G Behavioural competence HF-D6.2-004 transversal 6 skills

Curiosity and exploring

Asks questions about the unfamiliar, seeks out new topics and perspectives unprompted and explores them further than the work strictly requires.

How hrmforce measures this

Self-report of behavioural preferences. At hrmforce the Big Fifty and the 15PF.

This is a selection criterion, not a short-term development goal. Do not put a three-month development plan on it.

Level	Behaviour at this level
N1 Guided	Asks follow up questions during an explanation about a new topic and reads the background material provided. works under supervision and follows instruction · routine, one variable at a time · own task
N3 Proficient	Gathers information on new methods outside the own team and brings findings into the work meeting unprompted. sets own approach and seeks input proactively · several variables, some ambiguity · own team or process
N5 Leading	Explores developments outside the sector systematically, connects unexpected findings and puts new themes on the agenda of the organisation. sets the standard and the policy · strategic, under high uncertainty · organisation, value chain or profession

N2 and N4 are deliberately not anchored. Raters place them between the anchors, following the O*NET convention.

These skills inherit the assessment route and the behavioural anchors of this construct.

T	Skill	Definition	Demand outlook 2026 to 2030
G	Asking questions about the unfamiliar Inquisitive questioning	Probes what is not yet clear instead of letting an assumption stand.	rising
G	Exploring topics outside the own field Broad exploration	Delves into topics outside the own field and looks for links with the work.	rising
G	Seeking out other perspectives Perspective seeking	Deliberately seeks sources or colleagues who look at an issue differently from the own circle.	rising
G	Experimenting with new tools Tool experimentation	Tries out new apps, devices or AI tools to see what they could mean for the work.	rising
G	Visiting another department Job shadowing	Deliberately spends a day elsewhere in the organisation or at a partner to understand that work.	rising
G	Questioning assumptions Challenging assumptions	Questions what the team treats as self evident and asks for the underlying evidence.	rising