The latest from Michael Murdoch

- by Michael Murdoch, Seattle Credit Union

Celebrate Black History Month

In 1915, Dr. Carter G. Woodson and a handful of prominent African-Americans, began the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH). In 1926, Dr. Woodson and ...

- by Michael Murdoch, Seattle Credit Union

Yakety Yak (Should you talk back??)

I was barely paying attention to the lights, and the music, and the way Troy Stang swayed there. Nor did I follow the magical person who read to our 500 ...

- by Michael Murdoch, Seattle Credit Union

Don’t be racist

A statement without action may as well support racism, may as well keep it breathing—when black lives beneath the knees of white police officers cannot—as we recall that ...

- by Michael Murdoch, Seattle Credit Union

Voicing the voiceless

I’ve heard it said that to have a voice is to have power, because without it is to be unheard, discounted.  Imagine yearning, no, needing to be heard from ...

- by Michael Murdoch, Seattle Credit Union

Practice DEI or do not. There is no try.

The diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) confluence reflects an inimitable powerhouse of magic, repeatedly ignored, attacked, untapped, and unheard. Do you agree? Our movement is certainly not homogenous – we’re ...

- by Michael Murdoch, Seattle Credit Union

Someone’s hero

December 7th of our most recent year past marks the 78th anniversary of a date that will live in infamy, to use words of the very man who signed into ...

- by Michael Murdoch, Seattle Credit Union

Miss Rose

Rose, “Miss Rose”, attended every financial education seminar hosted at the Credit Union that year (and we hosted many). Regardless the topic, she listened intently, keen on participation, keen on ...

- by Michael Murdoch, Seattle Credit Union

Hire one today

Young professionals play a critical role in the future of the credit unions you tend, the communities you serve, and world we call home. Managers and executives alike have their ...