You Can Measure ANYTHING ® - The Podcast

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 Frankensurvey is all about in a snippet from the audiobook!

When you work through the Diamond Definition™ process to make intangible concepts tangible so you can define them and mea...

Do you feel like your energy is low? Body stiff and sore? What if there is a way to have a measurable impact on that in minutes? In this episode, Dr. Nicole Alioto is joined by Charlyn Huss, creator of the patented CoreSpring® Method, who shares how alignment and energy are related, posture and pain impact wellness, and one thing you can do today to start feeling better - mind, body, and spirit!

Use Promo Code NICOLE20 for 20% off your CoreSpring purchase for listening to this episode!

Charlyn Huss is the founder of CoreSpring LLC a...

What is identity friction and how does it impact the way you navigate your career journey - and life? Join Dr. Nicole Alioto as she interviews Identity Architect Ivo Knoll who shares how to identify when friction is starting and what you should ask yourself to reduce the gaps that exist in your life that are making you exhausted, stressed, or frustrated. Ivo even has an assessment to measure it!

Ivo Knoll, Founder of Knoll Coaching, is an Identity Architect who works with high achievers whose lives already work but no longer fit. He created the Identity...

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 you are in western NY on June 16, check out the flyer here. Space is limited!

As part of the book la...

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 about the construct of fulfillment and how we can measure it - and even improve it!

Resources referenced in this episode:

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 the community in this important work. 

About Don Hough

Don Hough is the Vice President of Public Sector at COSECURE and a nationally recognized leader in K...

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 at Educators Thriving to find out what well-being means for K12 staff and how their team has developed a way to measure well-being (and its multiple domains) so school districts can see the impact on culture...

We have an exciting announcement about Dr. Nicole Alioto's next book, coming March 2026! If you would like to be a Book Insider and get information about launch events, book resources, and even a free copy upon release, email hello@allabreveconsulting.com with "Book Insider" in the subject line.

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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 support those who support our children. Join us for this important discussion!

About Dr. Wennerstrom

Erin Kinavey Wennerstrom, Ph.D., NCC, LPC, IMH-E® has over 25 years of...

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 Generative Age, a book and podcast that explores how generative AI is transforming education. As Educational Technology Director and Data Protection Officer for Pocantico Hills CSD and Director f...

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 strategies to apply to your work so you can get the best data for the best insights. 

Be sure to download our free guide, How to Measure Anything, from our website (bottom of home pag...

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 dedicated to educating on what it’s like to be autistic everyday and working directly with the autistic community to provide opportunities for belonging and acceptance. Her ultimate goal is to increase aut...

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 "Create Your Happy" podcast, click here. 

For help measuring happiness or any other challenging construct, contact Nicole and the Alla Breve team at hello@a...

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.

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For help measuring your mission, contact Alla Breve here.

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If you can DEFINE it, you can MEASURE it. If you can MEASURE it, you ca...

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.

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If you can DEFINE it, you can MEASURE it. If you can MEASURE it, you...

Don't throw good money after bad...evaluate! 

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If you can DEFINE it, you can MEASURE it. If you can MEASURE it, you can ACHIEVE it!

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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.

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If you can DEFINE it, you can MEASURE it. If you can MEASURE it, you can ACHIEVE it!

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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!

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If you can DEFINE it, you can MEASURE it. If you can MEASURE it, you can ACHIEVE it!

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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 Measurement of Meaning click here.

If you can DEFINE it, you can MEASURE it. If you can MEASURE it, you can ACHIEVE it!

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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 you can MEASURE it, you can ACHIEVE it!

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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 Psychology, 30(1), 72–83.

McIver, John P., and Edward G. Carmines Unidimensional Scaling. Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 1981.

If you can DEF...

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 Institute!

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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!

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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...

Did you hear about the time we helped Santa? No? Well tune it to hear how we helped make it a statistically significant holiday season in this bonus episode, Christmas - It All Adds Up!

If you need support like Santa did, reach out to us at hello@allabreveconsulting.com and use the subject line "Santa Sent Me" 

If you can DEFINE it, you can MEASURE it. If you can MEASURE it, you can ACHIEVE it!

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In this bonus episode, hear an excerpt from our recent conversation with Jenn Rivera and XMZ Society. The talk was titled, "Quantify to Thrive - How to Measure Data to Drive Business Results."

XMZ Society is a free education-focused virtual networking group designed to champion Gen X-ers, Millennials and Gen Z-ers passionate about their professional and personal development. XMZ hosts speakers from around the world that share best practices, give real-time feedback, provide long-term strategies and enhance brainstorming sessions.

Connect with XMZ Society here.

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Measuring impact is important for any organization or business. But what if your work is in support of someone else's goals? How do you measure the indirect impact? Join our conversation with ghostwriter, Victoria Veldhoen, as we explore how we can measure various type of impact.

Victoria Veldhoen is the founder and primary writer behind the memoir ghostwriting company Questions Unasked. She ghostwrites memoirs for two audiences: (1) Seniors who've led exciting lives and want all of their adventures preserved forever in a keepsake book for their families and (2) CEOs who are changing the world for the better (i...

Join us for a fun episode as we discuss how Family Feud can teach us about sampling!

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If you can DEFINE it, you can MEASURE it. If you can MEASURE it, you can ACHIEVE it!

