Leadership Development

What is it that makes some people “leaders” and other people “followers”? Is there such a thing as a “born leader”? In fact, leadership is a self-developed skill, much like negotiating or financial skills. This session will focus on those characteristics and qualities that make leaders what they are, as well as how to turn those characteristics and qualities within you into leadership actions.

Motivating & Supervising Staff

One of the “Truths of Management” is that your effectiveness as a manager is determined by what you accomplish through others, NOT by what you accomplish by yourself. Within today’s “what’s in it for me” working environment, how do you motivate staff and how do you effectively supervise and coach your team? This session will help ensure that you do not trade short-term gains for long-term heartache in the personnel development game.

Creating a Change Culture

This program explores the idea that it is everyone’s job to be a change agent – and whether it is a radical or a more subtle change agent, it is vitally important for each leader to assume their role. This is an important session for management team members, senior leaders and board members.

Adding Life to Your New Hire Orientation

You’ve hired a new employee. Now what? New hire orientation should be more than boring paperwork and videos. This is the first impression your credit union makes on a new employee. This session will introduce you to the “hot topics” you should include to make your orientation process successful…and how to package it in a fun way that employees will want to attend again and again!

Launching a Corporate University

As your credit union grows, the need for a structured training program will become more evident. A corporate university can offer your employees the skill-sets needed for today’s challenging pace and tomorrow’s opportunities. This session will introduce you to the benefits of developing a corporate university that connects training with overall business strategies and will cover the key areas needed to launch your own credit union corporate university!

Getting Over the Supervisor Blues

The only time your boss comes to see you is when they are upset. You just got your own set of keys to the credit union and today you will face a staff, all who are older than you (and have been there much longer). How do you feel? The stack of work on your desk has over flowed to the credenza, to a drawer, to the floor, to the vault, to your briefcase, to the trunk of your car, to your house. Feeling overwhelmed? You are probably a victim of the “Supervisor Blues.” There is a cure! This session will focus on curing those blues, from supervision to management to leadership to team building with your supervisors. Learn how to get the most out of your staff, your peers and your supervisors.

Effective People Strategies

Today’s Human Resource professional is expected to manage the credit union’s most valuable asset – its people. From hiring and training, to coaching and counseling and in some cases terminating, today’s HR manager needs to be fully prepared for the challenges – and rewards – of ensuring they have effective people strategies in place. Come prepared to learn various ways you can help your credit union succeed by having the most satisfied and developed resource available – your people.

Unleashing the Power of a Winning Attitude

Why is it that some people appear more successful, or seem genuinely happier and well-adjusted? Are these people simply riding on luck, or could their success be tied to something more controllable? Successful people from all walks of life seem to have one common bond…a winning attitude. This session will uncover their secrets while providing tips for a happy and healthy attitude.