CHICAGO–It’s a multi-tasking world, and you need look no further than a credit union conference to see how many people are in the audience on a personal device while a speaker is making a presentation. Multi-tasking, many people believe, makes them more productive, even if research—and one Ted Talk—says it doesn’t.
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JEFFERSON, Wis.–A champion of small credit unions, Thomas C. Pinnow recently announced he plans to retire. Pinnow, CEO of the $24-million County-City Credit Union, has frequently shared his thoughts on issues facing small CUs in CUToday.info. Below, Pinnow participates in a CUToday.info Exit Interview, offering some lessons learned and perspectives gained during his career.
LAS VEGAS–A new podcast/videocast has been launched that seeks to that seeks to share insights from business leaders from across a number of industries, including credit unions. In the process, it also seeks to “kick some ass.”
BOSTON–Credit union pioneer Edward A. Filene celebrated a birthday last week, his 156th. In his honor, CUToday.info's The Corner looks at three of his books, plus one biography.
CHICAGO–Football season has officially started, And with it football team head coaches will be championed as either great leaders or as pilloried as failures. In The Corner this week we highlight the former category with books by football coaches on leadership, life lessons, and more.
What is your number-one secret to productivity? That question was posed by Kevin Kruse, a contributor to Forbes, to 200 “ultra-productive people,” including 13 Olympians, 20 straight-A students and over 200 successful entrepreneurs. Kruse said that after analyzing all of their responses, he was able to organize their answers into 15 unique ideas.
CHICAGO–Are you completely burned out on politics as a result of this year’s races? Perhaps you were burned out before this year’s races even began. Don’t lose faith!
MADISON, Wis.–Still have some vacation planned for August? Perhaps a trip to the mountains to escape the heat, or to the beach to enjoy it? The Filene Research Institute is offering some reading recommendations.
With the Summer Olympic games starting later this week in Rio de Janeiro, CUToday.info’s The Corner offers four books with insights into the big business of the Olympics and the lessons offered in gold medal management.
Nearly everyone has heard the conventional wisdom that you have only a few seconds to make a good first impression. But what happens during those few seconds?