An Effective Board...
  • Keeps the best interests of members top of mind
  • Thinks strategically
  • Respects and trusts each other and management
  • Maintains awareness of the external environment
  • Plans for board succession
  • Is committed and engaged
  • Employs the right leader

The better the board of directors of a credit union, the bigger the impact it makes on the success of the credit union and its members. Each board member contributes to the legacy of the organization. Considering the attributes defined above, do you have an effective board of directors?

If you answered "no" to that question, don't you owe it to your members, the people who elected you, to increase your effectiveness?

I Can Help You Improve Your Board's Effectiveness

Having worked with hundreds of boards on many different issues over the last twenty years, I have the knowledge and experience to help any board increase its effectiveness. All you have to do is want to be more effective.

"Sure we'd like to improve the effectiveness and knowledge of our board members, but being volunteers at the credit union and having other commitments in our lives, we can't seem to find the time to attend training sessions and conferences. The bigger issue is finding high quality training that provides us with ways in which we can easily and effectively implement the learning into our boardroom."

Have you made this statement? I have heard it over and over again from CEOs and board members.

I specialize in helping my clients:
  • Learn what it means to be a board member of a credit union,
  • Work through those tough communication and interpersonal relationship issues so that all board members treat each other and management with trust and respect,
  • Design programs so that board succession is a planned, strategic process,
  • Design CEO succession plans that ensure the involvement and accountability of both the board of directors and the CEO,
  • Think strategically by facilitating planning sessions where the end result is a well thought out, achievable plan and everyone knows what their responsibilities are in the plan,
  • Understand the external environment and how it affects their credit union, and
  • Reach their PEAK performance!
If you are ready to improve the effectiveness of your board and thus increase the success of your credit union and its members, I can help you in a variety of ways. You can choose the method or approach that will work best for you from those listed below.
  • Read the book "PEAK Credit Union Board Performance - 5 Key Strategies to Reach the Top". To read more about this book or to place an order click here.
  • Contract with YME to provide customized training and/or facilitation at your credit union to meet your specific needs. Contact me at Yvonne@leadtoexceed.com or at (608) 848-2823 to discuss how you would like to increase the effectiveness of your board.
  • Join me at a unique, specialized training event where board members will not only learn from experts in the credit union industry but from each other. The intention of this event is for all participants to benefit in a personal way so the number of participants will be limited. The dates and location of this event will be announced soon.
To get started on a path to more success as a board, click here.