Sometimes they say that she is punishable. There are people who have this quality in excess, there are others who have a disadvantage. For those and for others, we will analyze the noun “initiative”, this is our object of study today. And the reader will conclude how correct or, conversely, wrong to be proactive.
What is the meaning
For people raised in the Soviet Union, the word can cause allergies. After all, if you think about it, Shurochka from the wonderful picture “Office Romance” is a certain social type of a terribly active lady, without a personal life, of course. But this is a thing of the past, and now the importance of the initiative cannot be overestimated. People are taught that if they are not active enough, then they will live their whole lives for one salary, that is, there are no prospects. And the world is different: it is teeming with projects, opportunities and piranhas of big business. And this sea of miracles awaits everyone who decides to go on a dangerous but interesting journey. However, while you and we are still here, it’s worth knowing the meaning of the word “initiative”:
- Initiative, internal impulse to new forms of activity, enterprise.
- Leading role in any action.
- Proposal for discussion. This is an element of the official vocabulary, bureaucratic.
Examples of use
After we know the meaning of the word “initiative”, it’s worthwhile to choose an example for each.
A novice worker is a very special type of person. True, he must also be young in order to fit the image. But, in any case, he is an embodied initiative, this is his middle name, and maybe the first. He immediately sees all the flaws in the organization of labor, immediately offers a way out. His ebullient activities delight and amaze the imagination. There is only one trouble in this: the fuse does not find a response either from colleagues or from the authorities. But such a “fever” is passing, the beginner needs to work a little, he is drawn into his orbit by office daily life and he obediently starts running around in a circle, like everyone else. Sometimes, of course, enterprise changes the world, but not too often. The general scenario is that the order of things conquers novelty at a certain level of inertia of the system.
The second meaning is also easy to illustrate. In every class, in every group, and even at every job, there are people (usually single) who immediately take the initiative in their own hands and arrange public holidays or personal birthdays.
To fully understand the essence of the third meaning of the word, you need to introduce yourself at some meeting in the Soviet past. When Ivan Petrovich Petrov came up with initiatives aimed at modernizing production. By the way, it is possible that there was some sense in such activity: the authorities reported on the stormy and violent ideological work of the team.
The flip side of initiative
But to be honest, the general message still remained: the initiative is punishable! Previously, they did not like those who stood out against the general background, simply because it was not customary to stand out, and now if a person finds excessive initiative, the team will guess that part of the worries can be blamed on him and will not miss this opportunity. And when initiative is a duty, it becomes a heavy burden.
Somehow pessimistic, right? No, activity in fact now can bring both fame and money, maybe even recognition. But for this you need to choose individual ways of talent realization. If you come to the organization and put forward initiatives, even cute and good, then the chances of success are 5%, because people are often inert. Therefore, if you want to turn the world around, go for it, but do it alone. Let's not deceive, there is a small chance to find a team of like-minded people in which your undertakings will support, then you can do even more. To realize the desire to act, it is necessary to understand what this initiative is. Well, the first step has already been taken.