Tenacity

Tenacity -- Staying with a job or plan until the desired objective is achieved or is no longer reasonably attainable.

Some jobs require people who, when faced with obstacles, keep trying to achieve their goals. Tenacity is indicated by the number of attempts to achieve the goal.

Key Behaviors:

• Asks for more time to solve a problem rather than accept defeat.
• Tries one more time to overcome an obstacle.
• Makes an extra effort to get the job done when short-handed.
• Continues to seek more resources (people, equipment, processes) until the project is completed.

Key Words -- persistent, unwavering, attempts, achieved

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