Skills checklist

Purpose

The aim of this checklist is for the coachee to assess his or her current performance and then to decide on priorities for development of his or her influencing skills.

Resources

Time required is about 10 minutes to complete the questionnaire and then approximately 20 minutes for discussion.

Copy of the questionnaire.

Notes for the coach

This activity is very good to use at both the analysis and evaluation stages of the coaching process. You need to create a list of skills relating to the area that the coachee wishes to improve, and create a questionnaire using a rating scale. The list of skills could come from a competency framework or job description; it could also be formulated following discussions with the coachee and his or her line manager. Consider using the same questionnaire at the end of the coaching programme to evaluate progress.

Instructions

Tell the coachee to rate his or her current performance in each of the areas noted. A possible rating scale is 1 = very effective, 2 = effective, 3 = not very effective.

Once the coachee has rated him- or herself against each skill, ask him or her to decide on three major priorities for the coaching programme.