Definition: High level of curiosity and committed to their professional development.
Passion To Learn
- Constantly enhances product knowledge through experimentation and play.
- Enjoys learning new skills and techniques.
- Is open minded and curious about learning new skills.
- Embraces new technology and procedures.
Active
- Actively seeks to learn by asking questions and listening to all store associates.
- Takes initiative for own learning and development.
- Takes advantage of training opportunities when they arise.
- Seeks to increase skill set.
- Enrolls in continuing education courses.
- Enrolls in certification classes when available.
Willingness
- Desire to gain knowledge and enhance skills.
- Demonstrates a willingness to learn new things.
- Demonstrates a willingness to participate in continuing education courses.
- Will participate in training classes even if offered outside of normal working hours.
- Willing to learn new procedures for working with the equipment.
- Will spend the extra time needed to learn how to properly use new equipment/materials.
Commitment
- Demonstrates through personal behavior the commitment to high standards of performance.
- Holds self and associates accountable for goal achievement.
- Persists until goals are achieved and commitments are met.
- Is committed to enhancing their own knowledge and skills.
Training and Development
- Enhances value to the company through additional training and development.
- Keeps up-to-date with their skills.
- Stays current with skills and training.
- Exhibits willingness to upgrade skills through additional training and education.
- Stays up-to-date on emerging technologies.
Supportive
- Creates an environment that supports personal development and exploration.
Motivated
- Critiques own performance and learns from experience as a source of continuous improvement.
- Is motivated by the desire to be "the best".
- Sets achievable learning goals to develop new skills.
- Is highly motivated to learn new skills.
Self-Awareness
- Recognizes own areas for development and consciously seeks assignments that will provide practice in areas of developmental need.
- Is open to feedback from others.
- Sees feedback from others as an opportunity to learn and advance professionally.
Inspirational
- Inspires others to learn new things.