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.

Projects, Teams, Communication, Project ManagementMackenzie KochMarch 30, 2018project, Project Management, communication, Team, Stakeholders, Return Leverage Comment

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

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.

Communication, Teams, ProjectsAlexis BennettDecember 7, 2017Rafael Molano, Team, Team building, communication, program management, cross functional teams, collaboration, Return Leverage, Good Work Done WellComment

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.

Communication, Productivity, TeamsAlexis BennettNovember 24, 2017Collaboration, Return Leverage, Teamwork, Team, Projects, Productivity, Forbes, Harvard Business Review, Global team, globalizationComment

Herd Workplace Cats like a Pro

Sometimes a project leadership role falls in your lap, maybe it happens more often than you care to admit.

Organizational Vacuums Eating Your Time & Dollars

There are several institutional practices that have become something of a tradition in organizations of all sizes: meetings, performance reviews, and budgets.

Quit Blowing Project Deadlines

It’s easy to procrastinate work when clear, communicated deadlines don’t exist.

Project Management, Teams, ProjectsAlexis BennettSeptember 1, 2017Alexis Bennett, project management, publishing, journalism, Accountability, Team, Stakeholders, Project Manager, Good Work Done Well, Return Leverage Comments

The Cast and Stage Make the Project

I introduce and manage roles and responsibilities on projects as if casting for a Broadway play or movie production.

Meeting Management, Communication, Project ManagementAlexis BennettAugust 10, 2017Project Management, Broadway, Team, Roles, Responsibilities, Collaboration, Return Leverage, Rhea Hefner, Expectations, Meeting Management Comment

The Leverage Model: Solution to the Consultancy Approach

We launched Return Leverage to augment our existing consulting practice and to help effective leaders extend their reach.

Projects, ProductivityToby LucichJuly 27, 2017Return Leverage, Return Consulting, Toby Lucich, Meeting Management, Consulting, Staff support, project management, business, fundamentals, sprint, projectComment

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