initiative
noun
uk/ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/ us [ C ]
a new plan or action to improve something or solve a problem:
a marketing/cost-cutting initiative
a diplomatic/peace initiative
an education/environmental/economic initiative
[ U ]
the ability to use your own judgment to make decisions without asking another person's advice:
take/seize/lose the initiative The group's legal advisers said they were taking the initiative to tackle online privacy issues.
Candidates for the job must be capable of working on their own initiative.