Taking Initiative

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Course Description

Taking initiative is essential for advancing both professional and personal growth. It demonstrates a proactive attitude, builds self-confidence, and leaves a positive impression on others. Initiative is about seizing opportunities, overcoming excuses, and taking actionable steps to achieve your goals. Success starts with making things happen, not waiting for them to come to you.

Our Taking Initiative workshop provides a comprehensive understanding of what initiative entails, its advantages, and how to apply it effectively while respecting boundaries. By joining this course, you’re already taking the first step toward creating positive outcomes—an excellent demonstration of initiative in action!

10+

Hours

62

Lectures

$40

Price

WHAT TO EXPECT

Learning Objectives

  • Identify what initiative looks like
  • Recognize when you can take steps outside the normal 
  • Build confidence for themselves
  • Learn to find opportunities
  • Learn good and bad aspects of initiative
  • Balance initiative and restraint

Course Outline

Module One: What is Initiative?

  • Definition
  • Benefits, Personal and Professional
  • Why People Do Not Take Initiative
  • Make Initiative a Priority
  • Case Study
  • Module One: Review Questions

Module Two: Know Clients

  • Be Open Minded
  • Be Adaptable
  • Making Decisions
  • Take Responsibility
  • Case Study
  • Module Two: Review Questions

Module Three: Recognize When You Can Step In

  • Know Your Strengths and Skills
  • Go the Extra Mile
  • Listen Carefully
  • Fill in the Gaps
  • Case Study
  • Module Three: Review Questions

Module Four: Recognize When You Can Go Outside the Normal

  • Consider Culture and Values Before Acting
  • Is It in the Scope of Your Authority?
  • Communicate Ideas
  • Act on Solutions
  • Case Study
  • Module Four: Review Questions

Module Five: Weighing the Consequences

  • Ask Questions
  • Risk, Impact, or Cost Analysis
  • Is Authorization Necessary?
  • When Risks Are Too High
  • Case Study
  • Module Five: Review Questions

Module Six: Good or Bad

  • The Good
  • The Bad
  • Develop Judgment
  • Avoid Acting on Emotion
  • Case Study
  • Module Six: Review Questions

Module Seven: Confidence

  • Are You Confident?
  • Build Confidence
  • Positive Thinking
  • Visualization
  • Case Study
  • Module Seven: Review Questions

Module Eight: Find Opportunities

  • Internal Opportunities
  • External Opportunities
  • Apply Core Competencies
  • What Problems Exist, and Will They Grow?
  • Case Study
  • Module Eight: Review Questions

Module Nine: Be Persistent

  • Handle Setbacks
  • Manage Change
  • Modify Ideas When Necessary
  • Move Forward
  • Case Study
  • Module Nine: Review Questions

Module Ten: Balance Initiative and Restraint

  • Consider the Work Involved in an Idea
  • Develop Emotional Intelligence
  • Know the Buy-in of Stakeholders
  • Do Not Push All Ideas Forward
  • Case Study
  • Module Ten: Review Questions

Assessment