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Dec 9, 2024 | 
cuinsight.com | Randall Smith |Jill Nowacki |George Hofheimer |Tracie Kenyon
Thank you for tuning in to episode 200 of The CUInsight Experience podcast with your host, Randy Smith, co-founder of CUInsight.com. My guest on today’s show is Jill Nowacki, President and CEO of Humanidei. As we celebrate our milestone of 200 episodes, Jill and I reflect on 2024 (and her becoming co-host in 2025). We discuss the changing human expectations, pace of change, and transformational change within credit unions in 2024.
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Apr 11, 2024 | 
cumanagement.com | Sam Plester |George Hofheimer
6 minutes When designed properly, an executive benefit plan should offer unique advantages tailored to the needs and expectations of the executive while flexibly providing incentives that align with personal and organizational objectives. This is sponsored by CUES Supplier member Elite Capital Management Group. I recently had a conversation with a credit union CEO who I’ll call “Sam” for the purposes of this article.
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Apr 10, 2024 | 
cumanagement.com | Sam Plester |George Hofheimer
Managing people takes a lot of time, energy and effort. Maximizing the time you spend with employee will help you increase engagement and productivity on your team while ensuring you have time to juggle the responsibilities of leadership. Most managers spend their one-on-one meetings with employees reviewing tasks. While this may be necessary at times, there are ways to better utilize this precious time for coaching, developing skills and building career paths.
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Apr 9, 2024 | 
cumanagement.com | Sam Plester |George Hofheimer
Credit union and bank executives share their top concerns and opportunities and make the case for faster payments. This article is sponsored by CUES Supplier member Jack Henry™. We talk a lot about silos these days—data silos, department silos, even industry silos—and the barriers they create to improving efficiency. The necessary first step for removing silos, cross-communication, is often the hardest to take.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
cumanagement.com | Sam Plester |George Hofheimer
Skip to main content 3 minutes Credit unions can gain a better understanding of the FedNow Service with this comprehensive guide. Sponsored by CUES Supplier member Alacriti, We know a thing or two about connecting credit unions to the FedNow® Service. Our experiences and expertise shaped the creation of a FedNow guide, addressing common misconceptions and questions.
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Apr 5, 2024 | 
cumanagement.com | Sam Plester |George Hofheimer
6 minutes With more than 5 million autistic adults in the U.S., at least one of your corworkers is likely autistic. This is reprinted with permission from the original. As a job coach at auticon US, a majority-autistic company, my role includes supporting the mental health and well-being of our autistic employees.
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Apr 4, 2024 | 
cumanagement.com | Sam Plester |George Hofheimer
5 minutes Senior leaders must start thinking strategically about their organizations’ value proposition if they want to stay relevant in today’s economic and regulatory environment. What value would leave the world if you closed your credit union tomorrow? This is a question that is often hard for executive teams to answer.
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Apr 4, 2024 | 
cumanagement.com | Sam Plester |George Hofheimer
12 minutes Unusual focus on venture capital investments helps credit union lead tech innovation. If you were asked to identify the most likely spots in Canada for a burgeoning high-tech sector, likely Saskatchewan wouldn’t be first on your list. Or even on your list, perhaps. Over the last 30 years, we’ve come to see that a thriving tech sector requires brains, connections and cash. Lots of all three.
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Apr 3, 2024 | 
cumanagement.com | Sam Plester |George Hofheimer
4 minutes Are you still using a manual approach to contract management? Sponsored by CobbleStone SoftwareCredit unions face unique challenges that require unique and innovative solutions, particularly when it comes to contract negotiations. The success of these negotiations hinges not only on securing favorable terms but also on managing these agreements efficiently throughout their contract lifecycle. This is where contract management software emerges as a pivotal tool.
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Apr 2, 2024 | 
cumanagement.com | Sam Plester |George Hofheimer
12 minutes Canadian credit unions welcome payday loan regulations while looking for alternatives to serve members. The federal government is tightening Canada’s regulations around payday loans to restrict the amount of interest that can be charged. Credit unions have been developing responses to help members understand the impact of the changes and what lending alternatives are available. The government’s aim is to protect financially vulnerable Canadians from predatory lending.
