The Texas Rangers: A model for fantastic credit union organizational health

Most of the On The Mark Strategies team are lifelong Texas Rangers fans local to the DFW Metroplex…so it’s not surprising to know we obsessively watched the World Series this year. But no amount of fandom prepared us for the true reason the Rangers won: an incredible team culture.

Yes, the Rangers know baseball. Yes, they practiced incessantly to achieve their victory. And both factors are necessary for success – but not sufficient.

It’s the same way outside of athletics too. Your credit union may have the most knowledgeable employees with the best degrees, but you aren’t going far without a cohesive culture binding the team together.

Here are some specific insights for how the Texas Rangers serve as a fantastic example for credit union organizational health.

 

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