CUNA Leadership Development Institute
Topics & Objectives

Please note that the Topics/Objectives listed below are subject to change.

Relationship Management

• Discover how who you are frames the world you see
• Develop your innate sense of other’s style while seeing clearly how they impact those around them

Performance Coaching

• Learn to examine the impact of individual organizational performance on strategic perspective

Communicating With Impact

• Focus on effectively communicating with employees
• Learn why leaders are ultimately "The Message"

Communicating With Inspiration

• Discover ways to organize and present content for maximum result

Understanding Teams: Beyond the Cliché

• Revisit the idea of Teams in your Credit Union and experience first hand what it really means to be on a high performance team

Creating a Vision & Values Based Culture

• Learn how to use a Vision and Core Values as the compass that gives you direction and keeps you on track toward your business goals

The Art & Science of Strategic Planning

• Hear an introduction to concepts that push uncompromising questions and ultimate consequences

Lasting Impact: Leadership With Staying Power

• Recognize ways of implementing a strategic plan that engages employees in the act of execution
• Understand how culture can trump strategy

Leadership as Action

• Understand the four quadrants of leadership
• Investigate how your credit union’s culture impacts your ability to lead effectively

Leadership Insights

• Discover how to be more self-aware of your focus and actions
• Learn how to notice your longtime habits of thinking and responding and begin the process of discarding, amplifying, or recreating them to be a successful leader
• Determine your principles and values as an individual and learn how to incorporate them more fully into leadership actions
• Uncover how learned values – both personal and at work – influence our connections with others
• Recognize your individual gifts, and evaluate how to better integrate them into daily work
• Create a chosen legacy to guide you in your leadership role
• Explore four decision-making styles to help you determine how to best utilize each given your situation, team, and personal leadership style

The Leadership Challenge

• Define "authentic knowing," and how it pertains to your leadership style
• Explore the beliefs you hold as a leader, and learn whether or not they are reflected in your actions as a leader

For more program content information or to request a brochure call 800-356-9655, ext. 4249, or email elearning@cuna.coop. For registration questions, call 800-356-9655, ext.4400 or e-mail reginfo@cuna.coop.