You Can Measure ANYTHING ® - The Podcast

In this final episode of Season 3, Dr. Nicole Alioto shares one of the origin stories behind You Can Measure Anything! Listen to this brief episode to hear: •  How measuring attitudes about sex helped form step 1 of the Diamond Definition™ process, •  How you can use the Diamond Definition™ to reduce bias in measurement practices, and •  What is ahead for Season 4 of the podcast!   If you have a h...

Most education leaders know what a thriving school feels like. Very few know how to measure it. In this episode, Dr. Nicole Alioto introduces the Diamond Definition™ process for measuring anything: her proprietary framework for turning your school's most intangible goals into clear, measurable outcomes. This is a focused 5-minute episode built for busy K-12 leaders, district administrators, and ed...

If you know the process to measure something you can measure anything, and in You Can Measure Anything! An Educator's Guide to Measuring What is Hard to Define , Dr. Nicole Alioto shares her Diamond Definition™ process for measuring anything so you can get the best data for the best insights. In this episode, you will hear what the four Cs of the Diamond Definition™ process are and what a Frankens...

Do you feel like your energy is low? Body stiff and sore? What if the way you are standing right now is the reason why, and you could change it in minutes? In this episode, Dr. Nicole Alioto is joined by Charlyn Huss, creator of the patented CoreSpring® Method, a direct spring resistance system built to recalibrate posture, reduce pain, and restore intelligent movement from the inside out. With ov...

Do you feel exhausted, stressed, or frustrated, but cannot quite put your finger on why? The answer might be identity friction.   In this episode, Dr. Nicole Alioto interviews Ivo Knoll, Identity Architect and founder of Knoll Coaching, who works with high achievers whose lives already work on paper but no longer fit. Ivo introduces his Identity Friction Syndrome framework and walks through how to...

You Can Measure Anything! An Educator's Guide to Measuring What is Hard to Define will be out in late May 2026!  One of the book launch events planned is an in person workshop this June based off of the recent podcast episode about fulfillment ( S3E5 ), and it is called REDISCOVERING JOY AT WORK HOW TO MEASURE AND RECLAIM YOUR ZONE OF GENIUS. Attendees will receive a copy of my new book too.   If...

Have you ever felt like you have a very rewarding career but maybe something was missing? Not necessarily burnout, just a lack of fulfillment? How can we assess and organize these feelings into observables so we can increase our fulfillment and reduce the number of hours, days, or years feeling like something is incomplete or out of balance? Join Dr. Nicole Alioto for this solo episode to talk abo...

Providing a safe and secure environment for learning in schools is important. So how so we know what to look for, what to prioritize, and what is making a difference? Join Dr. Alioto this week as she interviews Don Hough of COSECURE to distinguish safety vs. security initiatives, how to measure the impact of those efforts in schools, and what school leaders can do to engages students, staff, and t...

Schools across the country are spending time and resources on improving student well-being, but what about the educators? If educators are experiencing well-being, the students will see more success. But, how can we define educator well-being so we can measure it and pinpoint educator needs effectively? In this episode, Dr. Nicole Alioto interviews Dr. Hallie Fox, Co-Founder and Head of Research a...

We all have felt some burnout at some point, haven't we? But what happens when it impacts our work? What if our work is with the most vulnerable populations - like infants and toddlers? Today we talk with Dr. Erin Kinavey Wennerstrom, Executive Director of the Oregon Infant Mental Health Association, about burnout, well-being, and other topics that are hard to measure but so critical if we want to...

You Can Measure Anything is back for Season 3 and we kick off with a discussion with Alana Winnick, Founder of Students for Innovation, about what innovation means, what it looks like, and how we might measure it in our schools, especially as it becomes a requirement for graduation in New York State.  About Alana Winnick: Alana Winnick is a visionary leader and the creative force behind The Genera...

Welcome to Season 3 of You Can Measure Anything™️!  This season we will continue to interview a variety of amazing individuals who will share their experiences measuring challenging constructs such as burnout, social emotional learning, sustainability, trust, and more.  We know that if we can’t define something clearly, we can’t measure it accurately, so this season, we will continue to bring you...

