Free tool · The Critical Skills Matrix

Who is the only one who knows how?

List the skills your business can't run without, mark who can do each one today, and see where everything rests on one person.

It's free to use, with no email and no purchase needed. Everything you type stays in this browser on this device. Nothing is sent to me.

Step one

Your team

Add each person by first name or role. Include yourself if you're part of the work.

Step two

Your critical skills

A critical skill is anything that would stop or seriously slow the business if nobody could do it next week.

Tap to add a common one
Step three

Mark who can do each one today

Tap a square to cycle through Can do it, Learning, and blank. Only people who can do it on their own today count toward coverage.

No one Only one person Fewer than half the team Half the team or more

Start here

Skills no one can do, then skills only one person can do.

    Who's carrying the most alone

    These are your first stay conversations. Their workload is likely higher than you realize.

      When you've found your red squares

      The Bench Strength Kit

      The matrix shows you where the risk is. The kit helps you do something about it: a Claude Skill that walks you through a cross-training plan, stay conversations for the people carrying the most, and one AI skills standard for the whole team, plus a full Excel workbook for teams of any size.

      Read the essay behind it first. It's on the same page.

      Want a re-check reminder in ninety days?

      Cross-training takes a few months to stick. Leave your email and I'll send you one note in ninety days to map your team again and see how many red squares turned orange. No newsletter, and nothing else unless you ask.

      Thank you! I'll send your re-check reminder in ninety days. Enjoy the rest of your week!

      Educational, not legal advice. Seek counsel if you would like a legal opinion. When a decision about who gets trained, paid, or promoted gets complicated, I'm glad to help at erin@gloverco.ai.