Asana Project Management [A Team Member's Perspective!]
Asana Project Management [A Team Member's Perspective!]

We all know that I love project management tools and that I particularly love Asana, but I’m just one person! I thought it might be useful to hear from one of my team members for another perspective on the tool within the context of our educational consulting practice and her work with students. Thanks for weighing in, Jennifer!

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Helpful Information, Tools We LoveColleen PaparellaEducational Advisory GroupProject Management, Remote Work, In-Office Work, Client Management
Asking for Teacher Recommendations: My Tried-and-True Script to Help Kids Reduce Anxiety
Asking for Teacher Recommendations: My Tried-and-True Script to Help Kids Reduce Anxiety

Have you ever asked a client or colleague for a reference or recommendation?

I don’t know about you - but no matter how well I know the person, and no matter how highly I know they think of me - I get a little anxious. It’s uncomfortable for me to put myself out there in such a vulnerable way.

Since I personally find this difficult as a grown adult, I can absolutely identify with a teenager’s anxiety over the same situation.

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Helpful InformationColleen PaparellaTeacher Recommendations, Current Clients, Content
Your Biggest IEC Content Creation Mistake [Free Lunches Don't Exist]
Your Biggest IEC Content Creation Mistake [Free Lunches Don't Exist]

Have you ever actually sat down and thought about the image that you’re projecting to clients by giving them something with another company’s logo on top?

You might as well hold up a sign that says “These people do a better job than me!” or “I have more confidence in these people than I do in myself!” or “These people have more resources than I do!”

Why would anybody want to hire the guy handing out another company’s free guide to the Common App when they could just go straight to the source and hire that company directly?

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Helpful InformationColleen PaparellaEducational Advisory GroupProspective Clients, Current Clients, Image, In-Office Work, Content