According to the American Institute of Stress-80% of workers feel stress on the job and nearly half say they need help in learning how to manage stress. It is important to focus on ways to [...]
noun a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior. After reading Brene Brown’s book Daring Greatly to better understand vulnerability for a project I recently helped [...]
Summer is officially here and the sun is hot. You come inside to escape the heat, but more than likely you’re also spending a ton on those energy bills. Below are a few ways [...]
Set the tone Make sure employees understand upfront what the meeting will entail. That way, they can be properly prepared going in. Meetings that are called without providing specifics on what will be discussed can [...]
Wherever you go across the country, in communities large and small, you will likely see at least one self-storage unit. For consumers looking for extra storage space for residential and business purposes, they are a [...]
According to a recent study, 45% of Americans took a summer vacation last year. That’s almost half of the country. The U.S. Travel Association predicts that number to increase in 2017. Do you [...]
Positive people are nowhere to be found If you’re wondering whether you complain too much just take a look around you. Are you surrounded by upbeat individuals or “Debbie Downers?” Chances are if you’[...]
Here’s a secret: credit union members aren’t looking to buy products and services. What they’re really after is getting jobs done in their lives, and they “hire” products and services to accomplish [...]
It’s a given that the credit union business model has served retail consumers well: few fees, lower loan rates, and higher savings rates tell the story. But, what about small businesses in your geographic [...]
For many credit unions, helping people achieve the American dream is an idyllic fulfillment of their cooperative’s vision. Yet, providing products and services to individuals new to the country brings up a lot of [...]
It’s time to find a new job. Maybe you’re tired of selling widgets, maybe you just want to live at the beach. Whatever the reason, you’re probably geeked up and ready to [...]
Overreacting Your staff is not perfect and it’s important you take their missteps with a grain of salt. Don’t blow up every time an employee makes a mistake; this will only worsen the [...]
Have you ever heard of an entry-level benefits clerk getting promoted to Director of Human Resources? Probably not. Would you take a kid fresh out of DeVry “University” and make him your CIO? I would [...]
Have you ever had a moment where something hit the fan and you thought, “I knew that was going to happen?” If you were to freeze-frame that moment, it would be the very point where [...]
Forward-thinking credit unions are tuning their internal data for improved decision making. Previously, data was locked up in multiple, “siloed” transactional systems. Now, innovative credit unions organize their critical information within integrated data warehouses. However, [...]
