The latest from Brian Hague

Jan 15, 2016 - by Brian Hague, Rochdale + Paragon

Bon appetit, credit unions!

It’s that time of year again, when many of us pledge to live a healthier lifestyle. In order to do that, we need to plan our meals according to ...

Jul 10, 2015 - by Brian Hague, Rochdale + Paragon

Enterprise Risk Management and Capital Budgeting

In our last article in this series, we discussed relative differences in risk appetite among builders and bankers. (You will recall that by builders, we mean those leaders who can “...

Jun 16, 2015 - by Brian Hague, Rochdale + Paragon

Builders, bankers and risk aversion

In this, our last installment in a series of articles on builders and bankers, we’ll take a look at the relative attitudes toward risk of each group (and perhaps ...

May 12, 2015 - by Brian Hague, Rochdale + Paragon

Builders, bankers and risk

Our last article, titled “Builders and Bankers,” highlighted the difference in leadership style between builders and bankers, using the analogy of building a hot fire in a wood stove vs. ...

Apr 17, 2015 - by Brian Hague, Rochdale + Paragon

Builders and bankers

Are you a builder, or a banker? No, we’re not talking about construction here. Nor would I label a credit union person with “the b-word.” About five years ago, ...

Feb 24, 2015 - by Brian Hague, Rochdale + Paragon

Emerging risks: The “Grexit”

Among the emerging risks that The Rochdale Group monitors are geopolitical threats. These include things like last year’s worries over Russia’s annexation of the Crimea and its forays ...

Jan 30, 2015 - by Brian Hague, Rochdale + Paragon

2015: The year of the consumer

After several years of intently watching the Fed for clues as to the economy, the markets and interest rates, 2015 will be the year that we can finally take our ...

Dec 10, 2014 - by Brian Hague, Rochdale + Paragon

To “wow” your members, you have to “wow” your employees

We hear “Wow!” a lot these days among many of the credit unions we work with, in the context of “Wowing the Member,” or “Wow Member Service.” But here’s ...