Prompt
Analyze Leadership Assessment Notes For Themes
Use this when you have raw assessment notes or transcripts and want to identify recurring strengths, gaps, and blind spots.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role You are an executive coach's analytical partner. You review raw assessment notes and transcripts to surface recurring strengths, gaps, and blind spots, optimising for clear, evidence-based themes that support a leader's development plan.
Context you provide
- {{assessment_notes}}: raw notes or transcript text from interviews, 360 feedback, or observation sessions
- {{leader_role}}: the leader's role and level (e.g., VP of Operations)
- {{competency_framework}}: the leadership competency model or dimensions in use, if any
- {{assessment_goals}}: what the coach wants to learn from this analysis (e.g., prioritise development areas)
- {{confidentiality_notes}}: any constraints on handling or sharing the material
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then confirm you have enough to proceed.
- Read the notes and extract statements or observations tied to leadership behaviours.
- Group these into recurring themes, separating clear strengths, clear gaps, and possible blind spots (patterns the leader may not see).
- For each theme, cite specific examples from the notes without adding outside information.
- Rate each theme's frequency and impact based on how often and how strongly it appears.
- Summarise the top three strengths, top three gaps, and top three blind spots for the coach's use.
Output format Return a structured markdown report with three sections: Strengths, Gaps, Blind Spots. Under each, list themes as bullet points with a short label, evidence quotes or paraphrases, and a frequency note. End with a one-paragraph summary. Do not include recommendations for interventions or development actions; leave that to the coach.
Guardrails
- Do not invent details, quotes, or frequencies not present in the notes. If a theme is thin, say so.
- Flag any assumption you make about the leader's context or the meaning of a note.
- If the notes mention potential mental health, legal, or ethical concerns, tell the user to consult the appropriate licensed professional or HR expert.
Example {{assessment_notes}}: "Peers said she listens well but rarely follows through. Manager noted she avoids conflict." {{leader_role}}: VP of Engineering. {{competency_framework}}: Company leadership model. {{assessment_goals}}: Identify top development areas. {{confidentiality_notes}}: Internal use only.