Musings from the CU Suite

 Compiled by Anthony Demangone

 I spent the last several days visiting a ton of fantastic credit unions in the Dallas area. Here's what I came away with...

• I love our industry.
• It is filled with passionate people who care about their memberships.
• You need to visit the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo at some time during your life. 

Now, on to the reading pile!

• Have a hard time getting folks to speak up? Tell them that their silence means that they completely agree with what you say. (HBR)
• Comedians in cars getting coffee. Will Farrell was once a bank teller. (Ritholtz)
• Why are we afraid of the typical? (Motley Fool)
• So, just what happens every 10 seconds? (The Big Picture)
• Credit unions are experience rapid growth. Yes, we are featured in Forbes. (Forbes) About time....
• The thrill is gone. (Godin)
• Big banks: chop, chop. (Economist)
• A wonderful checklist for...failure. (Motley Fool)
• Study shows that stubborn kids are more likely to be successful. (Inc.)
• Guess what is making a comeback? Vinyl records. (Wired)
• A Facebook study found that their star managers shared seven characteristics. (Business Insider)

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I hope to see you at NAFCU's CEOs and Senior Executive's Conference. It takes place April 12-14, in lovely San Francisco, California.  We have some fantastic speakers lined up. 

• Carmine Gallo of TED Talk fame will tune your communication skills.
• Kenneth Gronbach will deliver a jaw-dropping talk on demographics, trends and the future. 
• Executive Communication Coach Stacey Hanke will give you actionable steps to command any board room.

Not to mention the fact that the conference is in San Francisco. 

I hope to see you there! Note that the hotel has a deadline of March 22 to book your rooms. After that, the rooms are released to market. So book soon!