I'm Toby Lucich with Return Leverage. I'm excited to be sharing with you just a little bit about our Leading Effective Change Workshop; a one day session for non change management professionals.

Workshop, Leadership, Video, Teams, CommunicationMackenzie KochAugust 23, 2018leadership, Effective Leadership, workshop, Communication, TeamComment

The Power in Constraint: To Move Faster, Create Clear Project Boundaries

One of the many things I enjoy in our “Accidental Project Manager” workshops is the ‘aha’ moments that arise when project fundamentals are explored and explained in practical, accessible ways.

Communications Fail = Cultural Death by a Thousand Cuts

Have you ever approached a few co-workers in the break room and had no idea what they were discussing?

Good Work Done Well with Tim Nortz

Toby Lucich: This is Toby Lucich with Return Leverage sitting today with Tim Nortz, a community HR executive here in Portland. Tim, thanks for joining us.

Teams, Podcast, Management, LeadershipMackenzie KochMay 7, 2018podcast, hr, management, leadership, Effective Leadership, teamComment

Can Versus Should

Bad decisions don’t always start out that way, and most begin as an outgrowth of best intentions.

Leadership, Management, Teams, WorkforceMackenzie KochMay 3, 2018leadership, organization, engagement, growth, productivityComment

Intersection of Project Management and Communications

One of the things we’ve come to appreciate is the role of our stakeholders and sponsors in the project.

We Are Return Leverage

At Return Leverage, one of the key things we’ve come to recognize is that at the end of the day, all our work is about the people.

Projects, Teams, Teamwork, Communication, Productivity, Project ManagementMackenzie KochMarch 16, 2018Return Leverage, People, Process, TechnologyComment

Remote Work Team Challenges? No Problem

Navigating the challenges and rewards of remote teams requires adoption of a virtual mindset and it has to start with leadership.

Teams, Communication, Productivity, TeamworkAlexis BennettFebruary 26, 2018Team, Teamwork, Communication, Productivity, Navigate, Remote, Work, LeadershipComment

Software isn’t the Solution to your Project Portfolio Management Problem

We all wish for a silver-bullet for our latest process angst. Business problems are hairy, riddled with details and subtle logic and exceptions, and are never quite seen from two angles the same way.

Project Management, TeamsToby LucichJanuary 24, 2018Project ManagerComment

New Year, New Focus

You’re tired of the race. Tired of working tirelessly in shifting sands of corporate America as an exempt FTE. But, you do it with the hope of the BIG payday.

Productivity, TeamsAlexis BennettDecember 29, 2017Brand You, More Than A Living, Toby Lucich, Toby, Lucich, Learning, Investment, Productivity

Cross-Functional Communication Handbook

The ability to relate and communicate with a diverse group is an invaluable team-building skill for leaders, project managers, and work teams.

Collaboration Round-up: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

The era of cog-in-the-wheel ways of work have quickly disappeared, as teams work cross-functionally to move projects and operational tasks forward.

Align Investment to Strategy, See Results

All spend isn’t equal and we don’t just mean operating- versus capital-expense classification.

The Makeup of Leadership

As a leadership coach, I have encountered, and tried to dispel, many misnomers people have about hiring a personal development professional.

Keep Your Productivity from Taking a...Slump

Because you want to be efficient (we get it!), sometimes you just want to be debriefed.

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