It’s time to execute your game winning play
“If everything is important, then nothing is important.” - Patrick M. Lencioni It’s a scene repeated countless times each year in just about every sport… The game is on the line, time is running [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Michael Hudson’
How storytelling could change the work you do
It has been said that next to hunger and thirst, our most basic human need is for storytelling. - Khalil Gibran The Scene: It’s Tuesday morning, November 4th in the Magnolia Ballroom in the [...]
If you’re serious about leading, you should ask more questions
There’s an interesting disconnect that often emerges in my conversations with leaders and the people they lead. The leaders tend to talk about how their people don’t come to them with problems, don’[...]
Is your credit union’s strategic planning process broken?
The title question may seem odd, but it is one that needs to be asked. If we start from the premise that effective strategic planning is fueled by creative ideas, thinking in new ways, and [...]
The 7 things you must do to ensure the success of your next strategic planning session
It’s that time of year again—strategic planning season for credit unions. Across the next several weeks volunteers and leadership teams of credit unions large and small will trek from their homes and lock [...]
Does anybody really know what strategy means anymore?
A trusted colleague shared something with me recently that made me pause when he suggested that the term 'strategy' has become meaningless. As one who essentially makes their living discussing strategy with business leaders my [...]
The only strategy question that matters (and the one your credit union is not answering)
“Progress always involves risks. You can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first base.” - Frederick B. Wilcox Strategic planning is about asking (and answering) the right questions—the ones that help [...]
Ideation CPR – how to stop thinking and start doing
“Welcome new ideas, but don’t let them all move in” ~ Anonymous Ideas are seductive. They move us beyond what we know to consider what might be. They allow us to tap our inner genius [...]
Everyone’s to blame (but no one is accepting responsibility)
Across the past 15 years something I’ve witnessed repeatedly while helping credit unions with strategic, leadership, and culture initiatives has troubled me: Actions that people in leadership positions take that consistently lead to people [...]
Ideation CPR – How to stop thinking and start doing
by. Michael Hudson Ideas are seductive. They move us beyond what we know, to consider what might be. They allow us to tap our inner genius as we explore possibilities without limits. Ideas can frustrate. [...]
10 Quick Quotes to Stimulate Your Thinking
By Kristie Wimmer The Ohio Council of CUES hosted an educational meeting in early May featuring Michael Hudson, Ph.D., president of Credit Union Strategy in Rehoboth Beach, Del. Hudson is a quotable guy, and [...]
It’s Not Easy, But It Is Simple
by Michael Hudson WARNING: This post has the potential to dramatically change the success of your credit union in 2013. It also has the potential to feel a bit like a rant, but that is [...]
The Importance of Monitoring the Key Threat to Your Existence
by Michael Hudson Earlier this month I accompanied my wife to the National Association of Realtors Convention in Orlando. I always find attending conferences in other industries enlightening and stimulating, and this one was no [...]
7 Words to Omit from Your 2013 Action Plan
by Michael Hudson It’s that time again. The ideas have been shared, the options have been discussed, the critical decisions have been made, and the planning session is coming to an end. Everyone agrees [...]
Five Important Guidelines for Focus Groups
By Michael Hudson Several recent conversations with credit union clients have centered on the idea of using focus groups as part of an internal cultural assessment, while others are looking to focus groups to help [...]