Erica's advice 02-03-10

Erica gave the following:


Need to start honing...people may not have actual answers because of the scope of the situation. Are we going to concentrate on this group or that group? How will this "program out"?


Need to look at making sure we get out what we put in and make sure that everyone knows all that is going on. Erica gave the example of how she has learned to let her clients know first off that she will never put in more than they do. This is an example of how tired people can become. This is when the realization hit that we want to work with people that want to work as hard as we do.


Need to talk to the members of the parent group as well as other friends that have children and ask what they want for their children. On top of that we want to ask those that are single parents or on limited means what is most important to them when it comes to their children's education as well as their own.


Need to promote the idea of transparency and teamwork. The whole idea of this is that we all work together as equals. No manager with underlings but teams of leaders with the ability to make decisions based on values that are agreed upon as the most important.