To be a Book Insider for Nicole’s book, “Your School Sucks: Why Schools Fail to Measure Up and What to Do About It” - send an email with a book emoji to hello@allabreveconsulting.com For “Autistic Everyday” https://www.autisticsanonymousllc.com/ About Daisy Montgomery: Daisy Montgomery is an autistic and ADHD multi-award-winning speaker, author, and business owner of Autistics Anonymous, a company...

Can you really measure happiness? Of course, you can measure ANYTHING! Join us for this episode where we chat with Coach Christy Holt, The Happiness Hussy, who helps us explore what can lead us to more happiness in our lives and identify characteristics that relate to happiness that can go into how we measure it. To learn more about Coach Christy Holt and to access her amazing resources and "Creat...

Does your mission statement help your school get closer to its vision? How do you know? Join us for this episode where we clarify vision and mission and talk about how to start measuring the themes that matter most. Click here to join our Measurement Mastermind. For help measuring your mission, contact Alla Breve here . If you found this episode helpful, please leave us a 5-star rating and review....

Sometimes survey tools act more like polls and provide limited information. How can you tell? Join Dr. Kyla Garrett Wagner this week for some quick ways to distinguish polls from surveys. To contact Dr. Kyla email her at kyla@allabreveconsulting.com. For help with your survey research, book a consult with Alla Breve Consulting here . And if you liked what you heard, be sure to leave us a 5-star ra...

Don't throw good money after bad...evaluate!  Email nicole@allabreveconsulting.com if you need assistance in getting the evidence you need. To book Dr. Nicole Alioto to speak at an upcoming event, complete this form. If you can define it, you can measure it. If you can measure it, you can achieve it!   Subscribe to You Can Measure Anything® - The Podcast so you don't miss an episode!  &n...

Net Promoter Score (NPS) is widely used in business to measure customer satisfaction so how can it apply to education? Join us for an exploration of NPS where we hear from Dr. J.D. Mosley-Matchett for ideas of how NPS can be used at your institution. For Dr. Mosley-Matchett's article, click here . To work with Alla Breve Consulting, click here . If you can define it, you can measure it. If you can...

Join us for this special episode - an except from Episode 19 where we interviewed Liz Lathan from the Community Factory. She shares about the emotions measured using semantic differential that inform what really make a difference in your event planning. Missed Episode 19? Here is the link! Please be sure to leave us a 5-star review. We would really appreciate it!     If you can define it, you can...

Measuring emotions and attitudes can be challenging. How can you get a well-rounded picture of someone's perceptions of an ideal candidate or other topic? Join us for this episode to find out! If you need assistance with measuring attitudes or opinions or want to share your experience with semantic differential, message me on LinkedIn here or reach out on our website . For more about the Measureme...

Join us this week to explore the contributions of Guttman and Rotter, and hear how they can be applied to your work in education and how locus of control lead to popular frameworks used today. If you need assistance with measuring attitudes or opinions, message me on LinkedIn here or reach out on our website . For a brief bio of Rotter, visit this site. If you can define it, you can measure it. If...

Join us as we talk about the contributions of Measurement OGs - Thurstone and Likert - to many of today's current survey practices. For help with your scale development and survey design work, email us at hello@allabreveconsulting.com. References: Edwards, A. L., & Kenney, K. C. (1946). A comparison of the Thurstone and Likert techniques of attitude scale construction. Journal of Applied Psycholog...

Welcome to Season 2 of You Can Measure Anything - The Podcast! In this episode, we share some tasty tips about levels of measurement so you can make your surveys even better!  Let us know what you thought about this week's topic or something you struggle to measure on LinkedIn here or IG at @measureanything Sign up for our mini-course, An Educator's Guide to Measuring Anything here at Alla Breve I...

Welcome to Season 2 of You Can Measure Anything - The Podcast! In this episode, we share our word of the year and how we can clearly define it so we can measure it! What is your word for 2024? Let us know on LinkedIn here or IG at @measureanything Want to get your word of the year clearly defined? Sign up for our mini-course, An Educator's Guide to Measuring Anything here at Alla Breve Institute!...

These are a few of My Favorite Things for 2023. If you have some to share with me, message me on: LinkedIn here Instagram at @measureanything   My Favorite Things for 2023 Podcasts  Course Creators HQ with Julie Hood Hello Seven Podcast with Rachel Rodgers Books The ONE Thing The Big Leap LinkedIn Profiles Keith McCormick - data mining/data science Armand Ruiz - AI   If you can define it, you can...