The big leap

Finally found a free online survey that met my needs (thank you Zoomarang!) Most of the free sites only allow surveys of about 10 questions. I needed to post a 20 question survey. I'd almost given up on using a free online tool - but then I found Zoomarang. Zoomarang allows for up to 30 questions with their basic (free) service.

I sent out the link to all my colleagues this morning. It will be interesting to see if everyone fills it out. With all the pressure to work more, faster, better, faster, faster, faster, more, more, more... it is easy to put off things that are not "revenue generating." I'm not sure if I'm more nervous that they will fill it out and I will not like the results or that they won't fill it out at all.

My hope is that I get enough results to be able to make a real evaluation of whether or not the team feels that I communicate well and make valuable contributions. Then - based on that data, I will write up a template for a peer review form and ask for more detailed peer reviews. I'm not sure yet if I will ask for peer reviews from everyone or just a randomly selected sample. I will leave the managers (and director) out of the peer review process - as they have a formalized opportunity to review my work on a regular basis.