Hey, regarding your question “What types of talent do you currently think [your organization // EA as a whole] will need more of over the next 5 years? (Pick up to 6)”, I think you might want to word it somewhat differently, and perhaps disambiguate between:
On a scale 0-10, how much [X] talent will [EA/your organization] need over the next 5 years?”.
On a scale 0-10, how much will the need for [X] talent in [EA/your organization] increase over the next 5 years?”.
This mainly has the advantage of allowing for more granular comparison. For example, maybe management is always a solid 10, whereas government expertise is a solid 7, but both always fall in the top 6, and the difference might sometimes be important. I also think that the second wording is somewhat easier to read / requires less cognitive labor.
Two book recommendations are The Power of Survey Design: A User’s Guide for Managing Surveys, Interpreting Results, and Influencing Respondents and Improving survey questions—Design and Evaluation. I should have a short review/summary and some checklists somewhere, if you’re interested.
Hey, regarding your question “What types of talent do you currently think [your organization // EA as a whole] will need more of over the next 5 years? (Pick up to 6)”, I think you might want to word it somewhat differently, and perhaps disambiguate between:
On a scale 0-10, how much [X] talent will [EA/your organization] need over the next 5 years?”.
On a scale 0-10, how much will the need for [X] talent in [EA/your organization] increase over the next 5 years?”.
This mainly has the advantage of allowing for more granular comparison. For example, maybe management is always a solid 10, whereas government expertise is a solid 7, but both always fall in the top 6, and the difference might sometimes be important. I also think that the second wording is somewhat easier to read / requires less cognitive labor.
Two book recommendations are The Power of Survey Design: A User’s Guide for Managing Surveys, Interpreting Results, and Influencing Respondents and Improving survey questions—Design and Evaluation. I should have a short review/summary and some checklists somewhere, if you’re interested.