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Finding Balance in Board Meetings

Efficiency vs. Engagement

In Search Of The Strategic Board

Discover how credit union boards can become agile strategic partners and lead their institutions to future success.

Who Needs A Shadow Board?

Add younger employees and members directly to your C-suite and board to benefit from their skills and knowledge today.

The Need for Evolution: One of Today’s Central Governance Challenges

If your credit union has grown have you re-considered the balance of authority between your board and CEO?

Gender Equity In The Boardroom: We're Not Done Yet

Boards still have work to do to support their female directors and wider DEI&B efforts.

Does A Divided Vote Make You A Divided Board?

A divided vote makes you a human board. And it’s what you do afterward that matters most.

Know When It’s Time To Go

Holding onto your board position may be best for you, but what’s best for your credit union?

The Sophisticated Art of Ensuring Your Board Grows Alongside Your Credit Union

Four areas to focus on.

Is Your Organizational Success An Accident?

New study suggests where to look for the answer.

How Using a Recruiter Can Boost Board Succession Planning Efforts

Approaching director searches like executive searches can produce great results.

Hudson Valley Credit Union’s Call for Board Candidates Refresh

As part of its board recruitment renewal project, Hudson Valley CU developed a call for candidates that outlined specific attributes that matched its changing governance needs and values.

A Continuously Bigger and Better Box

Like a nautilus, Hudson Valley Credit Union’s board evolves beautifully into its next stage of governance.

Key Outcomes And Lessons Learned From A Board Renewal Effort

An analysis of Hudson Valley CU’s work to revise key governance processes.

Why Directors Are Chess Pieces, Not Checkers

Every director should be ‘chair material’—even if they wouldn’t make a good chair.

Are Women Better Leaders?

They are when they act with humility, self-awareness, self-control, moral sensitivity and kindness.

Building Your Associate Board Member Program, From The Philosophy Up

The groundwork for success includes commitment from the start.

Advice from My Hero

Six key responsibilities of every board, gleaned from my conversation with world-renowned expert Ram Charan.

Who's on Your Board Today? Tomorrow?

The State of Credit Union Governance, 2018 report finds credit unions are more certain of their current mix of directors than they are about the future composition of their boards. Here’s what this means for board renewal.

The Ever-Elusive Millennial Director

Tailor your message and medium in recruiting younger board members.

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