MEP Emerging Leaders Program Data Collection (Center Dir

Basic Information

We've been operating the NIST MEP Emerging Leaders program for eight years - and we wanted to
take a good look at the results from your perspective. This survey should take approximately 10
minutes to fill out and complete and will help us understand the role of this effort across the
system and help highlight areas we can improve as we approach our 9th and 10th years. Thanks
ahead of time for filling this out.
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Expiration Date: 06-302017
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1. Which Emerging Leaders (EL) class have you had people complete?
'08 - '09

'09 - '10

'10 - '11

'11 - '12

'12 - '13

2. How many people have completed the EL program from your center?

3. What is your perception of how useful the EL program has been in expanding the network of colleagues
within and across the NIST MEP system for those who completed the EL program?
Not Useful

Limited
Usefulness

OK

Somewhat
Helpful

Very Helpful

Expanding their network with other Center staff?
Expanding their network with other NIST MEP staff
beyond our Regional Manager and Federal
Program Officer?

4. What is your perception of how useful the EL program has been in expanding the staff's network of
colleagues within and across the NIST MEP system when compared to:
Less useful
Attending Quarterly Meetings?
Participating in Working Groups?
Any comments to share about this?

About the same

More useful

5. Below is a list of topics covered as part of the EL program. Please designate a number to indicate what
your perception of what staff knew about each item prior to participation in the EL program and also
designate a number to indicate what your staff knew about each item after completing the program (if
multiple attendees from the center, do you best to estimate overall)?
Knowledge prior to class?

Knowledge after taking class?

The variety and type
of center business
models?
The variety and type
of center approaches
in supporting the
collection of impact
metrics?
The variety and type
of center practices
studies via webcasts
or as projects?
The specifics of NIST
MEP National goals
and strategies at the
time they took the
class?
The primary roles of
the NIST MEP
National offices?
Other (please specify)

6. What was the most useful skill or knowledge attendees learned or improved upon as a result of the EL
program?

7. How often is your staff who completed EL involved in the following practices since they took the EL
program and as a result of EL program participation?

Never

Often (between
Occasionally (up to once a year and
once a year)
once a quarter)

Regularly (at least
once a quarter)?

Utilizing the EL network for business purposes such
as comparing approaches, discussing challenges,
etc.?
Utilizing the NIST MEP staff network (other than
your RM or FPO) for business purposes such as
comparing approaches, discussing challenges,
etc.?
Referring back to a specific webcast or project for
business purposes?

8. What practices has the staff completed since they finished the EL program and as a result of the EL
program?
Yes
Participate more in developing, managing external relations compared to before taking the
EL class?
Participate more in developing, managing internal operations compared to before taking the
EL class?
Participate more in developing and launching new products or services compared to
before the EL class?
Participate more in representing the center as a speaker at meetings, hearings, etc. on
behalf of the center compared to before taking the EL class?
Implemented any new practices as a result of learning from an EL webcast or project?
Any other practices they've been more involved with as a result of the EL program participation?

9. What specific skills do you wish had been covered as part of the EL program?

10. What lasting impact in terms of accomplishments or changes in business or career for staff that
completed EL that may be attributed to the EL program?

No

11. On a scale of 1 - 5 please rate the EL program from your experience?
Program Rating
The EL Program met or exceeded the EL program objectives?
The EL Program met or exceeded my expectations?
Other (please specify)

12. How likely is it that you would recommend the EL Program to a friend or colleague?
Not at all likely
0

Extremely likely
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

13. If you didn't give a high score, what one thing could the EL program have provided that would have
made that more likely?

10

Thank you very much for your time filling out the survey, this will help us improve the program!