Top 10 CUInsight leadership posts in 2022
Happy Holidays from CUInsight! It’s been another great year and it’s time again to take a look at the year’s best. Here are your top ten leadership posts from 2022! 5 books [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Leadership’
Top 10 CUNA articles of 2022
As 2022 ends, take a moment to look back at the 10 most popular Credit Union Magazine and CUNA News stories of the year: 10. C-suite succession: 5 steps to consider Create a leadership structure [...]
The Navy SEAL process to accomplish any goal
When everyone thinks of Navy SEALs, they think of toughness. SEALs are some of the highest regarded special operations forces in the world. I’ve been lucky to have the chance to get to know [...]
One powerful tool for a purposeful 2023
It was July, and I was exhausted. About five years after I started my leadership business, I was busy with clients and traveling locally and nationally for speaking events. By that summer, I was feeling [...]
Back to the basics: The ancient practice of leadership
I am a big proponent of self-reflection as a way to strengthen relationships with my teams. With 2022 coming to a close, I wanted to take some time to reflect on the basics and realign [...]
Untouchables in the office: Working parents?
I have been a working mom since 2011. In those years, I have made a lot of choices: I left my five-week old to travel to Scotland for a conference. I spent 18 days just [...]
Two ways to make the most of your credit union talent
It’s getting increasingly harder to find and retain top talent. We all want to make the best decisions, and everyone is competing for the best workers. On top of that, it can be tough [...]
When it comes to corporate communications: Let it rain
Corporate communications at many credit unions is like snow in the Pacific Northwest. It comes infrequently, no one’s planned for it, it sometimes causes a mess, but many feel exuberant when it happens. Before [...]
Not enough time for leadership?
Everyone in the room agrees. People are more important than process. Our people are our top priority… We value our people above all else. Great! We then spend the next hour talking about how we [...]
Remember what’s important in leadership
Over the years, I’ve written a lot about the concept of “purpose” – for example, how to find your organization’s purpose and how to ensure it is what drives you as you lead your [...]
Emerging best practices for strong leadership in a hybrid world
The hybrid working model – where some members of a team are in-office full-time, some part-time and some completely remote – has changed the face of how we work together. It has also been a quick transition, [...]
Personal leadership development is hard – Is it really worth it?
I got my first “leadership” title during the second year of my credit union career. I got that opportunity for a few reasons, none of which had to do with leadership skills or acumen. I [...]
Play nice! How senior leadership and the board should cooperate
Your credit union needs results. You need to accomplish your strategic initiatives. You need to increase loan volume. And most of all, you need to grow. But the truth is, you’re not going to [...]
The CUInsight Experience podcast: Bo McDonald – Accidental leadership (#149)
Thank you for tuning in to episode 149 of The CUInsight Experience podcast with your host, Randy Smith, co-founder of CUInsight.com. This episode is brought to you by Elan Credit Card. Elan partners with [...]
How to motivate your employees into 2023!
How in the world is it December?! I feel like I ask myself that every December. The important thing is that we've made it through another year. How was the year for your team? Better [...]