BOSTON, MA (July 9, 2013) — NAFCU Services Corporation today announced the winners of its 2013 Innovation Awards at NAFCU’s 46th Annual Confere [...]

Part Two: Undertaking the Merger Process As the series continues, Part Two jumps into building a strategy when contemplating a merger. While mainta [...]

When the not-knowing gets stressful, good leaders respond with action based on best practices. Psychologists have studied people’s responses to [...]

Part Three: The Newly Merged Organization Now that the merger has been planned out and the paperwork has been executed, it’s time to activate the [...]

Altura Credit Union President/CEO Jennifer Binkley stopped by the Studio Lounge to share her thoughts on how DDJ Myers’ Professional Development program has helped enhance her executive team’s leadership skills and the CEO/Board relationship. Jennifer outlines what exactly this program is, why they took it, and the goals they hoped to achieve, as well.

To realize tomorrow’s strategic priorities, today’s mid-level talent must recognize and respond to the challenges that emerge in a continually shifting business landscape. Keeping pace with a steady stream of evolving threats and opportunities cannot be accomplished solely through the top-down dissemination of organizational priorities. What should emerge from the executive level is a culture steeped in learning, empowerment, and intentional practice as a firm foundation on which to establish and implement relevant strategies. Toward that end, effective leadership development addresses the whole person using holistic learning to transform leadership potential into sustainable, responsive performance. Strategic execution is difficult to teach.

In this webcast we discuss how to draw out what another needs and desires and how to lead so that they experience meaningful success. Click here to� [...]

A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW
Credit unions today must embrace the reality of an upcoming wave of departing CEOs and dial in on the strategic implications of a loosely arranged succession plan versus a strategically adopted approach.

Though the executive team sets the course, mid-level leaders must be prepared for strategic execution.