CUInsight Minute with Lauren Culp – November 20, 2020
Our favorites from the week in sixty seconds.
Welcome to the CUInsight Minute, sixty seconds from our Publisher & CEO Lauren Culp with our favorite reads from the week.
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3 fraud trends to watch for this holiday season
by ASHLEY TOWN, CO-OP FINANCIAL SERVICES
Expectations are high that holiday shopping will look quite different this year. Unfortunately, this uncertainty is allowing fraudsters to take advantage of consumers already on edge during a time of unprecedented change and upheaval. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in-store shopping at brick and mortar stores will be significantly curtailed. (read more)
Everybody wants inclusion … so why are we so polarized?
by JILL NOWACKI, HUMANIDEI
As we watch the dust settle on the 2020 Presidential election, I am hyperaware of the extreme polarization that exists in America and in our workplaces. Over the past eight months, I have studied and written on the impact of Covid-19 on inclusive workplaces. It involved looking at the necessity of credit unions to provide remote work options, acknowledging the need for managers to be intentionally inclusive during uncertain times, and exploring how Covid might impact women’s professional gains and what employers could do to help. (read more)
Still Undecided on Your Thanksgiving Menu? Here Are 4 Ways to Think Big, but Cook Small for Thanksgiving 2020
by FAITH DURAND, THE KITCHN
Thanksgiving is almost here: Are you still on the fence about how you’re celebrating (or even if you’re celebrating at all?). If so, you’re not alone. We’ve heard from so many people that they feel tentative about the holiday: Should they stay home? Celebrate with a small group? And the food — food is the last thing on our minds. So I’m here to give you a nudge and push you into a place of decision. (read more)
