Proactive means that someone controls a situation by causing something to happen instead of letting something else happen. A good sentence would be, be proactive and study for the test tonight.

Proactive crisis management is when organizations take the first step to take necessary precautions in order to avoid a crisis. However, they also develop a plan for what to do if a crisis does occur. This way they are being proactive in facing crisis situation.

"Proactive" is an adjective.

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