I am just finishing up a productive, but somewhat emotional, stint at the Second Cup. Feelings of insecurity emerged after reading feedback from my second supervisor. Upon later reflection, I recognize that the feedback did not raise any new issues. However, I think that I felt overwhelmed reading it because it highlighted issues that I am still grappling with. I think that I may need to be bit more patient with myself. That said, it was good to be reminded of the issues because I devoted some time today to reflect on them and then documented some new thoughts and related questions/next steps. I then resumed my scheduled tasks for today which were centered on preparing for data collection which begins in mid-January.
I am really happy with the responses from prospective study participants. So far 22 organizations have agreed to participate and I may get a few more. Today, I finalized all of the communication to the HR Delegates which I will send out on Monday morning. Earlier this week I began the questionnaire customization process with the survey administrator so I am hoping that by this time next week, I will have all of the names of the leaders participating in the study, and a “close to final” leadership questionnaire.
The week ahead looks full. One more business trip, year-end meetings, and performance reviews. I am looking forward to feeling more relaxed by Thursday and then will be fully focused on Christmas. We are hosting our family so should be a great deal of fun.