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Sep 9, 2024 | 
cuinsight.com | Lauren Culp |Sam Plester |Brian Lee
Thank you for tuning in to The CUInsight Network, with your host, Lauren Culp, President & CEO of CUInsight. In The CUInsight Network, we take a deeper dive with the thought leaders who support the credit union community. We discuss issues and challenges facing credit unions and identify best practices to learn and grow together. My guest on today’s show is Barb Lowman, President at CUNA Strategic Services (CSS).
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Jun 14, 2024 | 
cumanagement.com | Peter Myers |Sam Plester |Jim Benlein
4 minutes Preparation, not meeting overload, is the key to effective team performance. How often have you said, “I’m in too many meetings,” or thought, “This meeting could have been an email”? What causes people to feel like this? Of course, a variety of reasons get all the attention. This post will not regurgitate those too often–blamed dynamics. Instead, we’ll point to a few difficult-to-swallow yet remediable dynamics.
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Jun 1, 2024 | 
cumanagement.com | Pam Cohen |Richard H. Gamble |Sam Plester
8 minutes 8 concrete ways to do the right thing and reap the business benefits. Only 4% of the members of Gen Z are credit union members, according to an article by CUESolutions provider Velera (formerly PSCU/Co-op Solutions) and pymnts.com. “And that’s a problem,” the headline of the article asserts. Why is that a problem?
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Apr 16, 2024 | 
cumanagement.com | Sam Plester |Diane Franklin |Lisa Hochgraf
4 minutes Six ways a modern loan origination system can optimize your lending processes. This article is sponsored by CUESolutions provider Origence. Credit unions have long been recognized as leaders in consumer trust, maintaining a reputation as safe and reliable partners for their members. To uphold this trust and stay aligned with evolving consumer expectations for seamless digital interactions, credit unions must prioritize technological advancements.
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Apr 15, 2024 | 
cumanagement.com | Sam Plester |Diane Franklin |Lisa Hochgraf
3 minutes The evolution of green products at Australia’s Community First Credit Union Credit unions only exist for the benefit of members, but empowering members requires more than good intention. Similarly, the creation of corporate green objectives includes more than meeting compliance initiatives or producing sustainability reports, and Community First has more than 16 years of experience of delivering practical benefits to members in this area.
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Apr 12, 2024 | 
cumanagement.com | Sam Plester |Diane Franklin |Lisa Hochgraf
4 minutes Becoming efficient with card and check consultative tools will help your credit union manage the storm. This blog post is sponsored by Allied Solutions. The financial services industry faced intense challenges in 2023, such as high interest rates, staffing shortages and liquidity, to name a few.
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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.
