ACET’s blog has discussed the importance of networking and professional development in the past, but today we’d like to look at what comes next, once a person has established networking relationships. How do you determine if your network is working for you? Are you getting as much value as you can from your networking efforts? [...]
Evergreen Data: Scratch-Off Graphs
January 30, 2013 By
A couple of weeks ago, I got an email asking me for ideas about ways to make evaluation findings more exciting and interesting. I know, some of you are thinking, “aren’t they always exciting and interesting???” but alas it isn’t…
ACET, Inc. Blog: Thank You Notes: Three People to Put On Your List
December 28, 2012 By
You don’t need to search very hard to find writing on the Internet that extols the importance of thank you notes, but frequently it is limited to the realms of job interviews and gift giving. Handwritten tokens of thanks can be appropriate for events great and small that go beyond these. Everyone appreciates receiving mail [...]
ACET, Inc. Blog: Review: How to Communicate Evaluation Findings
December 18, 2012 By
Being an effective writer is an important skill for an evaluator. It takes time and practice. One of my favorite books on effective writing was written by Morris, Fitz-Gibbon, and Freeman, titled “How to Communicate Evaluation Findings.” Only 92 pages long, this book is indispensable at helping evaluators to communicate findings in a succinct way [...]
ACET, Inc. Blog: Networking for Classy People
December 7, 2012 By
Networking is one of the most important professional skills that people can utilize today to build relationships and business, and if done well, can yield mutual benefits that last a lifetime. Likewise, too many networkers could be accused of giving the “milk” away for free, thus making the sale of the “cow” meaningless. If your [...]
ACET, Inc. Blog: Are people not responding to your emails? We can help!
November 16, 2012 By
Email is such an important part of business communications that everyone can afford to be more effective at writing them. If you are frustrated with lack of responses to your emails, these tips may help. Be brief. Everyone is busy; many people struggle to respond to the unending tide of emails that break upon their [...]
On Top Of The Box Evaluation: #Eval12 RECAP: Where Do I Begin???
November 2, 2012 By
The end is a nice place to start. One of our wonderful leaders, Dr. Rodney Hopson, passed the torch as president of the AEA board, but not before a very moving, inspirational, photovoice presentation made from pictures submitted by members from around the world. The champagne toast was a nice touch to keep people around … Continue reading »
On Top Of The Box Evaluation: Evaluation Hangout?! {It’s Official, Google Is Taking Over}
September 26, 2012 By
If you follow me on Twitter and you saw my tweet late last night I was inquiring about the use of Google Hangout. Familiar with it? Check out this quick video I’ve been living under a rock so I wasn’t, until I started g-chatting(Google chatting) a colleague last night and BAM! I got an invite to … Continue reading »
On Top Of The Box Evaluation: Evaluation Tasks-Part 1 {Necessary Work} = Isolation?
August 14, 2012 By
This series will cover some of the tasks that encompass the work that we do as evaluators. You know, all the adrenaline pumping, crowd roaring, action packed stuff that you just can’t seem to get enough of! Ok, slight exaggeration. Part 1-covers the necessary work, the planning phase! Maybe it’s just me, but a lot … Continue reading »