Exactly what is the path to becoming a credit union CEO? In this show, Kirk Kordeleski, onetime CEO at Bethpage Federal Credit Union, tells the route to take to get there - and it’s a must listen for the ambitious.
Kordeleski also talks about the stresses that come with the job and asks if you are really ready for them. Be honest. There’s no shame in stopping the climb at CFO or likewise and the stresses at that level are much lower than in the CEO’s big chair.
Are you aware that - increasingly - headhunters, executive recruiters as they call themselves, are a big part of the search for CEOs at the nation’s largest credit unions? How do you get on their radar? Kordeleski offers tips.
One more topic that’s investigated is the changing character and background of the emerging new generation of CU CEOs. They are better educated, much more comfortable with technology and the digital than were their predecessors. In many cases, too, they are more overtly competitive.
Lastly, do you want to be on a credit union board? Alternatively: what should a CEOs relationship with the board involve? Answers in the show.
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Hear episode one in Money Talks here. Episode 2 is here. Episode 3 is here. Episode 4 is here. Episode 5 is here. Episode 6 is here. Episode 7 is here. Episode 8 is here. Episode 9 is here. Episode 10 is here. 11 is here. Episode 12 is here. Episode 13 is here. Episode 14 is here and that’s one you don’t want to miss because it is part 1 of So You Want to Be a Credit Union CEO? Part 2 of Becoming a CEO is here. Kordeleski on making events work for you is here. Kordeleski on the first news about the creation of PARC Street is here - it’s a detailed explanation of the why and how this just might be a benefit to credit union clients. Episode 17 is here. Episode 18 is here
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