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May 19, 2015

The Paucity of Leadership

By Stuart R. Levine Published In, The Credit Union Times The issue of leadership represents the most pressing challenge for global organizations.  According to Deloitte’s Human Capital Survey, the vast majority of human resources and business leaders (86%) identified leadership […]
April 22, 2015

Discipline Breeds Success

By Stuart R. Levine Published In, The Credit Union Times Discipline is required to achieve success in business and in life.  Too often the word has a pejorative connotation, but its Latin origin means instruction, knowledge and learning.  Correspondingly, in […]
April 17, 2015

Soft Skills Deliver Hard Results

By Stuart R. Levine Published In, The Credit Union Times What traits and behaviors will impact your success as a leader and the ability of your organization to successfully transform itself?  Can these behaviors be learned? An ever-increasing number of […]
April 15, 2015

Culture Drives Success

By Stuart R. Levine Published In, The Credit Union Times Does your organization’s culture affect its success?  You bet it does.  Culture is the set of norms and values that are widely shared and strongly held throughout the organization.  Study […]
March 17, 2015

Stuart Quoted in NACD Directorship Magazine

Stuart has been quoted in NACD Directorship magazine in the article, “How Healthy Board Culture is Critical to the Success of Small-Cap Companies” stating, “Small-cap companies should embrace the fundamentals of executive session at every meeting.” This allows questions to […]
March 9, 2015

Stuart Quoted in NASDAQ White Paper on Strategic Communication

Stuart R. Levine has been quoted in NASDAQ’s recently published white paper on strategic communication saying, “CEOs who commit to conversations prior to every board meeting with each director, to discuss concerns and gather input, understand that communication between the […]
March 8, 2015

Being Mindful Prepares a Foundation for Growth

By Stuart R. Levine Published In, The Credit Union Times What is mindfulness and can its practice improve the quality of your decision-making? Can it increase your productivity, health, intuition and make you more in tune with your colleagues and […]
January 20, 2015

The Talent Dilemma

By Stuart R. Levine Published In, The Credit Union Times Planning for, managing and developing your organization’s talent are among the most important responsibilities of boards and senior leadership. Everyone knows that top employees are your greatest asset, so it’s […]
January 13, 2015

A Growth Mindset Increases Opportunities

By Stuart R. Levine Published In, The Credit Union Times Is your mindset supporting your success?  Are you pushing your learning well beyond your comfort zone?  Is your curiosity causing you to take intellectual risks in order to grow? Will […]
November 27, 2014

Get Back to Mission

Published In, The Credit Union Times By Stuart R. Levine “We now know there is a leadership and integrity problem among some of the leaders of our health care facilities, which can and must be fixed.  That breach of integrity […]
October 27, 2014

Boost Productivity and Financials through Effective Meeting Management

Published In, The Credit Union Times By Stuart R. Levine Time is one of your organization’s most valuable resources and meetings represent a significant portion of your employees’ time.  Harvard Business Review studies have shown that the best-performing companies in […]
September 9, 2014

Courage Makes Innovation Possible

By, Stuart R. Levine Published In, The Credit Union Times Having the courage to do what is right is more critical today than ever.  In today’s business climate, every organization must be entrepreneurial, nimble and take smart risks just to […]
August 28, 2014

Hiring and Promoting Based on Potential

By, Stuart R. Levine Published in, The Credit Union Times CEOs recognize that building and maintaining the pipeline of emergent senior management is getting more difficult.  PricewaterhouseCoopers in a recent survey of CEOs discovered that they have a serious concern […]
July 28, 2014

The Good, Bad and Ugly of CEO-Board Communication

By, Stuart R. Levine Published in, Agenda; A Financial Times Service Communication is a simple skill. But in the corporate governance world, it’s shocking how many boards and CEOs fail to harness this seemingly intuitive trait — particularly when working […]
June 12, 2014

“Silence Kills” — Is Your Culture Facing Problems Head-On?

By, Stuart R. Levine Published in, The Credit Union Times “Literally, silence can kill,” said Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx at a press conference on May 16, 2014, as he announced the maximum legal penalty of $35 million against General Motors.  […]
May 12, 2014

The Power of Strategic Communication

By, Stuart R. Levine Published in, The Credit Union Times Numerous articles and research studies have shown effective communication to be an important driver of employee engagement, which leads to improved financial performance.  Gallup reports that those organizations falling within […]
May 2, 2014

The Skills Required for Emergent Leadership

By, Stuart R. Levine Published in, The Credit Union Times Emergent leadership is defined by “google search” as a type of leadership in which a group member is not appointed or elected to the leadership role; rather, leadership develops over […]
April 11, 2014

A Culture of Ethics Protects Reputation and Financial Returns

Published in, The Credit Union Times By, Stuart R. Levine A culture based on values and focused on ethical behavior protects reputation and brand.  As an individual, your name is your brand and a trusted brand provides the credibility needed […]
February 19, 2014

Women: An Economic Force for Productivity, Performance

By, Stuart R. Levine Published In, The Credit Union Times Imagine a market demographic with huge, even dominant buying capacity. Think of a labor and leadership force that represents the majority of those completing higher education. What if this demographic […]
December 14, 2013

The Increasing Value of Triple Strength Leadership

By, Stuart R. Levine Published in, The Credit Union Times Career experience across the private, public and social or nonprofit sectors helps to develop significant leadership capacity. These “tri-sector leaders” develop sets of strengths that permit them to engage and […]