Hosts: Renee Chiuchiarelli & Julie Parks

In this final installment of the Managing a Project series, Renee and Julie close things out with one of the most overlooked — yet most impactful — phases of any project: Taking a Lap.

Whether your project was large and complex or small and focused, how you wrap it up matters. Today’s tips center on:

The moment a project wraps is the moment to pause and recognize the people who made it possible. Renee and Julie break down practical ways to shine a spotlight on contributors, including:

Recognition emails (even ghostwritten for leaders)

Monetary or non-monetary awards

Shout-outs in staff meetings

Company swag

Sharing stories and standout moments

Formal celebration moments — both virtual and in person

Celebration isn’t superficial — it drives morale, retention, engagement, and team culture.

Once the recognition is done, it’s time for reflection:

What worked really well?

What slowed things down?

What would you do differently next time?

What should future teams know before they repeat the process?

Documenting lessons learned helps the next phase, the next project, or even the next team hit the ground running — and ensures knowledge doesn't disappear due to turnover or time.

Renee and Julie remind listeners that “projects” aren’t just software implementations or multi-month changes.

A compliance issue that took months to resolve? That's a project.

Broker management improvements? A project.

Process enhancements? Also a project.

And all of them deserve:

Practice celebrating.

Call it out

Share it upward

Tell the story

Recognize the impact

Spread it broadly so leadership sees your team’s value

Then hop over to the Trade Geeks Community and share your celebration moment!

Join the discussion inside the Trade Geeks community!

Continue the conversation here: Trade Geeks Community

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Producer: Lalo Solorzano

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