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It's that time of year! Join Dr. Nicole Alioto, CEO of Alla Breve Consulting, in this special bonus episode, "How Christmas Specials Shaped My Entrepreneurial Journey."

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If you can DEFINE it, you can MEASURE it. If you can MEASURE it, you can ACHIEVE it!

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Have you ever heard someone say "can I ask you a stupid question?" As researchers, we have to ensure we don't ask ineffective questions that prevent us from understanding what people think and feel. Join Dr. Cody Wehlan, Research Specialist with Alla Breve Consulting an qualitative guru for a lively chat that will lead to better insights in your interviews and focus groups.

Download our 9 Strategies for Fabulous Focus Groups guide here. Use the promo code PODCAST for 20% off!

If you want to contact Dr. Wehlan and let him know how you asked effective questions...

Dr. Kyla Wagner, Program Evaluation Specialist at Alla Breve Consulting, takes the lead in this episode exploring ways to measure self-efficacy in the classroom. A great review of the construct in practice whether you are teaching, training, coaching or evaluating. Reach out to Kyla at kyla@allabreveconsulting.com and tell her your thoughts on self-efficacy!

Check out Episode 18 for our discussion about self-efficacy and its related constructs here.

For help in How to Measure Anything, download our FREE guide here.

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Before we can ask questions, we need to be clear in what we want to know! Here is a quick listen for some tips on improving your questions to get better insights!

If you have topics you want us to cover, send us an email at hello@allabreveconsulting.com with the subject line "Can you Measure..."

Download our guide to How to Measure Anything here!

Sign up for 1:1 support for your research project here. Use promo cost PODCAST by November 1, 2023, for $75 off the coaching package.

If you can DEFINE it...

Here is a quick update regarding some formatting changes as we close out 2023.

If you have topics you want us to cover, send us an email at hello@allabreveconsulting.com with the subject line "Can you Measure..."

Be sure to leave us a review so our podcast can be found by other measurement fans like you!

If you can DEFINE it, you can MEASURE it. If you can MEASURE it, you can ACHIEVE it!

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Do you know how community impacts your organization or business? What are the key elements we should measure to ensure we have an engaging environment? Join us as we dive into community with Liz Lathan from the Community Factory!

Check out Liz's blog series on building community funnels here.

For more information about the Community Factory, visit their website here.

Tell us what we should try in our upcoming vendor booths on Instagram  @measureanything.

Download our guide to How to Measure Anything here!

If you can DEFINE it, y...

Join Dr. Nicole and Dr. Kyla in a lively discussion of efficacy, particularly self-efficacy as it relates to behavior change. How is it different from self-confidence, locus of control and imposter syndrome? How can we ensure we are measuring it for our organization? Tune in for this and much more!

About our guest: Dr. Kyla Wagner is a Program Evaluation Specialist at Alla Breve Consulting and also is an Assistant Professor of Communication at Syracuse University.

Tell us your experience measuring self-efficacy on Instagram or Facebook at @measureanything.

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Are you collecting and analyzing data all the time and still not achieving the outcomes your organization desires? If you feel like you are doing the things but not seeing the results, then this bonus podcast is for you!

Download our FREE guide, How to Measure Anything here.

To join our Mastermind, visit our page at Alla Breve Institute here.

Tell me your challenges and successes on LinkedIn, Instagram @measureanything or Facebook @measureanything.

If you can DEFINE it, you can MEASURE it. If you can MEASURE it, you c...

Join us for a fun episode where we find the connections between Tommy Hilfiger, Def Jam, and the world of qualitative analysis.  

In this conversation, we sit down with Dr. Marc Wharton, Program Coordinator at Florida Atlantic University and former fashion marketing strategist, to discuss how we might measure STYLE.  

Whether you're a marketer, a fashion enthusiast, or simply curious about how measurement can apply to everything, this episode is a must-listen! 

If you want to know how to measure anything, download our FREE guide here!

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2023 is half over. 

Are you making progress toward your goals? Join Dr. Nicole Alioto as we explore the ways you can measure progress and ensure your organization is on track to achieving desired outcomes.

To get your organization LASER focused, enroll in our online course Get L.A.S.E.R. Focused - Painless Planning for Public Sector Professionals and use promo code SUMMER for $100 off. 

Have a construct that's difficult to measure? Email hello@allabreveconsulting.com using the subject line "Measure this" and tell us what you need help with. We will in...

Are you ready to explore your mindset? Join Dr. Chelsea Pierotti, a sport psychologist who works with dancers, and Dr. Nicole Alioto for a journey through the concept of a growth  mindset. Do you have one? How do you know? How can we measure it in our personal and professional lives? Listen now!

You can listen to Dr. Pierotti's podcast, Passion for Dance, and learn about her work here.

Here is the link to Carol Dweck's book, Mindset. 

If you want to be part of our Mastermind cohort - We Can Measure Anything...

Enjoy this excerpt from our recent You Can Measure Anything - The Webinar where we explore the construct of Engagement. To work through these steps, download our FREE How to Measure Anything worksheet at www.allabreveconsulting.com.

If you are ready to take your measurement to the next level, visit www.youcanmeasureanything.com for access to our online course coming this summer as well as our We Can Measure Anything Mastermind starting August 30.

If you can DEFINE it, you can MEASURE it. If you can MEASURE it, you can ACHIEVE it!