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Taking the initiative is a crucial step in moving forward in our professional and personal lives. With our Taking Initiative workshop, participants will learn what initiative is, how to take it on, the advantages of it, and when to refrain. By enrolling in this class, participants will be taking the first step in making something positive happen for them-now that is initiative! See what you want, believe what you want, and make it happen.

Course Objectives:

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

Course Outline:



Taking Initiative

Module One: What is Initiative?

• Definition

• Benefits

• Initiative Reluctance

• Initiative as Priority

• Case Study

• Module One: Review Questions

Module Two: Know Clients

• Open Minded

• Adaptable

• Making Decisions

• Taking Responsibility

• Case Study

• Module Two: Review Questions

Module Three: Recognize When You Can Step In

• Recognize Strengths and Skills

• Going Beyond

• Listen Carefully

• Provide Support

• Case Study

• Module Three: Review Questions

Module Four: Recognize When You Can Go Outside the Normal

• Culture and Values

• Scope of 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 Judgement

• 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

• Existing Problems

• Case Study

• Module Eight: Review Questions

Module Nine: Be Persistent

• Handle Setbacks

• Manage Change

• Modify Ideas

• Move Forward

• Case Study

• Module Nine: Review Questions

Module Ten: Balance Initiative and Restraint

• Consider the Work

• Emotional Intelligence

• Buy-in of Stakeholders

• Pushing Ideas Forward

• Case Study

• Module Ten: Review Questions

Module Eleven: Assignment Review / Wrap Up