Acknowledge imperfections to be great
None of us are perfect. As leaders, we have to be intentional about not letting our bad habits and weaknesses overpower the skills and characteristics needed to lead an organization. ...
The latest from John Pettit
Nussle, Donovan named top lobbyists
CUNA President/CEO Jim Nussle and Chief Advocacy Officer Ryan Donovan were named “Top Lobbyists” in 2020 by The Hill. “In a busy and challenging year for the influence world, ...
NAFCU, member CUs meet with Senate Banking’s Ranking Member Brown
Several representatives from NAFCU-member credit unions Wednesday joined members of the association’s advocacy team for a videoconference meeting with Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio. The group ...
CFO Focus: Getting a handle on how much strategic advancement you can afford
You know you need to move the business forward, but an uncertain financial future makes it tough to decide which strategic investments should be made now and which can wait. ...
Big banks are deposit vacuums: How other institutions can slow the flow
The lopsided distribution of new deposits among various financial institutions during COVID 2020 is almost as jaw-dropping as the size of the deposit inflows since the start of the pandemic. ...
Three keys to strategic planning for 2021
2020 will certainly go down as a year to remember (or forget, depending on your perspective). This T-shirt I saw on Amazon says it well: As we enter the last ...
‘Clean’ contactless cards key to pandemic-driven digital adoption surge
Very few industries have remained unaffected by COVID-19, and the payments industry is no exception. The ongoing pandemic is acting as a driver for consumer payment choices and purchasing behavior, ...
The secret is out: Credit union leaders share lessons learned from 2020
From temporary branch closures, to a remote workforce, to a massive influx of deposit liquidity – financial institutions experienced many drastic changes as a direct result of the COVID-19 crisis. So ...