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Key Criteria for Assessing the Quality of a Self-grower

Self growers...             Related Criteria
 don’t complain much
 mentor others               number of complaints made per day
 accept challenges
 seek to improve their       the number of people mentored per day
 performance over time
 desire assessment           the difficulty level of the challenges currently undertaken

 are good problem solvers    the daily, weekly, monthly, and annual accomplishments generated
                             against a set of objectives and performance criteria
 have goals and objectives
                             amount of assessment feedback received including documentation of
                             self-assessment and improvements made from assessment feedback

                             the number of total problems solved per day; the number of complex or
                             difficult problems solved per week

                             the quality of overall performance criteria that have been developed

   CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS

1. What are the top three criteria you can use to differentiate between a responsive individual and a self-
    starter?
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2. What two behaviors from all those listed in the Continuum of Performance Levels best describe you?
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