EX:2009 Leaders Workshop/Evaluations

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The following is a summary of the evaluations (pdf) for the 2009 Leaders Workshop.


Contents

Audience

Out of 26 people present:

  • 19 were first time attendees
  • 5 were second time attendees
  • 2 were third time attendees


Concerning leadership positions:

  • 7 were group leaders
  • 12 were project leaders
  • 10 were other


Quantitative Answers

  1. Compared to last workshops, this Leaders Workshop was: (scale of 1-10, 10 being Much Better)
    • 6.9 (7 of 26 people answered)
  2. The technology training sessions were: (scale of 1-10, 10 being Extremely Helpful)
    • 6.9 (26 of 26 people answered)
  3. See qualitative below
  4. The leadership training sessions were: (scale of 1-10, 10 being Extremely Helpful)
    • 7.7 (23 of 26 people answered)
  5. How helpful was the project management session? (scale of 1-10, 10 being Extremely Helpful)
    • 9.1 (24 of 26 people answered)
  6. Are there areas of leadership that you would like more training?
      • Conflict Resolution: 6 (23.1% of people)
      • Team Building: 11 (42.3% of people)
      • Spiritual Inventory: 3 (11.5% of people)
      • Other: Wiki, Recruiting (7.7% of people)
      • None: 7 (26.9% of people)
    • Areas of Project Management?
      • Definition: 3 (11.5% of people)
      • Goals/Objectives: 5 (19.2% of people)
      • Breakdown: 9 (34.6% of people)
      • Other: 0
      • None: 10 (38.5% of people)
  7. The allotted time for planning was: (scale of 1-10, 10 being Plenty)
    • 8.8 (26 of 26 people answered)
  8. The quality of the food provided was: (scale of 1-10, 10 being Excellent)
    • 7.3 (26 of 26 people answered)
  9. The amount of food provided was: (scale of 1-10, 10 being Plenty)
    • 9.0 (26 of 26 people answered)
  10. Overall, I would rate this Leaders Workshop as: (scale of 1-10, 10 being Excellent)
    • 8.6 (26 of 26 people answered)


Qualitative Answers

For question 3 from survey (above) Which technology training sessions were the most helpful? Least helpful? Why?

  • Most
  1. Civi: 4
    • "Easy to learn"
  2. Project Management: 16
    • "Showed how to break down into manageable sections"
    • "Engaging presentation" (x5)
    • "Gantt Chart is a useful tool" (x5)
    • "Hands on"
  3. Cumulus: 5
    • "Information can't be found elsewhere"
    • "Hands on"
  4. Wiki: 5
    • "Easily understood presentation of material" (x2)
  5. MAP: 1
    • "Its a new feature"
  6. Budget: 1
    • "It's a new system"
  • Least
  1. Civi: 2
    • "Already had contact information posted"
  2. Project Management: 0
  3. Cumulus: 0
  4. Wiki: 4
    • "All information could be found on Wiki:Help" (x2)
    • "Needs to be hands on" (x2)
    • "Would like a condensed version handout"
  5. MAP: 7
    • "Not being able to use the software personally/Not working" (x5)
  6. Budget: 1
    • "Difficult to understand"


Comments

  • "Finance Session was extremely hard to follow" (x4)
  • "Team building exercises (Isaachars Loft) were great" (x4)
  • "Devotions were good" (x2)
  • "Days were long but filled with necessary material" (x2)
  • "More help on the budget would be nice" (x2)
  • "Having short breaks in the day would help it to not seem as long" (x2)
  • "More guidance on new projects would be nice for breaking it down in planning and budgeting" (x2)
  • "I still don't fully understand the wiki but I know more than I did"
  • "Organized well, very professional"
  • "Canoeing was a great bonding activity"
  • "Different program instructions seemed rushed and were somewhat hard to follow"
  • "An after dinner volleyball tournament would be a great stress reliever"
  • "Days were long, maybe slim down the planning time"
  • "More detail on project planning article, project proposal, budget documents would be nice"
  • "Clear instructions on how do work the budget could be posted on wiki"
  • "New project leaders need a little bit more time since they have more planning to do"
  • "More direction as to what the final outcome of planning should look like would be nice/ make sure Advisors know what is wanted"
  • "Try a spiritual gifts inventory rather than the same one over and over"
  • "Timing for sessions seemed off"
  • "The time allotted for dinner was generally more than needed"
  • "More veggies at meals would be nice"
  • "Please don't run out of cereal next time"
  • "Blue cheese dip for veggies was good/ more sour cream and onion chips would be nice"
  • "Variety of speakers was good"
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