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The Enterprising type
Lead · persuade · deliver
You like to lead, persuade and run projects — taking charge, influencing people and making things happen.
What the Enterprising type is
The Enterprising type gathers people energized by leading, selling ideas and rallying others toward a goal. There is a taste for challenge, calculated risk, negotiation and results. Action is preferred to contemplation and initiative to waiting. It is the profile of someone who spots an opportunity and wants to turn it into a project, a business or a win.
Strengths and talents
- Leadership and initiative
- Persuasion and negotiation skill
- Energy, ambition and goal orientation
- An eye for opportunity and tolerance of risk
May avoid / blind spots
- May run over people and details in a hurry
- Risk of impatience with slow processes
- Tends to prioritize results over listening
- May take risks without analysing enough
How the Enterprising type shows up in your life
At work
At work, this type shines leading, selling, negotiating and running projects with autonomy and clear goals. It values challenge, recognition and room to decide. Rigid environments with no horizon for growth frustrate it.
Environments that fit
Companies, commercial and business areas, startups, sales, politics and management all fit. Dynamic, competitive environments with the chance to influence and grow fast.
How to develop
To grow, it helps to cultivate listening, patience with other people’s pace and analysis before deciding. Balancing ambition with care for people and attention to detail makes leadership more solid and lasting.
Under pressure
Under pressure, this type can turn controlling, impatient and steamroll the team. The antidote is to slow down, delegate for real, listen before deciding and separate the urgent from the important.
Typical careers O*NET — ILLUSTRATIVE
Occupations often linked to the Enterprising interest in O*NET. These are examples to inspire exploration — not a closed list nor an indication of aptitude.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I have more than one type?
Yes — and almost everyone does. Holland’s model describes you through a combination of types, not a single one. Your three strongest letters form your “Holland code” (e.g. RIA, SEC), which sums up your profile far better than one letter alone.
Does the Holland code change?
Interests tend to be fairly stable in adulthood, but they can shift with new experiences, education and life stages. Use the result as an updatable compass for exploration, not as a fixed label.
Does this decide my career?
No. The result shows what you tend to enjoy — not your aptitude nor the opportunities in the job market. Interest, talent and context are different things. It is a starting point for exploring fields, not a career verdict.