As leaders, we all feel torn right now. We yearn for normalcy and to be able to do what has worked for us previously. That could be the annual planning retreat, regular in-person and virtual [...]
As I speak with credit union leaders every week about organizational culture considerations, it’s clear that the COVID-19 pandemic has created both opportunities and challenges associated with the work from home shift. These issues [...]
As we turn the corner on 2020 and head into a new year, we will have taken a well-deserved pause in our work lives to spend time with family and friends at the holidays. Undoubtedly, [...]
Rarely in my lifetime, has there been such a sense of uneasiness and uncertainty. Of course there have been crises during my 62 years including wars, terrorist attacks, natural disasters, economic recessions and stock market [...]
In 2019, Josh Levine wrote a book called, “Great Mondays – How to Design a Company Culture Employees Love.” First of all, many of us don’t love Mondays as much as the rest of the [...]
I often hear it said that, as a nation, we’ve never been more divided. I also hear people lament that Government can’t seem to agree on anything that matters, and that we’re [...]
My wife Evelyn and I were traveling in Europe in the Spring of 2018. It was our first trip to France together, and we had enjoyed the incredible museums, scenery, architecture, and history of Paris, [...]
As businesses large and small assess whether to move more permanently to “Work from Home” policies and practices, many credit union leaders are wondering how this business trend might be turned into an opportunity as [...]
Two years ago, I wrote an article with the same title as this one, but with an emphasis on my missed opportunities related to gender diversity and inclusion. In that article, I confessed my missed [...]
Credit unions always show their not-for-profit difference during tough economic times. And so, here they are again, this time facing a first-ever national and international economic shutdown. Much has already been learned during the past [...]
As we all become experts at Zoom meetings and conference call protocol, when not talking into our computers or feeling stir-crazy, we certainly ask if the world will ever be the same after COVID-19. Well, [...]
Most of us living today have never seen anything like what we’re experiencing with the coronavirus pandemic. We now all live in some state of worry and fear. As leaders, as employees, and as [...]
As the saying goes, content is king. It seems this trend will continue this way for some time, as marketers notice ongoing impact on building awareness, increased customer engagement, as well as lead quantity and [...]
As leaders or as employees, how often are we advised to slow down and stop working so hard? Isn’t it always the opposite? We live in a work culture that encourages long hours, a [...]
With the latest Q3 2019 call report data in, it looks like the median average size credit union in the U.S. now holds around $35 million in assets. It’s useful to put that [...]
