Advancing Leadership – DDJ Myers

About the Podcast

Join host Lauren Culp, President & CEO of CUInsight, for an engaging conversation with Deedee Myers as she shares her career journey to founding and running DDJ Myers. She dives into the masterful execution of advancing leadership, explaining finding alignment in organizations and onboarding for leaders. Deedee talks about the topic of burnout, and how to successfully combat it, as well as strategies to improve the transition of leadership.

Key Moments:

  • [04:45] Finding alignment in organizations. Everyone has a need, they have different competencies, capacities, rhythms, and passions. Alignment needs constant refinement.
  • [09:11] How can professionals combat burnout? 70% of us have experienced burnout in the last year. There is an organizational responsibility to help the individual understand what are those symptoms and how does it creep up.
  • [13:21] What is the Bench Strength Crisis?
  • [17:24] Set a standard and don’t compromise. Instead of trying to fill a slot, we need to wait for the right person.
  • [18:31] Boards should not wait until the CEO announces they are going, but instead they should have a five, three and two-year plan and stick with it.
  • [20:57] Price won’t be your chief motivator; it will be outcome and impact.
  • [24:33] What are the big growth challenges of Credit Unions?
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