Deedee Myers, Founder/CEO of DDJ Myers, stopped by the Studio Lounge to share her insights on CEO succession planning today, as the CEO retiring trend is on the rise in the next five years — which means lots of planning and change at credit unions over the next decade. Deedee shares steps, advice, and more in creating and maintaining successful change in the C-suite.

Texas Trust Credit Union’s President/CEO Jim Minge joined us in the Studio Lounge to shares his insights on how to pursue a culture of excellence. Jim talks about his “True Blue” members, being a “People Company,” and building a business on one positive experience at a time.

Very refreshing stuff here from Jim, whose credit union continues to excel at doing unique endeavors that enhance its value and position it as a positive leader within its community. Check it out and let us know your thoughts.

Roughly 365 days ago at the 2019 CUES Symposium we sat down with Firefly Credit Union’s new President/CEO Dale Turner and then Board Vice Chair Ann Ziebell (who is now Board Chair) to share how their working relationship kicked off to set the stage for the credit union’s continued success. What transpired was one 2019’s most popular episodes … for good reason. Check it out here.

Altura Credit Union Board Chair Jacqueline Hall and Vice Chair Perry Reed visited the Studio Lounge on a beautiful Hawaiian morning to discuss their experience undertaking DDJ Myers’ Governance Leadership program to help enhance Board Members’ working relationships for greater performance. Both Jacqueline and Perry shared how the process went and results/benefits upon its conclusion — and where they go from here.

DDJ Myers CEO Deedee Myers and SVP Peter Myers joined us in the Studio Lounge (just as the sun was rising) to discuss their Board Alignment Assessment program that includes seven parts to creating a higher performing Board — that in turn creates a higher performing executive team and, ultimately, a credit union that consistently exceeds expectations. Peter even displayed a cool mobile app that helps Board’s track their performance for enhanced communication, results, etc.

DDJ Myers CEO Deedee Myers stopped by the Studio Lounge (before the sunrise!) to chat with us on a topic that’s not discussed enough: Board recruitment challenges for today’s credit unions. Deedee provided the challenges credit unions are experiencing today in this area. But she didn’t leave us with a cliffhanger; she provided a sound three-step solution to help mitigate any hurdles credit unions are currently experiencing.

DDJ Myers Senior Vice President Peter Myers stopped by the Studio Lounge to share his insights on Organizational Alignment Assessment for credit unions to be on the same page from the top down. Peter showed us where users can see whether or not their credit union is in alignment in various sectors from a program on his mobile phone. Pretty cool stuff here for credit unions to greatly enhance their performance, ensuring everybody is on the same page.

Josh Cook, President/CEO of Community Choice Credit Union, and Deedee Myers, CEO of DDJ Myers joined us in the Studio Lounge to share why you should think of your credit union as a person you would like to hang out with during the CEO onboarding process. Josh and Deedee outline how to achieve this goal, benefits, results, and more.

DDJ Myers Mary Leonardi visited the Studio Lounge to discuss key points from her conference presentation: “Blind Spots in Succession Planning.” Check it out and let us know your thoughts.

DDJ Myers Senior Vice President Peter Myers sat down with us in the Studio Lounge to discuss his very timely conference presentation: “Blind Spots in Succession Planning.” Check it out and let us know your thoughts.