growth

Present and Future

Have you ever thought that you could have been farther along in your career than you currently are?  Zen philosophy applies:  Stop agonizing about how this isn’t the way it should be, accept that this is the way it is, and put all of your energy into making it what you want it to be.

Simple words that aren’t always easy to put in place.  Work with some of these tips and see if you can shift some of your thinking.

Tip 1:  Get crystal clear about what you want.  You can’t change the… Continue reading

Motivation?

Motivation – so much has been written about this subject.  What more can you learn?  

The reality is you can’t motivate someone else, you can only motivate yourself.  The most you can do as a leader is create an environment which holds the possibility for motivating others.  

There are six elements that have to be present in your environment to maximize the motivation of your staff.  Do these exist in your organization?

1. “Brightness of the future.”  Every employee needs to understand where the credit union is headed, that it will be a better place.… Continue reading