Recently, we hosted with CUInsight a webinar featuring Think|Stack CEO Chris Sachse, AWS Principal Strategist George Estrada, and Chad Ritchie, Chief Information Officer for Ventura Credit Union. They explored the disruptions and member demands [...]
Economists are predicting loan activity to rise at a more modest pace in 2022 than we’ve seen in 2021. Blake Hastings, my colleague and former senior leader at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, [...]
High employee satisfaction is often confused with strong organizational culture. While happy and engaged team members are key, they are not enough to ensure an organization’s ultimate success. Indeed, an organization can have hundreds [...]
Thank you for tuning in to episode 122 of The CUInsight Experience podcast with your host, Randy Smith, co-founder of CUInsight.com. This episode is brought to you by CUES. CUES is the leading talent [...]
Employee engagement and culture are important issues for any organization and are especially significant for credit unions, where ethics are already the “raison d’etre.” Giving employees the opportunity to be engaged at credit unions [...]
Although the hard numbers in any organization show success on paper, the one aspect of a business that most leaders find difficult to imitate is a healthy, efficient, and positive organizational culture. According to a [...]
Diversity, equity and inclusion is a complex movement that continues to evolve, challenge our assumptions and push us forward. Done well, DEI can transform company culture and be a strategic differentiator for credit unions. The [...]
I double dog dare you…to implement a culture that actually delivers. Diving into that realm does require chutzpah — from a leader who’s willing to go where others don’t. Lucky for our listeners, [...]
Last week, I had the chance to visit with a participant in our Canvas Innovation Group. Our Innovation Group is an annual internal opportunity for our family members (how we refer to our employees) to [...]
As we close out our multi-part DEI series, let’s take a look back at where we’ve been: We started out by considering what it takes to establish an organization-wide commitment to DEI and [...]
Let’s just get it out there: Not all credit unions are created equal. BUT every one of them (from the smallest to the largest) has the potential to be fully “flawsome,” and that’s [...]
Thank you for tuning in to episode 118 of The CUInsight Experience podcast with your host, Randy Smith, co-founder of CUInsight.com. This episode is brought to you by our friends at CUES. CUES is [...]
The past couple years have been a case study in disruption, and one attribute that stood out among the most resilient organizations was flexibility. The shifts in consumer preferences and digital transformation didn’t begin [...]
So, your organization made a commitment to and began building a culture of inclusivity. Now what? There is still a need for a strong DEI vision, mission and strategy. I would highly recommend that you [...]
About 10 days ago, I dropped my oldest daughter Olivia off for three weeks of sleep-away camp. I’m sure this will be a wonderful experience for her, but the week leading up to camp, [...]
