Tuesday, May 24
A Q for You...
Would your credit union benefit from pre-screened job applicants?
Yes, that would be a life saver.
No, we would rather screen our own applications.
Not sure... tell me more!
Professional Development

Training You're Looking for is No More Than a Click Away
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Did you know that we have hundreds of webinars spanning fifteen different categories? No matter the topic you’re looking for, LCUL and the Webinar Network has a program for you!

You never have to worry about exactly matching your schedule or having missed a presentation date because all webinars are available as archives for your convenience. 

Also, once you purchase a webinar, you can go back into your user portal and watch it again, or even forward it to a co-worker with the same email exchange.  
CU Stories
Thom named VP of Human Resources and Training
WBRT Federal Credit Union Awards Annual Scholarship
University of Louisiana FCU Celebrates 64th Annual Meeting 
A Little Lagniappe...

How Some Ultimately Great Business Ideas were Initially Ignored
There are many reasons why companies go thumbs-down on good ideas. Some of those reasons seem reasonable: The idea doesn't align with the current mission, or it requires too much capital or manpower or too much of management's focus. Then there are the cases when the big bosses were perhaps not paying enough attention.

Consider Thomas Edison, who briefly employed in his lab a fellow named Nikola Tesla. Tesla had come up with an induction motor for alternating current and suggested to Edison that it was a better source of electricity than Edison's own direct-current dynamos. "Spare me that nonsense," Edison is said to have told the underling, in one of the most luminous miscalculations in business history. Let's revel in a few more.
We asked, you answered...

Below are the results from last week's poll.
Does your credit union have a day where all staff gather to celebrate your success?

  • 55% responded: Yes! We designate a special day for everyone to participate
  • 24% responded: Not yet but send me some ideas
  • 13% responded: Every day is a party when you have three employees.
  • 9% responded: Unfortunetly no, we don't have the resources.