
- 1.4.5 Achievement motivation
- Strive to exceed standards and expectations.
- Exhibit confidence in capabilities and an expectation to succeed in future activities.