Category 5: Individual and Team Effectiveness
5CInitiative & Leadership
What this competency means
Take initiative and provide leadership.
Example
Lead technical direction on projects, propose innovative solutions.
How to demonstrate it
In your competency self-assessment, write a short Situation-Action-Result narrative showing how you personally demonstrated 5C initiative & leadership. Focus on what you did (60-70% of the narrative), not what your team did, and tie it to a real project.
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