Wrap your gifts nicely
You are a gift to the world. The gifts and unique talents that you bring to your workplace should not be sold short by your employer, boss or by yourself. One great way to bring [...]
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Gwyneth Paltrow: A marketing genius, kind of.
By: Bo McDonald Last week actress Gwyneth Paltrow announced her separation from musician husband Chris Martin on her website “GOOP.” Her statement began as you would expect: “It is with hearts full of sadness that [...]
Inspire productivity
by. Dan Berger There are certain times of the year when you can expect some staff to be a bit more preoccupied with non-work activities. March Madness is one of them. As talk of brackets [...]
What Chris Brown, anger management, T-B-T-F banks and payday loans have in common
by. Henry Meier One charge that makes the Lords of Finance angrier than Chris Brown in an anger management class is the suggestion that Too-Big-to-Fail (TBTF) banks enjoy an unfair advantage over their smaller financial [...]
How to spot a marketing moron
by. Ron Shevlin While we’re on the topic of marketing morons….If you’ve got good suggestions for spotting a marketing moron, I’ll update the picture with your description.
Greed or stupidity?
We’ve all heard the famous quote “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” There are countless examples of it being true and I wonder if we are starting to see [...]
What Nike’s Air Jordan can teach credit unions about branding
Winning the attention and loyalty of today’s disengaged banking consumers is no simple task. While most financial institutions continue to rely on old marketing strategies to grow, there are lessons we can learn from [...]
NACUSO’s Jack Antonini creates connections for industry CUSO’s
With NACUSO's 2014 Annual Conference coming up next month (April 14-17) in Orlando, FL, we thought we would air our conversation we had with NACUSO's President & CEO Jack Antonini at the GAC in [...]
Better serving your members’ needs by using indirect auto lending research
There’s good news and bad news about auto sales and auto lending. The good news first, 2014 should be another strong year for auto sales. Black Book Lender Solutions has projected an increase in [...]
Chastised at the branch
“You know you could have done that online”. Boom. There it was. I had made a concentrated effort to stop by my local branch to conduct some business. I hadn’t been inside for a [...]
Ten high-impact topics for HR&TD success
The HR&TD field is more complex than it seems. Numbers are straightforward, but people can be a bit trickier. Whether it’s training, motivation, benefits or talent management, an HR&TD professional [...]
Everything is communication
by. Anthony Demangone If you help lead an organization, you are communicating 24/7. The way you talk. Walk. Dress. It all says something. Abe knew a thing or two about communicating. That's why I [...]
The precipice of higher educational change – dangerous or exciting?
by. Laurel Stiller The AACRAO 2014 conference is coming up in Denver. With this being AACRAO’s 100th conference, I can’t help but think of what the conversations must have been like at the [...]
Don’t be a “wuss” when spreading the credit union message
Want to cultivate a positive working relationship with the press? Know the media outlet’s focus and audience, provide fresh story angles—and above all, don’t be boring. So say Lauren French (above left), [...]
Why most vision statements fall short
A vision statement is a critical component of any successful business. Ironically, it is also the most overlooked and undervalued business component. In most companies, vision statements spend more time decorating walls then they spend [...]