Wow, it's been 30 days since I last posted. Seems like Nov 15 to Dec 15 is always the busiest time of the year for me. In my roll I am responsible for keeping the CU on focus for the business plan. It is amazing how difficult it is to get the final ideas fleshed out when you have limited resources. Time is just one the important resources we all need more of to be the best.
I realized as we were cutting out important new ideas that time was one of the biggest reasons. Many of our ideas depends on the development from many different teams and the spreading of that time can be very difficult. It is easy to say do what is best for the member and let that lead you...but best for what member and in what way? Isn't it important for the CU to have a solid financial base so that all members can enjoy more services? What if that comes in conflict with a new product that might satisfy just a niche group of members? Who wins? We are constantly dealing with the issue of not being all things to all people. That is easy to say but which people should we be focusing upon? I now know some of what a politician must feel. How do you keep everyone happy and yet do something meaningful.
I am glad I am not running for any office. Keeping 100,000 members happy is enough, let alone trying to make millions of people happy.
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