**Appendix F**

**Consent to Participate in Research** (*No Signature*) Project Title: Women's Leadership and the COVID-19 Pandemic Population: Women Leaders who have participated in Training or Courses where the Connective Leadership Model and the Achieving Styles Inventory (ASI) were employed between 2012->2022)

Researchers: 1. 2. 3. 4. Researcher Contact: 1. 2. 3. 4.

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	- 1. What are the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Leadership practices of women leaders?
	- 2. How can the Connective Leadership Model explicate the shifts in these leadership practices?
	- 3. How can the Crisis Management Leadership Framework explain on any observable shift in leadership practices?

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