Self-Assess Your Soft Skills
Soft Skills Assessment
As a manager, having a strong understanding of various soft skills is necessary to lead your team. A soft skills assessment can help illuminate areas where improving your skills can greatly improve the performance of your team, along with your own personal success. It’ll also show you which soft skills you’re strong in, so you can better understand how to teach those positive behaviors to others.
While reading through the statements in this assessment, make sure to look at it objectively – thinking about how you truly think and act, rather than how you would like to. Be sure to answer every question if you want accurate results! After completing the assessment and seeing your own results, you can download the workbook to assess your team’s soft skills as well!
When I tell others about changes, I ask what they think.
Before making decisions, I think through both expected and unexpected outcomes.
I use my past experiences to help me in new and unfamiliar situations.
I plan ahead so I know what I'll be working on the next day.
When I come up with a solution to a problem, I think through any new problems that solution could create before implementing it.
I hit deadlines and keep my commitments.
I keep myself from jumping into a conversation while others are speaking.
My colleagues and managers see me follow through on my word.
I create goals for personal and professional growth.
When making changes to something, I come up with well-reasoned explanations to address others' concerns.
When I'm struggling with a problem, I ask others for help.
When others are debating something, I can understand the viewpoints of all sides, whether or not I agree with them.
When creating goals, I look at the goals of others in my organization or family to see how they align.
I create positive outcomes from accepting my emotions.
I seek out feedback and constructive criticism.
I repeat points back during a conversation to ensure I understand what the other person is saying.
I internally recognize and accept my emotions as they come.
I try to understand widely diverse perspectives, ideas, and experiences.
I put time into doing the things that are most valuable to me.
I offer to help colleagues with their work when they need it.
When making a decision, I seek others' perspectives to view it from multiple angles.
I don't let the impulse of the moment make decisions for me.
I objectively weigh the costs and benefits of each possible solution when making a decision.
I find ways to compromise so everyone involved in a conflict is satisfied with the solution.
When I'm involved in a conflict, it's resolved quickly and fairly.
I calm myself down before responding to an emotional situation.
When approaching a problem, I ask "What else could be the problem?" to help identify the root cause.
I allow myself to feel emotions fully, rather than suppressing them.
I define the importance and the urgency of tasks in order to prioritize them.
I take time to analyze why I feel the way I do about different situations.
After I set a goal, I create a plan with milestones to show my progress toward the goal.
If someone starts speaking to me while I'm working on something, I pause what I'm doing and give that person my full attention.
When faced with making a decision, I see both the logic and the emotions involved.
I research information to help support my case when proposing an idea or solution.
After someone speaks to me, I think of open-ended questions to ask them.
I'm able to communicate why changes are happening so that others get on board with those changes.
I can make sense out of ambiguous and complex problems.
I'm able to connect with people easily – they listen to what I have to say.
I follow up on my solutions to problems to see if the effects were positive.
I balance logic and emotion to explain my viewpoints to others.
I look for multiple perspectives when determining what caused a problem.
To keep myself accountable, I share my goals with others.
The goals I set have clear expectations and standards for how to achieve them.
When conversing with someone, I can accurately read their body language.
When arguments become heated, I quickly de-escalate myself and others.
I'm comfortable with adapting to new situations.
I anticipate and plan for problems that could occur when going through major changes.
I don't ignore difficult conversations.
I look for more efficient ways to do things.
I'm curious about what else I can learn.
