Mountain West Credit Union Foundation

04/27/2020

Avoiding or delaying a difficult conversation can hurt your relationships and create other negative outcomes. It may not feel natural at first, especially if you dread discord, but you can learn to dive into these tough talks by reframing your thoughts. http://bit.ly/2rFbq2d

04/27/2020

04/23/2020

When should leaders be patient? Maybe more helpful, when should leaders be impatient? http://bit.ly/2pXX1d9

04/22/2020

When your team is tasked with generating ideas to solve a problem, suggesting a brainstorming session is a natural reaction. But does that approach actually work? Keep reading... http://bit.ly/2riGxjQ

04/21/2020

"As a locally-owned financial institution, there is a felt responsibility within the credit union movement to be a central part of the community and give back to the people within that community in meaningful ways. One of the best ways to do that is through supporting education." - Carroll Beach

How the Brayman-Beach Scholarship Supports Colorado Credit Unions and Colorado Students Posted April 16, 2020 by Dr. Dan Santangelo The Brayman-Beach Scholarship was established in the spirit of supporting local communities through helping young members achieve their dream of higher education. The s...

04/18/2020

As this year’s Brayman-Beach scholarship applications roll in, we took some time to talk with Carroll Beach and Kim Bartlett about the value of this scholarship within Colorado’s credit union community. This is our conversation: https://mwcua.com/foundation/2020/04/16/brayman-beach-scholarship-2020/

04/17/2020

Making decisions is easier if you know all the facts. However, waiting for the perfect set of inputs can immediately put you in a defensive situation, from which it is hard to recover.

“A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week.” – General George S. Patton General George S. Patton was a brilliant battlefield commander during World War II. His genius was his unique ability to make quick decisions of enormous consequence based on limited info...

04/16/2020

The Brayman-Beach Scholarship was established in the spirit of supporting local communities through helping young members achieve their dream of higher education.

As this year’s applications roll in, we took some time to talk with Carroll Beach and Kim Bartlett, who is the daughter of Susan Brayman and the Marketing and Public Relations Manager for Westerra Credit Union. Amongst other things, we spoke about the value of this scholarship within Colorado’s credit union community and why it’s important to support the education of our members.

This is our conversation: https://mwcua.com/foundation/2020/04/16/brayman-beach-scholarship-2020/