Category Archives: Tips and Tools

Survey Completion 68%!

Posted on January 28, 2012 by alexk

It has been another full week that has yielded good results.  To date, 357 leaders have completed the leadership survey.  This is a terrific outcome and means that I have a 68% response rate.  As planned, I have extended the deadline for … Continue reading →

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46% Completion Rate!

Posted on January 21, 2012 by alexk

It is 3pm and I sitting at a new coffee shop.  I feel exhausted but happy.  After one week 241 leaders have completed the leadership questionnaire, which makes the response rate 46%.  I am very pleased with these results.  On … Continue reading →

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Final Data Collection Preparation

Posted on January 14, 2012 by alexk

Completing final preparation for my launch of the leadership survey on Monday has been far more time consuming than anticipated!!  I spent a good part of the week following up with a few organizations on missing information and then testing … Continue reading →

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Great Week and Sad Day

Posted on January 7, 2012 by alexk

It has been a very busy week preparing for my data collection.  The conference call with the HR Delegates was a good idea and was well attended.  I simply walked through all of the next steps and responded to questions.  … Continue reading →

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A Really Good Week!

Posted on December 4, 2011 by alexk

I have had a really good week!  Invitations to 30 organizations to participate in my research study were sent out this week via email and I am thrilled that there were many immediate affirmative responses.  I am hoping, by December … Continue reading →

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Communication Templates

Posted on November 26, 2011 by alexk

I am feeling a bit zonked but am committed to one more hour at the library.  Thought it would be a good idea to complete this post and then resume my work.  Increasingly, I am finding my weekly blog post to be an activity that … Continue reading →

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Marathon Not A Sprint

Posted on November 11, 2011 by alexk

Today is Thursday and I have had a productive, albeit emotional, week so far.  I had a valuable, and humbling, meeting with my supervisor on Tuesday.  She had a lot of questions about my “elegant solution” for grappling with participant … Continue reading →

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Progress Not Perfection

Posted on November 5, 2011 by alexk

I learned the phrase “progress not perfection” at a sales training workshop this year and it is an appropriate title for this post.  I have just finished revising my deck for an upcoming colloquium and am reminded that although many things have … Continue reading →

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Starting to “Flex” and “Flow”

Posted on October 15, 2011 by alexk

I am someone who thrives on structure but I am increasingly realizing the importance of flexibility and having an “open mindset” to ensure that available opportunities are optimized.  This is a small example, but I had the unexpected opportunity to speak … Continue reading →

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Hit the Ground Running

Posted on October 9, 2011 by alexk

This is going to be another relatively short post because my ride is arriving in 15 minutes.  Last weekend I was enjoying a mini-vacation in NYC with my partner so I was not sure how productive I would be today.  … Continue reading →

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