As a credit union executive, changing industry dynamics are fast moving and are impacting how we deliver products and services to our members. Question, how have the industry dynamics challenged or changed your strategy? Numerous online companies are gaining significant traction. Below are just a few companies posing a burgeoning[…]
A Bold Shortcut to Alignment
Alignment is defined as a position of agreement or alliance. Alignment is important to the execution of your strategy, and in creating momentum in your organization. Alignment helps produce an energy within your leadership team, an energy that that can propel you from being good to being great. When I[…]
Jumpstart Your 2016 – 4 Actionable Performance Momentum Ideas
Start with barriers and issues. Many companies fall into the trap of not addressing the real issues and barriers that are holding you back? As the CEO, it can be difficult at times to really pull out of the weeds and understand barriers to growth and momentum. These may or[…]
Same Ol’ Planning Session
It’s that time of year when you may be organizing your upcoming planning session. What may be going through your mind is having a session that is different or better. How do we make this work for our board and leadership team? What can we do different that creates more[…]
Credit Unions Want to Avoid Being Merged In; Master These Two Things.
(A special blog to those credit unions between $70mil and $140mil in assets) In a previous blog http://chuckgulledge.com/main/2014/12/01/size-of-your-credit-union-how-big-is-big-enough, I discussed how size matters to be a surviving credit union. Almost every credit union hopes to be bigger than they are today. Why, because of the ever increasing cost of doing[…]
Transforming Leaders and Managers into Coaches – Part I
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Less than one-third (31.5%) of U.S. workers were engaged in their jobs in 2014. The average is up nearly two percentage points from 29.6% in 2013 and represents the highest reading since 2000, when Gallup first began tracking the engagement levels of the U.S. working population. However,[…]
The Power of Curiosity – Transforming Your Branch Sales/Service
Last month, I went into a local bank to use the post office that resides in the branch. The service rep asked if I were a customer. I said no, and she said that if I were a customer I could get a free book of stamps. She asked if[…]
Performance Gap – Train Managers to be Coaches
Yes, You Have a Performance Gap Improve Your Performance Gap – Train Your Leaders to be Coaches You, your team, and your organization have a performance gap. A performance gap can be defined as Point A (where you are today), and Point B (where you want to be). An organization[…]
Are You Getting in the Way of Creating Momentum in Your Organization?
Over the past several weeks I have had conversations with 20+ leaders of small and mid size organizations. The reoccurring theme was that of overload – too many projects and too many initiatives. As I asked more questions of the CEO’s, it was evident to me that some leaders get[…]
You Call That a Strategy
Written by: Chuck Gulledge Advisors – Individual and Organizational Performance Improvement Have You Seen This Mission Statement? Our mission is to provide our members with leading financial services products, committed to excellent service, for the overall well being of our members. You will find this mission statement or some assemblance[…]