Communicating change to staff in a positive way can be difficult, even daunting. But helping staff to understand and embrace an evolving workplace, specifically the design-build changes you may envision for a branch or [...]
When a Credit Union embraces sustainability as a part of its core values or ethos, it reaches far beyond its facilities and becomes a clear part of “who we are” and “why are we here.” [...]
About half of U.S. construction is going green. Sustainable or ‘green’ design is one of the most influential factors to impact the design and construction industry – some say that even reinforced concrete and structural [...]
Like a kid in a candy store, it’s easy to envision the best money can buy – an optimum location, plentiful space, first-rate materials, and the latest in technology. The challenge is aligning these elements [...]
Today’s financial institutions must offer mobile channels for their consumers to complete financial transactions on the go. However, human interactions are best at building an initial relationship. According to Channel Delivery for Tomorrow published [...]
Optimization: an act, process, or methodology of making something (as a design, system, or decision) as fully perfect, functional, or effective as possible. A recent financial industry study presented by Accenture, discussed a 15-20% reduction [...]
As my colleague Jim Haack noted in last month’s article, 5 Insights from 10 Years of Project Team Alignment Meetings, the most consistent predictor of project team success is effective team communication. In fact, [...]
No doubt you have heard the well wore phrase “singing from the same sheet of music”. This is rightly one of the most used metaphors in the canon of project team alignment. Creating a team’[...]
Momentum manages the complex process of gathering and translating a client’s thoughts, goals, and aspirations, aligning these elements with an organization’s core values and mission, and translating these ideas and concepts into a [...]
The process for selecting a partner to plan, design and construct your main office or operations center facility can be a daunting task indeed, as this most likely will be the largest facility investment that [...]
When we discuss the capital costs and investments associated with operating and growing our client’s organizations, Credit Union executives are always drawn to the subject of employee compensation and benefits, of course. This can [...]
As an organization, we’ve been discussing our culture a lot lately. Like a lot of small businesses, we are feeling the growing pains of becoming a larger, if not, somewhat more highly matrixed company. [...]
I’ve talked about what makes a successful workplace in past articles and how organizations can optimize their work environments through employee engagement. We are all know that today’s workplace is ever-evolving, becoming more [...]
Hyperlocal is the latest marketing buzzword, but it isn’t a new idea. It essentially means a very specific area, very close to home. Within the credit union world, it’s defined as your core [...]
It’s the New Year, and everywhere you look there are articles about what the new trends are for 2014. Green building trends, technology trends, design build trends, branching trends, and so on and so [...]
