A computer-implemented process for vehicle-initiated cadenced operator interaction, the process carried out in an environment that includes an industrial vehicle having a user interface communicatively coupled to a vehicle controller, the process comprising: loading into the vehicle controller, an interaction profile, the interaction profile having: a pattern including a start action and an end action, wherein the pattern is associated with an operator action that can be implemented while operating the industrial vehicle; a rule defining a measure of performance associated with the pattern; and a target response to the measure of performance; loading into the vehicle controller, a cadence, where the cadence defines an interval as a time gap between interactions associated with the operator action of the interaction profile, where the time gap is sufficient to enable a vehicle operator to demonstrate the operator action associated with at least one previous interaction; displaying, via the user interface of the industrial vehicle, information related to the operator action of the interaction profile; and performing ongoing monitoring by: monitoring information electronically collected by the industrial vehicle; and performing responsive to detecting first data within the monitored information corresponding to the start action, and second data within the monitored information corresponding to the end action: applying select components of the monitored information against the rule to define a performance response; generating performance feedback based upon a comparison of the performance response to the target response; saving the performance feedback in a profile history; detecting, based upon the cadence, whether an observation event is due; and modifying at least one operational characteristic of the industrial vehicle based upon the profile history at a time established by the cadence. loading into the vehicle controller, an interaction profile, the interaction profile having: a pattern including a start action and an end action, wherein the pattern is associated with an operator action that can be implemented while operating the industrial vehicle; a rule defining a measure of performance associated with the pattern; and a target response to the measure of performance; a pattern including a start action and an end action, wherein the pattern is associated with an operator action that can be implemented while operating the industrial vehicle; a rule defining a measure of performance associated with the pattern; and a target response to the measure of performance; loading into the vehicle controller, a cadence, where the cadence defines an interval as a time gap between interactions associated with the operator action of the interaction profile, where the time gap is sufficient to enable a vehicle operator to demonstrate the operator action associated with at least one previous interaction; displaying, via the user interface of the industrial vehicle, information related to the operator action of the interaction profile; and performing ongoing monitoring by: monitoring information electronically collected by the industrial vehicle; and performing responsive to detecting first data within the monitored information corresponding to the start action, and second data within the monitored information corresponding to the end action: applying select components of the monitored information against the rule to define a performance response; generating performance feedback based upon a comparison of the performance response to the target response; saving the performance feedback in a profile history; detecting, based upon the cadence, whether an observation event is due; and modifying at least one operational characteristic of the industrial vehicle based upon the profile history at a time established by the cadence. monitoring information electronically collected by the industrial vehicle; and performing responsive to detecting first data within the monitored information corresponding to the start action, and second data within the monitored information corresponding to the end action: applying select components of the monitored information against the rule to define a performance response; generating performance feedback based upon a comparison of the performance response to the target response; saving the performance feedback in a profile history; detecting, based upon the cadence, whether an observation event is due; and modifying at least one operational characteristic of the industrial vehicle based upon the profile history at a time established by the cadence. applying select components of the monitored information against the rule to define a performance response; generating performance feedback based upon a comparison of the performance response to the target response; saving the performance feedback in a profile history; detecting, based upon the cadence, whether an observation event is due; and modifying at least one operational characteristic of the industrial vehicle based upon the profile history at a time established by the cadence.