Self-evaluation can be incredibly important for professional development, yet so often we make evaluation sterile, boring, and too driven by numbers. I will not focus on that type of evaluation for several reasons, not the least of which is that you probably already have a way to do that type of evaluation or have easy access to such an evaluation by performing a quick internet search. I’m going to propose a different type of self-evaluation, one that I believe is superior to the typical self-evaluation. This type of self-assessment may seem scary because it is short on assessment and long on improvement, but hopefully that is viewed as a good thing.The reason behind this form of assessment is that it places the burden for assessment and improvement where it belongs – on the individual. Yes, there is a time and place for assessment from the outside, but among adult coaches, I think
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