The latest from Meridith Elliott Powell

Feb 2, 2022 - by Meridith Elliott Powell, MotionFirst

3 must have strategies to turn the great resignation into the great opportunity

There’s a lot of pressure on leaders today. Pressure to turn things around if you’re credit union is struggling, pressure to stay on top if the last few ...

Nov 12, 2021 - by Meridith Elliott Powell, MotionFirst

5 reasons your talent is walking out the door

Monday morning, I headed to one of my favorite coffee shops to meet a client for a coaching session. I parked the car, walked up to the door, and found ...

Sep 20, 2021 - by Meridith Elliott Powell, MotionFirst

Win the battle of the entitled employee

Here we go again, the war on talent is back and has become a tougher battle than ever before.  You can’t go into a meeting or corporate board room ...

Jun 2, 2021 - by Meridith Elliott Powell, MotionFirst

How to easily & effectively develop a sales culture

Seems like the “hot” topic these days is culture -everyone is talking about it. How critical culture is in attracting top talent, retaining team members and developing leaders. While all ...

Mar 1, 2021 - by Meridith Elliott Powell, MotionFirst

The millennial myth – have we gone too far?

I just participated in a virtual speaking event where I was delivering a keynote presentation on how to build female talent from the bottom up. In other words, how to ...

Nov 3, 2020 - by Meridith Elliott Powell, MotionFirst

Leading in uncertainty

Welcome to the age of uncertainty, a time when there is more happening outside of your credit union then inside your credit union that can impact your success.  In this ...

Jul 31, 2020 - by Meridith Elliott Powell, MotionFirst

4 strategies that inspire ownership at every level

Two weeks ago, I was the opening speaker for a CEO and C-Suite Professionals Conference – virtual of course. Executives from all over the country were online, and the theme of ...

May 11, 2020 - by Meridith Elliott Powell, MotionFirst

From uncertainty to opportunity

Who would have thought that a virus could so drastically disrupt our marketplace? Businesses have shut down, social distancing has become the norm, and we are coming to the realization ...