Hosts: Renee Chiuchiarelli & Julie Parks
Published: November 25, 2025
Length: ~10 minutes
Presented by: Global Training Center

🎙️ Episode Summary
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:
1️⃣ Celebration & Recognition
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.
2️⃣ Lessons Learned
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.
3️⃣ Applying This Beyond “Projects”
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:
✨ Celebration
✨ Documentation
✨ Reflection

FIO — Figure It Out (This Week’s Action)
Practice celebrating.
Identify something — big or small — that you, your team, or a colleague recently completed.


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!

Keep the Conversation Going
Join the discussion inside the Trade Geeks community!
👉 What has your team recently accomplished?
👉 Did you “take a lap”?
👉 What did you learn along the way?
Continue the conversation here: Trade Geeks Community

Credits
Hosts:
Renee Chiuchiarelli
https://www.linkedin.com/in/renee-chiuchiarelli-lcb-ccs-8964a19/?utm_source=SimplyTradePodcast
Julie Parks
https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-ann-parks/?utm_source=SimplyTradePodcast
Producer: Lalo Solorzano
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lalosolorzano/?utm_source=SimplyTradePodcast

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