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proactive
acting before problems happen
Taking action early to prevent problems or create a good result instead of waiting to react.
Hear it in real life
Why did you contact the customer so early?
I wanted to be proactive and avoid a delay.
A proactive manager checks for problems before they affect the team.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: She is a proactive person to solve problems early.
Say: She is proactive about solving problems early.
Use “proactive about” before an activity, rather than attaching an infinitive directly to the adjective.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
be proactive; take a proactive approach; be proactive about something
Your turn: say it out loud
A proactive manager checks for problems before they affect the team.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
proactive
acting before problems happen
“A proactive manager checks for problems before they affect the team.”
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