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According to the Great Eight Competencies, enterprising and performing people demonstrate the social intelligence and self-initiative that allows them to communicate, innovate, and problem-solve.
In the workplace, enterprising and performing professionals devise imaginative solutions to problems, colleagues, and management and communicate effectively to minimize misunderstandings detrimental to the completion of projects.
This person also encourages their coworkers to produce results and contributes to a high turnaround time for any task, which is desirable to organizations that must meet deadlines to make profits and generate revenue.
Enterprising and Performing in the Workplace
Enterprising and Performing professionals are necessary within an organization to grease the wheels of the workplace machinery. They are motivated by fulfilling tangible, results-oriented goals and are equipped with the tools to fulfill them. Resourceful and self-motivated, people with this competency tackle tasks with their forward momentum and that of their team.
Professionals with this trait are problem solvers who can help their colleagues find solutions to problems that might have otherwise disrupted or stalled the completion of tasks.
Their interpersonal skills enable them to operate effectively within teams. For example, an enterprising and performing “product developer might need to work with tech support to devise solutions to a recurring product challenge” or develop business plans, propelling their teams forward and reducing stagnancy.
Employers value this competency, especially as it encapsulates a stick-to-itiveness valuable for navigating hurdles and persisting despite them.
In a recent interview, Emily Campion, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Management & Entrepreneurship at the University of Iowa, told Talent Select AI, “Using word dictionaries to capture a candidate's either big five personality or great eight competencies makes great sense in the hiring context.”
“We know from the literature that these attributes contribute to our ability to perform. So we know that the Big Five personality traits, particularly conscientiousness, can predict our performance,” Campion concluded.
Is Enterprising and Performing a learnable trait?
Although people with this skill set are self-motivated, other traits can be learned or improved. Indeed suggests identifying one’s goals and creating a structured benchmark to measure one’s progress and keep on track.
An individual can also research and compile a list of business ideas relevant to an employer’s goals, which demonstrates initiative and understanding of the organization’s mission.
Meeting people within a specific industry can also help someone understand its inner workings and encourage effective communication.
Talent Select AI uses natural language processing (NLP) to quickly and accurately measure candidates’ personality traits and core skills, including the Great Eight Competencies, the Big Five (OCEAN) Personality Traits, and our own proprietary measures, such as Grit, Empathy, and Proactiveness.
