Credibility and Communications: How the Two Go Hand in Hand

Webster’s defines credibility as “the ability to inspire belief,” but it isn’t easy to measure or quantify.

Communication, Creativity, Management, Productivity, Projects, VideoMackenzie KochJune 1, 2018communication, credibility, compassion, competence, character, consistency, kellie, gordon Comment

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?

Communication, Leadership, Management, Productivity, Teams, Teamwork, Project ManagementMackenzie KochMay 18, 2018communication, team, teamwork, Effective Leadership, productivity Comment

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

How Videos Will Help Your Business

We all want to convey our ideas. This can be a thought you want to express to others, a proposal you want to share with a future client, a story you want others to understand, or a design you want to show off to others in remote locations.

Projects, Productivity, Training, Video, CreativityMackenzie KochApril 13, 2018Video, Productivity, Training, Teamwork, Team, Promoting, Creativity Comment

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

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

Procrastination Round-up: Do More Good Work

When you’re in a position for a long time or if you face a particularly daunting task, it’s easy to put it off. The ask is boring.

Productivity, Projects, Project ManagementAlexis BennettFebruary 23, 2018Roundup, Do More, Alexis Bennett, Good Work, Project, project planning, Productivity

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.