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Does the person take the initiative or wait for others?

People in the Proactive category act with little or no consideration; they are motivated by doing. 

Language: do it, jump in, get it done, now.

People in the Reactive category are motivated to wait, analyze, consider and react. 

Language: understand, think about, analyze, consider, wait, might, could, would

In the work context, most people have a balanced Proactive and Reactive pattern.

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