HALIFAX, N.S., Canada–Credit union leaders know what’s been involved in the pivot to online professional education during the pandemic, but what about the educators? A program that has been online since long before the pandemic is offering some lessons in digital learning.
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COLUMBIA, S.C.—When it comes to their own professional educations, CU executives are looking for more training on “soft skills” that help build strong leaders, according to one education expert who believes the industry recognizes it is coming up short in that area.
ONTARIO, Calif.—It’s time credit unions dedicate a greater percentage of their professional education dollars to courses that teach the credit union philosophy and provide a sound understanding of the movement, according to the dean at Western CUNA Management School.
MADISON, Wis.—The pandemic has taught credit union leaders an important lesson, and in doing so altered the course of professional education programs.
WASHINGTON—The credit unions that do one thing best tend to be the most successful, according to a new analysis. Get the formula right, and it varies for each credit union, and the organization will see growth numbers rise, CUCollaborate says.
PALM COAST, Fla.—Buy now, pay later (BNPL) offerings have exploded in the last two years, but what’s the future of the solution that may someday rival credit cards, and should credit unions be offering their own BNPL deals to members and to consumers overall?
TAMPA—As if fintechs didn’t present enough of a challenge already to credit unions, they now are creating another that one company is describing as a “viscous cycle” that must be addressed.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.–Too many big commercial lending opportunities have slipped past credit unions—including state and local infrastructure projects—due to cooperatives’ limited size and risk appetite, according to the leader of a new CUSO that aims to change that.
ST. PETE BEACH, Fla.–It’s become a mantra—“Culture eats strategy for breakfast”—but it’s also wrong, according to one person who is helping oversee a culture change at the nation’s second-largest credit union and who recommends that culture and strategy instead sit down and have a meal together.
ST. PETE BEACH, Fla.–Looking to become a leader? Or are you a leader looking to improve? There are four things you absolutely must do, and that’s “L.E.A.D.,” according to one person, who said most leadership training starts in the wrong place.