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Women Leading, Communities Thriving: Crain’s Names Tansley Stearns a Force in Finance
Crain’s Detroit Business honors Community Financial Credit Union’s president & ceo Tansley Stearns as a fearless force redefining what leadership in finance looks like.
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Beauty is in the Eye of the Cardholder: New CFCU Debit Cards Give $120k for Charity
Your debit swipes made real impact in the mitten last year, because our gorgeous new CFCU debit cards donated $120,000 for local Michigan charities in 2024!
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How much did we save members in 2024? Millions.
We crunched the numbers—and the savings speak for themselves. See how much money we helped our Michigan members keep in their pockets last year. And how you can get in on it, too!
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Walking Together: How Credit Unions Can Make Listening their Superpower and Solve Real-World Problems
In the face of a winter storm crisis, CFCU launched emergency credit cards to support families, demonstrating the impact of human-centered product development and the credit union’s dedication to addressing real-world needs and creating social change.
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A Joyful Approach to Leadership: Gratitude and Acknowledgement as Catalysts for Change
Gratitude and acknowledgment are powerful tools for credit union leaders to inspire teams, foster collaboration, and navigate change, driving both organizational success and employee satisfaction.
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Allow Failure to Ignite Success
Reflecting on the lessons learned through both personal and family experiences with failure, emphasizing how embracing setbacks, seeking support, and continuous growth can transform failure into a powerful driver of success.
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Succession Planning & Building a Sustaining Legacy
Emphasizing the importance of thoughtful succession and transition planning in leadership, urging organizations to honor departures, build alumni networks, and foster cultures that celebrate change while ensuring smooth leadership transitions.
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Our Many Hats: As Complex as Our Impossible Dreams Coming to Life
Consider how the simple beauty of any individual unfolds through their complexity and depth. Valuing one element of an individual’s identity narrowly and weighing any portion of a human being’s passions more heavily limits us and, more importantly, them. We can do better.
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Execution: Unfolding our Strategic Napkin
Exploring the importance of crafting a simple, engaging strategy and emphasizes how execution, communication, and avoiding distractions are key to turning strategic vision into successful outcomes.
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Gratitude and Courage: Foundations of Leadership for Today
Leadership, grounded in gratitude and courage, involves being vulnerable, offering support, believing in others when they don’t, and growing future leaders by helping them realize their full potential.
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We Can Do Better. It’s time for 50/50.
Closing the equity gap for women, highlighting personal stories and barriers to leadership, and the urgent need for action to achieve true gender parity in executive roles and boardrooms.