Conversations with attendees at Directors Conference, recently hosted by CUES, point to the idea that director recruitment is often a fairly challenging—and sometimes downright scary—undertaking. But a look around the general session room [...]
“Alexa, what is diversity?” The state of being diverse; variety; a range of different things. “Alexa, what does it mean to have diversity?” Understanding that everyone is unique and recognize individual differences. Most of us [...]
In my October market outlook, I incorrectly projected that the U.S. economy would be entering recession by December. While manufacturing and business investment have continued to slow consistently, our robust employment picture continues to [...]
I work with many organizations, and a common complaint from leaders is that they have to attend too many meetings. They often say that they can’t get their real work done because there is [...]
All good things evolve if they’re going to get even better. Take my career. When I was named the 2015 CUES Next Top Credit Union Exec, I was manager of philanthropy and community investment [...]
Linda Medina, board chair at $175 million Guadalupe Credit Union, Santa Fe, New Mexico, was named the 2019 CUES Distinguished Director at Directors Conference yesterday. A board member for 17 years, Medina played a key [...]
The lack of a definitive strategy is the single largest barrier to data transformation. Without a detailed roadmap, credit unions can easily go off course in what can be a highly complex journey. While a [...]
As the holiday season approaches, leaders are starting to look for ways to show their teams they care. Yes, that’s what bonuses are for. But cash gifts aside, there are plenty of other ways [...]
As 2019 comes to an end, savvy organizations will be spending time reflecting on what did and did not work while they make plans for the year ahead. Credit unions will be setting goals on [...]
Given the softening of the auto lending market, now is a perfect time for credit unions to test the near- and nonprime auto lending waters. Clients of Open Lending, a provider of automated auto lending [...]
On Oct. 22, the National Credit Union Administration published a rule amending its fidelity bond regulations (Parts 704 for corporate credit unions and 713 for natural person credit unions). In addition to this checklist (free [...]
As credit unions search for cash to fuel important initiatives like recruiting talent, boosting salaries and investing in new technology, larger organizations may find an unlikely source: their own spending on employee healthcare. According to [...]
I admit, I was a huge fan of the ’90s cult classic television show “The X-Files” and its two lead agents, Dana Scully and Fox Mulder. Uniting their strengths of science and gut instinct, Scully [...]
We all know how difficult it is to find the time to complete tasks associated with our daily work duties, much less to find time for such additional activities as mentoring. So why do people [...]
What strengthens your effectiveness as a leader? As we discussed at our recent CEO/Executive Team Network event, building trust can be a key factor. But another, less often discussed factor also plays an important [...]
