G Behavioural competence HF-D5.3-006 transversal 7 skills

Mental toughness challenge

Acts on the challenge component of the 4C model, Control, Commitment, Challenge and Confidence, by treating change and risk as an opportunity.

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	Tries out a new working method as soon as the supervisor offers it and names what was learned from it. works under supervision and follows instruction · routine, one variable at a time · own task
N3 Proficient	Volunteers for unfamiliar assignments, names the risks involved and applies the experience gained in subsequent work. sets own approach and seeks input proactively · several variables, some ambiguity · own team or process
N5 Leading	Deliberately takes the organisation into unfamiliar territory, accepts calculated risk there and makes experimenting the accepted norm. 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	Treating change as an opportunity Embracing change	Naming which opportunity an announced change creates for the own work.	rising
G	Taking on an unfamiliar task without experience Learning on the job	Accepting a task for which you lack the routine and picking up the needed knowledge along the way.	rising
G	Accepting an assignment with risk Calculated risk taking	Accepting an assignment with an uncertain outcome after naming the risks and control measures.	rising
G	Seeking work outside the comfort zone Stretching yourself	Deliberately choosing tasks you do not yet master, such as presenting, negotiating or leading.	rising
V	Starting an experiment with an uncertain outcome Experimentation	Setting up a small trial with an unknown outcome and deciding in advance when you stop.	rising
G	Temporarily filling a new role Acting role	Temporarily taking over a role during a colleague's absence and carrying out its tasks.	rising
G	Naming what a hard job taught you Naming growth	Naming after a demanding assignment what you now master that you could not do at the start.	rising