Every employee wants to feel valued, respected and that they have a voice. The different perspectives that people bring to a project and the innovative ideas from those diverse perspectives are invaluable. When people feel [...]
In 2019, I left my job as the President/CEO of the Credit Union League of Connecticut to start Humanidei. People thought it was a bold move. Friends in the credit union space had many [...]
We live in a rapidly changing and evolving world. Technological advances alone have literally taken us both physically and virtually to places that were once considered beyond the realm of everyday existence and possibility. Over [...]
I attended a conference where we were encouraged to speak about marketing outside of the box. We were to come up with ideas outside of the norm and pitch them to the audience. As I [...]
Debates involving data governance typically center around issues of privacy. What user data can be shared? Who should it be shared with? How do we keep our private data secure? These are uniquely human concerns―[...]
When consumers launch, join, and use credit unions, they make both financial and social choices. Financially, they are seeking favorable pricing, inclusive underwriting, a broad range of products and services, and quality member service. Socially, [...]
Thank you for tuning in to episode 144 of The CUInsight Experience podcast with your host, Randy Smith, co-founder of CUInsight.com. This episode is brought to you by Elan Credit Card. Elan partners with [...]
Back in May, CUES member Alexis Beuchert was wondering what other credit unions were doing in terms of forming and running diversity, equity and inclusion committees. Executive Assistant at $500 million NextMark Credit Union in [...]
More than 400 executives, young professionals and change agents reunited, reignited and recharged at the African-American Credit Union Coalition’s (AACUC) 24th Annual Conference at St. Pete Beach, Fla. The weeklong event, sponsored by Trellance, [...]
According to research and consulting firm Gartner, teams with high diversity and inclusion show better adaptability, work satisfaction, creativity and loyalty to their company. Diversity is incredibly important to increasing team performance, but diverse teams [...]
Deoxyribonucleic acid also known by the acronym DNA is the common denominator that exists in every living thing. DNA serves not only as the building block of life on earth but is also the binding [...]
Jane Fonda brought attention to 9-to-5 when she drafted the script for the iconic film in 1978, but it’s so much more than just an entertaining movie: It’s based on true stories from [...]
The succession planning process is a perfect opportunity to address diversity, equity and inclusion considerations and to build a credit union that is more representative of its members. “We know that management teams with varied [...]
On February 22, 2022, the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) issued Letter to Credit Unions 22-CU-03 to advise federally insured credit unions about special purpose credit programs (SPCPs). SPCPs are credit assistance programs for economically [...]
I recently discovered the Superfan episodes of the sitcom, “The Office,” which prompted me to go back and watch the series from the beginning. I hadn’t remembered that the series’ second episode was “Diversity [...]
