They make changes, take action and avoid passive acceptance of their circumstances, according to the Journal of Vocational Behavior. It can be helpful to understand what proactive personality is not.

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“Last spring, we put our heads together on how could we help with these behavior issues? What could we do to bring the numbers down? The main thing we came up with was being proactive.