Are You Holding Your Credit Union Back? A Directors’ Guide to Stepping Up Your Game & Staying Relevant

May Blog - Asking Some Harder Questions

Are You Holding Your Credit Union Back? A Directors’ Guide to Stepping Up Your Game & Staying Relevant

Your job as a board member is to push forward, not to hold back. Credit union board members may not always have a good sense of how their behavior impacts the credit union itself, often in extremely negative ways. Lack of awareness of the industry and of self can be at play here. Even with the best of intentions, sometimes boards are a drag on the organization without knowing it, creating the environment for catastrophic results.

By Kevin Smith

I know … I know. I’m coming out of the gates here with a negative perspective. I tried to put a positive spin on this but I decided that I didn’t want to beat around the bush on this.

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Doorways to Success Series: Financial Mastery

The Financial Mastery series is a new approach to learning credit union financials, which are a requirement for all credit union board members and a tremendous value for all those who rely on ratios and balance sheets to keep the credit union running. The TEAM Resources Doorways to Success Series: Financial Mastery is a series of five videos taught by Tim Harrington, CPA. Tim has an international reputation for his ability to communicate complex financial concepts into plain language and images.

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A Credit Union Guide to Strategic Governance

By Timothy P. Harrington and Kevin Smith

Price: $35 (plus shipping)

(10% discount for orders of 10 or more)

“With the new demands on board governance, A Credit Union Guide to Strategic Board Governance is a thoughtful reference for credit union boards of directors, balancing theory and practice."

Benita Neely

Board Member, Bridge Credit Union

Newark, Ohio

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