According to a report by McKinsey & Company, while “companies have successfully hired Black employees into frontline and entry-level jobs, there is a significant drop-off in representation at management levels.” And though a percentage of [...]
The past couple of years have been incredibly stressful and chaotic for most business leaders. If you’re like many, you’ve been on autopilot and in survival mode. In fact, you’ve been so [...]
Credit union have several defining characteristics that set them apart from other financial institutions. Not-for-profit status allows credit unions to focus on the needs of members, and not third-party or institutional stockholders. CUs’ community focus, [...]
Leadership matters because leaders who inspire extraordinarily performing teams are the ultimate advantage for any organization—whether that organization is a business, a nonprofit or a sports team. In this article from Inc. magazine, author [...]
The case for hybrid work is well-made, and both employees and organizations continue to define what that looks like with a shared focus on employee well-being and company success. With an overwhelming majority, 90% of [...]
Businesses across the country are in the middle of what is known as “The Great Resignation”, with employee quit rates recently reported at 3%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. It’s [...]
The global economy spent all of 2021 in a highly distorted state. Indeed, the on-again, off-again recovery from the pandemic created conditions that had little or no precedent. Despite the distortions, most financial markets produced [...]
CUES thanks Janaye Elkin for taking the time to talk to us about her learning experiences, including completing all 42 Harvard ManageMentor™ courses offered through membership and participating in the CUES Emerge program. A CUES [...]
Joan Nelson, CUDE, has worked hard to reach the upper echelons of corporate leadership during a career spanning nearly 40 years. Nelson is VP/quote-to-cash operations for North America and Latin America at multinational tech [...]
Quantum Governance and Dolus Advsiors are pleased to offer the following key outcomes and lessons learned from our work with $6.1 billion Hudson Valley Credit Union in revisioning and revising their nominations process: Key [...]
What has been the most frustrating aspect you have encountered working in a remote setting since the pandemic began? Lack of interaction or connection with others? Too many distractions? Too many unnecessary meetings? Issues with [...]
Over the last couple of years, credit unions have experienced impressive growth. In 2020, membership surged by nearly 30% worldwide, and this past year, total assets topped $2 trillion as membership hit a new record [...]
Board succession planning and recruitment has been a hot topic for a while now. This isn’t my first blog post about it, and I’ve been talking about it at trade conferences and in [...]
We worked with $6.5 billion Hudson Valley Credit Union, Poughkeepsie, New York, on an extensive board renewal project. During that effort, the CU’s nominations subcommittee decided that every candidate on its slate of [...]
Our most recent edition of First Line of Defense, offered by CUES in partnership with TRC Interactive, Inc., brings updates on weather/climate disaster fraud and a reminder that everyone–regardless of age–can fall [...]
