Key Career Trait 53: EXPANSIVENESS
- Erica Hughey
- Jul 13
- 4 min read
Updated: Jul 13
THE TALENT TO BEGIN ANEW, EMPOWERED AND WITH FORESIGHT
Having an expansive nature, you are here to get the ball rolling and help your team by providing the pressure for new beginnings and the adrenaline for organizational growth via new experiences. Your drive to constantly initiate new things is a special strength that allows you to shine in dynamic work environments. Projects that need a fresh boost greatly benefit from your sense of timing and your drive to take action. It’s not just about developing ideas for you, but about launching them with a powerful start. You love getting processes rolling and infusing them with energy and creativity. Especially in areas like product development, marketing, or startups, your initiating impulse stands out. Your ability to inspire others and get them excited about new things creates an atmosphere where progress and innovation can thrive.
In teams, you contribute to driving change and leaving behind old structures to make room for growth. You support your colleagues by encouraging them to start their own projects and actively participate. Your strength lies in recognizing the potential in ideas and people and enabling the first step, which is often the hardest. However, it’s important for you to be aware that not every initiative can be executed at once to avoid overwhelming yourself. You like to bring speed into processes, but should be mindful that your team does not feel overwhelmed by the pace. With your sense of timing, you can ensure a smooth transition from planning to implementation.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
When the opportunity to start something new is missing, your enthusiasm can turn into frustration. The need to finish everything on your own can sometimes get in your way, especially if it prevents you from seizing new opportunities. To avoid this, it’s important to start projects thoughtfully and leave room for others to support you. Your impulse to begin something new is at its strongest when you trust your instincts and choose opportunities that truly align with you. This way, you not only ensure professional fulfillment but also the chance to gain valuable insights from each new cycle.
Here are six stages to develop this trait:
STAGE 1: COMMENCING - Begin with the end in mind. Start developing this trait of new beginnings by holding your vision and relying on your own strength knowing that each experience empowers your for the next. The goal is to start something new to mature through the process.
STAGE 2: MOMENTUM - Although you may be call upon to begin new cycles and projects, listening to others may get you into situations and cycles that you don't have the intrinsic motivation to complete to satisfaction.
STAGE 3: PRACTICALITY - Watch your step when engaging in new endeavors. It is essential for you to be comfortable right at the beginning of a new business venture. If you are not happy with the experience, it may be best for you to stop the process and find a new situation that feels more aligned.
STAGE 4: ASSUREDNESS - When difficulties arise, it you'll see that it's your inner resolve that preserves your growth through tough times. Lead yourself with a sense of self-assuredness and know that changing plans to comply with the wishes of others is not advantageous and incorrect for you.
STAGE 5: ASSERTION - Be aware that as you expand, there will be external pressure. Stay true to your your own vision and awareness if this new beginning is right or not even if others can't see it. Ever heard of the crab in a barrel scenario? It's whenever someone starts something new and others tell them that it's wrong to do so or that they're the wrong person to do it.
STAGE 6: BENEFACTOR - Finally, due to your own growth, you endlessly and naturally emanate the gift of expansive experiences and service to others. At this stage, it may take a lot for you to become interested in beginning something new unless you are confident and convinced that it will be worth your while have a ROI.
Satori Synergy offers data-driven, transformative career and mindset coaching to change-ready individuals and organizations to cultivate successful work cultures and satisfying careers aligned with natural traits and strengths. Erica Hughey, MBA, created her signature consultation style, Business Sociology, to help you work smarter, not harder. As a BG5 Analyst trained at the Human Design Business Institute, Erica uses your Career Design Blueprint as an objective, individualized tool for tailored professional development, leadership training, talent management, and change management. She incorporates her knowledge in social intelligence, emotional intelligence and corporate cultural expertise to provide you with a holistic analysis and comprehensive consulting and coaching experience.
Get started by reading your personalized SOP, a Career Compass Report or schedule an expert Career Design Analysis session to discover and discuss your prominent leadership traits. You'll learn how to leverage your innate skills to transform yourself and your work environment solving for communications issues by using your specific interaction strategies and authentic decision making.
