trade-offs or exchanges to gain commitment.
21. Technical Expertise: The ability to demonstrate depth of knowledge and skill in a technical
area.
- Effectively applies technical knowledge to solve a range of problems.
- Possesses an in-depth knowledge and skill in a technical area.
- Develops technical solutions to new or highly complex problems that cannot be solved using existing methods or approaches.
- Is sought out as an expert to provide advice or solutions in his/her technical area.
- Keeps informed about cutting-edge technology in his/her technical area.
The Achieving Results Cluster
22. Initiative: Identifying what needs to be done and doing it before being asked or before the situation requires it.
- Identifying what needs to be done and takes action before being asked or the situation requires it.
- Does more than what is normally required in a situation.
- Seeks out others involved in a situation to learn their perspectives.
- Takes independent action to change the direction of events.
23. Entrepreneurial Orientation: The ability to look for and seize profitable business opportunities; willingness to take calculated risks to achieve business goals.
- Notices and seizes profitable business opportunities.
- Stays abreast of business, industry, and market information that may reveal business opportunities.
- Demonstrates willingness to take calculated risks to achieve business goals.
- Proposes innovative business deals to potential customers, suppliers, and business partners.
- Encourages and supports entrepreneurial behavior in others.