showing initiative

I know you're just showing initiative, but it's getting old."

Showing initiative, the staffer asked the visitor: "Is it possible you could see him tomorrow?"

It is unusual in nature, showing initiative and accomplishment.

That she doesn't have a problem showing initiative and dealing with the unexpected?'

You did the wrong thing, but Durzo shouldn't have beaten you for showing initiative.

Those people are not criminals, they are showing initiative.

Showing initiative, setting goals and measuring performance are foreign concepts here, officials and outside consultants say.

They became accustomed to conformity, and many are having trouble showing initiative and self-reliance.

The university insists that placements must be arranged through them so even showing initiative and trying to find a placement yourself is not permitted.

She tries to be enthusiastic about her answers, showing initiative, and working carefully to ensure that each assignment or test is done correctly.

Assisting volunteers/applicants who come to the Volunteer Office, showing initiative with problem-solving, customer service.

Showing initiative.

This improvement is taking place in areas in which women are deciding for themselves and are showing initiative and fortitude.

Many Palestinian officials and analysts say it is Al Aksa, not the overall leadership, that is showing initiative.

While white Cuban elites and their colonial administrators debated civil rights and public policy, black Cubans had already been showing initiative.

"And we're showing initiative.

Read what the Star Fleet Manual says about officers "showing initiative and enterprise when not under direct orders.""

Lacking Klebbert, Mordant was showing initiative that was quite new - whether inspired by nerve, necessity, or terror.

I approve of men on the front lines in the war against crime in our streets showing initiative, but don't you think this is taking things too far?"

This action can be associated with skills such as impulsiveness, leadership, and 'showing initiative', which as opposed to JTC, can have positive connotations.

The Mets never had trouble bringing players in from America to play in New York, back when the Mets' management was spending money and showing initiative.

When things settle down again, remind me to give you a few pointers on tie-in sales and knowing your merchandise, not to mention showing initiative in dealing with customers.

Callie, who is hovering around 30, came to New York as a university student and has stayed on, fairly contentedly but passively, showing initiative only in the selection of restaurants.

She wasn't quite sure how her watchers would react if she had to resort to them, but she was supposed to be showing initiative and acting like a real drugs courier.

The very lack of spare parts and modern technology meant that people were good at improvising and showing initiative, whereas now they're sinking into the throwaway mentality of the West.