The meeting with the CEO went very well this week!! I have secured sponsorship support which should enable high participant response levels to my on-line questionnaire. He has agreed to send out an introductory letter to all of the company CEOs with a request that they confirm their participation with him. We have agreed to send out initial communication by end of November. He also provided useful feedback on how to position the study so that “the ask”, requirements, and benefits are very easily understood by the CEOs. I also had brief email and phone connections with other stakeholders this week. Overall, I feel like I am making good progress.
It is now 4pm and I have been at the library for 3hours. I had a VERY late start to my day because I played tennis last night for two hours, then stayed up late watching a movie –lots of fun! Given my limited time today I have been exceedingly focused. I have refined my colloquium deck, summarized my notes from this week’s meetings, updated my project plan, and reviewed components of a Henley thesis. I am heading now for a late lunch break and then will do my best to read and summarize a paper before departing.
Next week I am travelling for work again so it is going to be challenging to get research done. That said, I am scheduled to meet with my supervisor on Friday afternoon to get feedback on my colloquium deck and discuss progress to date. I am looking forward to the following week which will be dedicated to research. I plan to expand my literature review, finalize my study communication plans, and nail down an on-line approach to obtain consent forms from study participants. Hopefully I will be able to COMPLETE some of the key milestones on my project plan…