The CU Leadership Guide in a Pandemic World

The CU Leadership Guide in a Pandemic World

Published on May 1, 2020

Deedee Myers, Phd  – CEO of DDJ Myers is a featured author in:
Practical, Expert Guidance on Leadership, Human Resources, Financial Management, Lending, Cybersecurity, Marketing & Business Lending

The #1 impact is about people, how we see each other in this new way of life. I see an increase in capacity for empathy and compassion plus an expectation of self-accountability to fulfill your commitments with mastery. Revisit and refresh your succession process and plan and no longer hesitate to develop the right people or start a search to find the best of the best. We are assessing the impact on search timelines and encouraging clients to start sooner because the impact of an executive moving in the next few months may be a challenge. Boards will need a larger viable pool of CEO candidates in case of candidates withdrawing from the process. I have been saying for years that boards and CEOs need a strong partnership and both parties need to be masterful in vision, strategy, and execution. There is no more time to further compromise in this relationship. Credit unions are embracing innovation and technology in unprecedented ways. Over the past several years, many organizations have talked about being innovative, agile, and flexible and now it is a mandate. Boards that have resisted virtual meetings now do not have that choice. Organizations that procrastinated on a remote work practice are now scheduling rotations of employees at home and social distancing in the workplace. Impressive is the readiness of most credit unions with up to date pandemic policies. Teams are increasing, overnight, competency in fast-tracking membership acceptance of digital banking.

Deedee Myers, CEO, DDJ Myers, Ltd.

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Six Mistakes Credit Unions Make When Recruiting Female Directors

Six Mistakes Credit Unions Make When Recruiting Female Directors

Published on March 23, 2020

… and how to avoid them.

Women make up the lion’s share—or should we say “lioness’s share”?—of membership at U.S. credit unions, but their representation on credit union boards is sorely lagging.

Recruiting more women to fill board positions is not just a matter of checking off a box. It needs to be done well, avoiding mistakes that could lead to tokenism rather than a good-faith effort to find the most qualified women who can contribute to good governance.

By being aware of some of the following mistakes, credit unions can take steps to avoid them.

https://www.cumanagement.com/articles/2020/02/advancing-women-six-mistakes-credit-unions-make-when-recruiting-female-directors

Healthy Self-Regard and Humility

Healthy Self-Regard and Humility
Presented by Deedee Myers on March 4, 2020 at the WOCO 2020 Conference

Fifteen emotional competencies form the foundation of human behavior, and improving this foundation increases the ease and effectiveness of our many relationships in the workplace and, ultimately, our leadership effectiveness.

Dr. Deedee Myers helps us to raise awareness of our conscious and unconscious biases that, once uncovered, supports our positive influence. Myers demonstrates how women leaders use assertiveness and independence by blending impulse control and reality testing with problem-solving. Case studies indicate that our emotional intelligence does improve with deliberate and relevant practices of embodied leadership.

Check out the presentation: Healthy Self-Regard and Humility

The Power of Choice

The Power of Choice
Presented by Deedee Myers on March 4, 2020 at the WOCO 2020 Conference

We all have an idea, a yearning, or, at least some thoughts on who we are and who we are becoming.

Many of us still feel marginalized, and intrinsically know there is more in life. Setting an intention regarding our many leadership roles sounds easy yet is also provocative, empowering, and a life’s work. Dr. Deedee Myers shares a path that unleashes the unknown or forgotten many choice points in our lives to unfold the deeply embodied potential each of us has in leading teams and companies, positively influencing communities, and being a powerfully inspiring role model for our children. Myers emphasizes each of us is in a choice between living a life we unconsciously inherited or adopted and being truly connected to who we are in the many contexts of our leadership.

Check out the The Power of Choice presentation.

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