Initiative and entrepreneurship

Initiative
Identifying problems and opportunities and taking appropriate action on own initiative.

• Takes the initiative to ask look for additional information.
• Takes initiatives in his or her work.
• Takes the initiative in coming forward with own ideas, solutions or proposals for improvements.
• Takes the lead with new developments by taking on activities and responsibilities.
• Achieves breakthroughs in difficult situations by being the first to take up a position.
• Takes action in order to create an opportunity or prevent future problems. 

Entrepreneurship (daring)
Identifying opportunities and possibilities for the development of new knowledge and areas of application and/or for new services. Acting accordingly and daring to take sensible risks when doing so.

• Looks for opportunities and possibilities.
• Dares to take up new things.
• Comes forward with new ideas for knowledge and areas of application, products and services.
• Does research in marketing and environment.
• Indicates which investments are needed in order to capitalise on market opportunities.
• Dares to take sensible risks in order to achieve specific advantages.
• Undertakes action to create new applications, products or services.