Marketing done the George Carlin way
By: Bo McDonald You may think by the title of this article that I’m going to refer to the infamous “Seven Dirty Words” never to be broadcast. An airing of George Carlin’s bit [...]
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Develop leaders at all levels
by. Dan Berger If your organization is anything like mine, you are not the only leader in charge. In your various departments you likely have directors or managers who oversee day-to-day operations within their scope. [...]
Should you promote from within?
by. Diane Franklin When JMFA Executive Search Group is involved in a CEO search, an external candidate is hired more than 50 percent of the time. Nationwide searches draw from a large pool of talent, [...]
Case management, your way
by. Amanda Wilcosky The goal of a great IT solution is to empower you to work easier, faster and smarter. The solution should fit the way you work – not force you to work the way [...]
Consumer familiarity makes chip and signature clear #EMV winner
by. Brandon Kuehl With so many players involved in the EMV rollout process, it’s not surprising there are varying opinions and some uncertainty about what EMV will look like as it comes to fruition [...]
To EMV or not to EMV…Will alternative payments take precedence?
by. Karen Gordon In the past few months the already-hot payments industry has been put in an unfavorable spotlight. Because of the magnitude of the recent data breaches at several major retailers the payments industry [...]
How to Stand Out in a Crowd: Differentiating your Credit Union
by. Mark Arnold Are you the only bank or credit union in your town that consumers could choose? Unless you live in a remarkably small ‘burb, the answer is probably no. In virtually every market, [...]
Collaboration for innovation
Several experiences I’ve had over the last few weeks point to the idea that CUs are perfectly poised to succeed in the future—if their leaders embrace what I’ve started to call “cooperative [...]
Shocking statistics
A March 18,, 2014, article authored by Nanci Hellmich and published in USA Today contains shocking statistics relating to savings and investments by U.S. workers and retirees. The most shocking statistic indicates 36 percent [...]
Is Your Credit Union Optimized? Are You Sure?
A couple of weeks ago, I went to a presentation on Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) from the source – Google. One of their trainers came up to Seattle and gave a [...]
What does the world need?
by. Anthony Demangone I had the treat of listening to Andy Stefanovich at NAFCU's CEOs and Senior Executive's Conference. His 90 minutes with us was a wild ride - and Andy pushed us to areas [...]
Guy Kawasaki’s top 10 ways to drive technology changes in your credit union
by. Katie Alberti If you want to implement change within your organization, it starts with mastering the art of enchantment. Why enchantment? According to Guy Kawasaki, former chief software evangelist for Apple, mastering the art [...]
The post I didn’t want to write – “Active Shooter” and your credit union
by. Robin Remines I didn’t want to write this post. In fact, I had planned a really cool piece on how backup strategies using hosted solutions can improve your recovery time objectives (RTO). And [...]
Beware of unlimited operations
by. Henry Meier Yesterday the FFIEC, the regulatory body comprised of all the major federal financial regulators including the NCUA, issued two guidances related to the expected risk-mitigation efforts to be taken by financial institutions [...]
To App or Not to App: One credit union’s answer
When Apple launched its app store several years ago, perhaps even the tech wizards in Cupertino did not foresee how this new mobile technology would take the world by storm. The popular commercial has it [...]