Quick notes & observations

The best coaching evidence is captured in the moment, not reconstructed from memory at review time. Admire is built for direct observation: when you see something worth recording, capture it on the spot, against the person or against a skill, and it’s waiting for you at the next session.

Two ways to capture

Jot a quick note

When something is worth remembering but isn’t a skill score, capture it as a note. From the dashboard, the note button next to anyone you coach records a note against them in seconds. Type it as a general note, a task to follow up, or a win to recognize, and set its visibility so you control who sees it.

Notes captured between sessions: tasks, wins, and observations in one timeline, each waiting to be discussed.

Record a direct observation on a skill

When what you saw demonstrates a skill, score it directly from the person’s profile, no Meeting required. A direct observation is saved as a draft: captured now, delivered later.

Or just tell your AI

With your AI connected, you can describe what you saw in plain language (“Priya handled that escalation calmly”) and it records the draft observation for you.

Drafts surface in the next Meeting

Every draft observation rises to the top of the person’s next Meeting. That makes the session the natural place to deliver the feedback: talk it through together, then flip the Shared toggle to publish it (where it counts toward progress and mastery), or delete it if it no longer fits.

Direct observations carried into the next session: review together, then share. See Share drafted observations for the full flow.

This is the loop that keeps coaching grounded in what actually happened. See Share drafted observations for the detail, and Field observations for capturing the same way from your phone.