The world’s richest man, Bill Gates, is known to be a voracious reader and he is out with a list of six books for 2015 that he recommends everyone read. The books aren't about business, but instead a variety of topics, one of which involves explaining complex concepts in simple terms.
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It turns out the “marshmallow problem” is a challenge that can vex the most sophisticated of teams, while proving to be little challenge to a surprising team. It could also be an interesting and insightful exercise for credit unions seeking to do some team building.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Royal Credit Union has named Nicole Wilson to a position that is still relatively new within credit unions: Vice President of Organizational Talent Services. Here, Ms. Wilson discusses what that job entails in terms of supporting RCU's strategies, performance management, organizational development and more.
One of the world's leading advertising executives talks about "real" value vs. "perceived value" in this TED talk that is quite applicable to the values credit unions represent--and are challenged to communicate.
CHICAGO–It’s Thanksgiving Week, and that means turkey in all forms. That includes some of the worst turkey-management ideas in corporate history, as well has internal business practices that are turkeys.
NEW YORK–Malcolm Gladwell has sold more than 4.5-million books examining hidden factors that affect our lives, and spoken to people around the world, including credit unions. Now Gladwell is out with a recommended list of nine books every leader should read.
Is there a textbook on innovation? In truth there are many, one of which was highly recommended to credit unions recently. CU leaders looking for some good “brain food” should giving “Managing Innovation” by Joe Tidd and John Bessant a read, according to Tansley Stearns, chief impact officer with the Filene Research Institute, who cited the book in recent remarks to the California/Nevada leagues’ REACH Conference.
SEATTLE–Credit unions increasingly talk about their service delivery platforms, but no company has better executed on the “platform” than Amazon.com.
NEW YORK–Daymond John first rose to prominence by building the FUBU brand from scratch, and then to national fame after becoming one of the Sharks on ABC’s popular Shark Tank program. Now John, who says he is dyslexic and often has to re-read text in order to grasp it, has offered a list of six business books he believes everyone should read.
SAN FRANCISCO–There are many leadership programs available today, from 1-day workshops to corporate training programs, including within credit unions. But chances are, these won't really help, according to Roselinde Torres.