Does your institution work like an airplane?
People see and do things in different ways. Maybe that’s obvious, but in many workplaces, it doesn’t seem obvious. What do I mean? Well, you might have someone who loves coming up with [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Leadership’
The CUInsight Experience podcast: Stephanie Covington – Big ideas (#152)
Thank you for tuning in to episode 152 of The CUInsight Experience podcast with your host, Randy Smith, co-founder of CUInsight.com. This episode is brought to you by Allied Solutions. Allied Solutions is focused [...]
Leadership Matters: A dose of reality for new leaders
Leadership is a confidence- and a capability-building profession. For new leaders, in particular, setbacks are inevitable. They must bravely and persistently toil to get things right, and the answers aren’t often clear-cut. Furthermore, the [...]
Great speakers make an impact
It’s a historical fact – great speakers change people’s hearts and minds. Just look at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Even watching the speech today causes a sense [...]
We are in the people business
In December, I had the opportunity to attend a retirement celebration for a credit union CEO who had been an industry champion for over three decades. His credit union threw him a wonderful party and [...]
Reframe your meetings to make them more productive
Some people love meetings, others certainly don’t. Regardless of your opinion, they purposefully bring people together and it’s up to leaders to ensure they are efficient and effective. In an article on Inc.[...]
Credit union leaders: Why even bother with your credit union strategic plan at this point?
Here we are midway through January, and our resolutions are already busted. Why even bother getting back on track, right? WRONG. We can’t be the leaders our credit unions and our members need us [...]
How to be a better leader in 2023
There are thousands of books on leadership. I even wrote one. Each is filled with wonderful ideas about what it takes to be a great leader. But how do you take those ideas and turn [...]
Women in leadership positions in credit unions: The lonely leader
When you think of someone in the C-Suite or Executive level, what picture comes to mind? Most people see power, prestige, prosperity, and influence … right out of a scene from a movie. There is also [...]
The CUInsight Experience podcast: Dan Berger – Built for this (#151)
Thank you for tuning in to episode 151 of The CUInsight Experience podcast with your host, Randy Smith, co-founder of CUInsight.com. This episode is brought to you by Allied Solutions. Allied has over 40 [...]
Begin your 2023 with these leadership resolutions
We’ve just completed the first official week of 2023 and now is the time to refine your leadership resolutions as we look forward to another successful year. Around this time, leaders should focus on [...]
Leadership advice for the new year from a former pro baseball player
Listen—I’m a Michigander who happens to like the Yankees thanks to a fondness for Yogi-isms and a family connection to Mickey Mantle-era second baseman Bobby Richardson. It wasn’t going to take much [...]
What do you need to say “hell no” to in the new year?
There are times in your career you have to say “YES” to an awful lot to get where you need or want to be. If you’re fairly new in your career or coming into [...]
23 thoughts for 2023
Every year, I update these thoughts. Rest assured; I write this as much for myself than anyone else. In a few short days, we'll pass into a new year. As 2023 approaches, many of us [...]
4 things leaders should zero in on in 2023
2022 comes to a close this weekend and while planning for the year to come is an exciting task, there is an overwhelming amount of information out there about creating resolutions and business plans for [...]