The importance of being proactive in the workplace and how this can increase productivity of the company which increases the profitability

1. Reactive vs Proactive
in the workplace

2. Agenda
• Defining Proactive
• Proactive vs Reactive.
• Where do you fall
• Circle of Influence.
• Be proactive
• How to be proactive?
• Characteristics of proactive people
• Proactive Model
• Proactivity and productivity

3. What is Proactive.
• Proactive is to step up and do something to solve a problem
before it becomes an issue

4. Proactive Vs Reactive
• Proactive is when you make good choices to prevent
something from happening.
• Reactive is when you deal with things that happened when
you are not prepared.

5. Where do you fall
Very Reactive Very Proactive

6. “Be Proactive”
• Be responsible for your life.
• Make a choice to be positive and focus on those things that
you can change.
• Best way to predict your future is to create it.
• Make a positive difference in your family, your class, your
school and the world.

7. Characteristics of proactive people
• Initiative starters
• No limits are imposed.
• Freedom to determine their character.
• Best use of those circumstances

8. Proactive Model
Stimulus Freedom to Choose Response
Self Awareness Imagination Conscience Independent Union

9. Thank You