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Coaching Skills Self-Assessment
Coaching is one of the fastest ways to build capacity in a team: instead of giving answers, the manager or coach helps people think, decide and learn on the job. Many managers believe they coach while in fact they mostly advise. This self-assessment looks at six coaching skills: building trust and agreeing the purpose, listening, asking powerful questions, setting goals and following up, giving feedback, and keeping good ethics and boundaries. Rate 24 statements about your recent conversations and get a short development plan.
- Assessment
- 8 min
- Free
- Sources checked October 2026
Who it is for
- Managers and team leaders in public agencies, projects and companies
- Internal coaches and mentors
- Trainers who follow up training with coaching
- Project coordinators supporting staff performance
- HR and learning professionals
What you get
- A score for six coaching skills
- Your strongest and weakest areas
- Practical actions to practise in your next conversations
- A simple structure for a coaching conversation
- Programmes that strengthen leadership and coaching
How this tool works
- Built on
- Six coaching skill areas common to established coaching practice, written by Risalat for managers in public agencies, projects and companies.
- Scoring
- Each answer scores from 0 (not in place) to 4 (fully in place). An area's score is the points earned as a share of the maximum for the questions you answered; the overall score is the average of the areas. Bands: Mostly advising 0–39%, Coaching in progress 40–69%, Coaching culture 70–100%.
- Limitations
- Results depend on the information you enter and are not verified by Risalat. This tool does not replace MAPS, PEFA, World Bank or other formal assessment methodologies, or an independent review.
- Your data
- What you type stays in your browser unless you save it to a free account. We receive your name, email and summary only when you open your results.
- Sources checked
- October 2026 (checked every month)
- Team or organisation
- With a free account you can invite colleagues from each department to answer the same questions. You get a consolidated dashboard: scores by area and department, where colleagues disagree, priority gaps and an action plan. Anonymous mode hides names and groups departments with fewer than 3 responses.
Need a verified result? Ask for an independent assessment by Risalat.
Programmes that build these skills
Upcoming programmes whose content matches the areas this tool measures. Your results show which fit your weakest areas.
Nothing here for your exact need? Ask for an in-house programme built around your gaps, or browse all programmes.
Questions
Do I need to be a professional coach?
No. It is written for managers, team leaders and internal coaches who want to coach their people as part of their job.
What is the difference between coaching and mentoring?
A mentor mostly shares experience and advice. A coach mostly asks questions and helps the person find their own answers. Good managers use both and say which one they are doing.
How often should I repeat the assessment?
Every three to six months, or after a course, to see whether your habits are changing.
Based on
Sources checked: October 2026. We check the official sources every month.
This is a self-assessment written by Risalat Consultants International to help you plan. It is not a certification, an audit or a psychological test.