Through the decades, it is no secret that the fastest and most reliable way to build wealth in the United States is through homeownership. However, this American dream of walking into an open house and [...]
“When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.” There’s a caveat to Paulo Coelho’s famous line from The Alchemist. That is, we cannot sit back and expect [...]
Since joining the Humanidei team in my role as Executive Development Partner just a few months ago, I have had countless conversations with credit union professionals about the future leadership of their credit unions. These [...]
In my early days of working with credit union clients, I attended my first credit union trade show in my capacity as a board member. As I mingled with other attendees and went to sessions, [...]
That’s a hot question. More young leaders are thrust into management positions these days. It’s very common to suddenly be “in charge” of a team where nearly everyone is your senior in age [...]
This month I had the opportunity to attend the National Credit Union Foundation's CUDE program in person in Madison, WI. In those five days, we took a deep look into the credit union movement's history. [...]
After a brief lull that saw credit union branches and auto lending channels shrink due to the impact of the pandemic, credit unions have bounced back and are adapting to rapidly changing lending ecosystems. Along [...]
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. How do you change a continent? One webinar, one workshop, or one online course at a time. In October 2021, I was fortunate to [...]
Feedback is a gift! Rethinking how we mentally process feedback is the start of a deeper conversation on employee engagement. I believe communicative teams advance. Too often, leaders assert their door is always open for [...]
The challenges presented to credit unions in the effort to grow and retain member relationships are significant. Consider these stats: About 79% of consumers consider their financial institution as transactional. They don’t see it [...]
Are your team members order-takers or salespeople? Are they offering the right products and services that will have a positive impact on your members’ financial lives? Have they been given the proper tools and training [...]
Thank you for tuning in to episode 32 of The CUInsight Network, with your host, Lauren Culp, Publisher & CEO of CUInsight.com. In The CUInsight Network, we take a deeper dive with the thought [...]
Because of its egregiously negative impacts on American consumers, the “Durbin Amendment” is one of the biggest legislative failures in recent memory. Part of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank [...]
“Cryptocurrency,” the comedian John Oliver quipped in 2018, “is everything you don’t understand about money, combined with everything you don’t understand about computers.” While the general understanding of crypto, and its acceptance among [...]
I listened to the CUInsight podcast featuring Tarrant County’s Credit Union CEO, Lily Newfarmer recently and at the end, when Randy does his rapid fire questions he asked her what book she would recommend. [...]
