The latest from Glenn Christensen

Jun 7, 2017 - by Glenn Christensen, CEO Advisory Group

5 ways to support your employees during a merger

Organizational change can be quite exciting for credit union leaders. In the face of a merger, decision makers have put a lot of time, effort, and research into the process, ...

Feb 16, 2017 - by Glenn Christensen, CEO Advisory Group

The 3rd best day of my life

We lifted our glasses of champagne in celebration; After months of evaluating merger proposals from several credit unions, selecting a finalist, and completing the final negotiations my client could finally ...

Dec 12, 2016 - by Glenn Christensen, CEO Advisory Group

We don’t want to grow just for growth’s sake

It’s a comment I almost always hear during strategic planning sessions, and it reveals a potentially disastrous mindset. Growth isn’t an option to consider, but a necessity to ...

Apr 19, 2016 - by Glenn Christensen, CEO Advisory Group

Growth is costing small credit unions a marketing fortune

The year 2014 was historic for membership growth. For the first time in the history of the movement, credit unions surpassed the 100 million mark in total membership. From a ...

Dec 7, 2015 - by Glenn Christensen, CEO Advisory Group

7 elements of a strategic growth plan

Strategic organizational growth doesn’t happen by accident, or without plenty of care and nurturing. This is especially true with credit unions, where members benefit from growth, not third-party stockholders. ...

Sep 10, 2015 - by Glenn Christensen, CEO Advisory Group

Branches aren’t dead yet, invigorate your growth with mergers

Chances are growth strategies will once again be the central topic of discussion at your strategic planning session this autumn. You’ve heard the prediction “branches are dead”. Stats show ...

Jun 2, 2015 - by Glenn Christensen, CEO Advisory Group

6 growth strategies for small/medium credit unions

Sustained growth can seem insurmountable as a small credit union or medium-sized credit union in a large market. Nearly 80% of industry membership growth is attributed to the 435 credit ...

Feb 19, 2015 - by Glenn Christensen, CEO Advisory Group

Mergers may be in your employees’ best interest, and here’s why

On the whole, credit unions are well known for taking care of not only their members, but their employees, too. There are all sorts of reasons for that, of course, ...