You've shown great initiative.

Meaning

Praising proactive and self-motivated effort.

Examples

• John: 'I took the lead on improving our team's workflow.'<br>
• Alice: '<b>You've shown great initiative,</b> John. That was a smart move.'
• John: '<b>You've shown great initiative,</b> Alice. Well done!'
• Alice: 'I identified a problem and developed a solution independently.'<br>