Skills Self-Assessment

When to use this

Score yourself 1-5 against each skill, with evidence. Then ask a trusted colleague to score you on the same form. The gaps between the two views are where the development happens.

# Skills Self-Assessment — [Your name]

**Date:** [Date]   **Reviewer (optional):** [Name]

## Scale
1 = not yet doing this   2 = doing with support   3 = doing competently   4 = doing well, others learn from me   5 = expert; teach this externally

## Core EA skills

| Skill | Self | Reviewer | Evidence / examples |
|-------|------|----------|---------------------|
| Diary and calendar management | | |                     |
| Inbox triage on behalf of executive | | |             |
| Drafting on behalf of executive | | |                 |
| Travel and logistics — domestic | | |                 |
| Travel and logistics — international | | |            |
| Event planning and run-of-show | | |                  |
| Meeting facilitation | | |                            |
| Note-taking and minute-taking | | |                  |
| Confidentiality and discretion | | |                 |
| Stakeholder management | | |                          |
| Board paper preparation | | |                         |
| Briefing note writing | | |                           |
| Crisis composure | | |                                |
| Coaching peers / new hires | | |                      |
| Project management | | |                              |
| Budget and expense management | | |                  |

## Where I want to develop
- Top 3 skills to grow in the next 6 months
- Top 1 skill I want to be known for in 2 years

## Reflection
- The thing I do better than my role description suggests:
- The thing I avoid that I should lean into:
- One development action this month: