CUInsight Minute with Linda Lafortune – September 3, 2021

Our favorites from the week in sixty seconds

Welcome to the CUInsight Minute, sixty seconds from our Director of Learning & Client Support Linda Lafortune with our favorite reads from the week.

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How credit unions can prepare for the upcoming holidays

by Kenna Smith, DELIVERING POSSIBILITIES

With many stores already stocking their fall décor and winter holidays not far behind, it is – once again – time to gear up for the holiday shopping season. While the forecast for holiday spend is projected to increase across both brick-and-mortar and e-commerce, online is predicted to be the go-to channel for this year’s holiday purchases…(read more)

Why technology alone is never enough

by CU NextGen

In life, problems are a given. They can be mundane, from a flat tire to a burned dinner, or seemingly insurmountable, like a pandemic. They exist in everyday life and in every industry – including ours.  Often faced with fewer resources and less access to expertise, credit unions have traditionally borne the brunt of problems facing the financial services industry as a whole…(read more)

Encourage, Educate, and Empower: Changing the conversation for women in technology

by ASHLEY CASEYTHINK|STACK

It’s been nearly two years since I traded in my suit jacket for a Think|Stack t-shirt and stepped into the fast-paced and ever-changing world of technology. After just one month on the job, traveling from one event to the next and learning to “talk tech” on the go, the COVID-19 pandemic sent us all into lockdown and I found myself at home. I was grounded quite literally, staring at the digital faces of a new team I hadn’t met yet, working to find my footing and establish my personal brand as a woman in the technology industry…(read more)

Register for the free webinar on September 15th at 1:00pm EDT Women Leaders changing the conversation in the cloud, presented by Think|Stack and hosted by CUInsight.

Linda Lafortune

Linda Lafortune

Linda is the Director of Learning & Client Support at CUInsight.  She has an extensive background in the credit union industry having worked in both large and small credit unions, in ... Web: https://www.cuinsight.com Details