Next month marks the three-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, and along with it the great wave of commitments the credit union industry made to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Many will push [...]
In her book, Great Companies Deserve Great Boards, Beverly Behan describes five performance modes: Imperial, Independent, Entrenched, Hostile, and High Performing. Where does your Board land? I have had the opportunity to work with boards, [...]
A couple of years ago when I first left credit union branches one of the things that I thought I would miss the most was connecting with members. However, through Humanidei’s Executive Recruiting process, [...]
New year, new laws! This January, at least two states have put laws in effect that mandate employers practice what job seekers beg for: Put the salary in the job posting! Lawmakers haven’t just [...]
I have been a working mom since 2011. In those years, I have made a lot of choices: I left my five-week old to travel to Scotland for a conference. I spent 18 days just [...]
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 [...]
Like many of you, I’ve been fortunate to have volunteered my time on several local boards. Early on it was with an amazing group of older white men that took me under their wing [...]
There was a time in my career when I was showing up to the credit union and doing the bare minimum. I continued to open accounts, help members with loans, and did what was required. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Interviewing for a job is fun! Virtual interviews are even MORE fun! Okay, so now that we’ve all had our daily dose of sarcasm, let’s talk about this from a more realistic perspective. [...]
Rose Wysocki told a story that stunned me. Wysocki is the produce manager at the Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo. While she also tells the story of witnessing and surviving the terrorist’s attack at [...]
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 2018, I facilitated approximately 20 credit union planning sessions in my role as a League President. I likely learned as much in those planning sessions as I taught others. The biggest lesson was that [...]
In the summer of 2020, the DEI profession was among the fastest growing occupations in America. Fortune 500 companies were adding first-ever, executive-level DEI leaders, and credit unions were, too. The only problem? While the [...]
