LAS VEGAS–Nine key leadership attributes and nine leadership traits have been drawn from 20 of the top-performing credit union CEOs in the three states served by the Mountain West Credit Union Association.
Details around those findings were released by the Mountain West Credit Union Foundation in collaboration with the Center for Credit Union Leadership and presented during the MWCUA’s CEO & Board Chair Summit here, which drew 40 executives from 19 credit unions.
Dr. Dan Santangelo, executive director of the Mountain West Credit Union Foundation, presented the survey findings.
“We chose to lead the Summit with these brand new survey results to kick start the discussion in a manner that will help CEOs gain practical insights into becoming better leaders in the credit union movement,” Santangelo said. “These are tangible experiences, attitudes, behaviors and traits that current and future credit union leaders can emulate and build into their leadership personalities to help foster success.”
According to the MWCUF, the nine key leadership attributes presented include: common behaviors; common experiences; top skills; top actions; top personality traits; influencers on beliefs, values and assumptions; top self-development skills; top attributes taught to emerging leaders; and leadership skills sought by boards.
The nine key leadership traits are: high level of integrity; keen relationship builder; insightful skills builder; engaged employee developer; committed to goal setting and accomplishment; community-service minded; seeks out other leaders; steadfast creators of a well-communicated vision; and insists on the right skills/people in the right places, the MWCUF said.
The full study results are now available on the Mountain West Credit Union Foundation website.
In addition, an e-book will be made available by the end of the year that outlines practical ways to use the research results.