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HMMM…. STUFF TO THINK ABOUT!. IT IS OUR “BAGS FLY FREE” MOMENT IN TIME. Sustainability. People. Leadership. Entrepreneurship. Innovation. Hmmm…. Trends. Strategy. Marketing/Brand. PEOPLE. Tomorrow’s Workforce Flexible Multi-Functional Value Oriented
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HMMM….. STUFF TO THINK ABOUT!
Sustainability People Leadership Entrepreneurship Innovation Hmmm….. Trends Strategy Marketing/Brand
PEOPLE • Tomorrow’s Workforce • Flexible • Multi-Functional • Value Oriented • Does the credit union business model reflect the attributes of your staff?
HR IN THE FUTURE • Business Focused • Strategic In Nature • Data Centric • Analytical Skills • Aligned
People Are The Difference • Necessity vs Difference • Transaction vs Relationships • Create Experiences • Think WOMP
SUSTAINABILITY • A non-negotiable requirement • Balance Sheet vs. Income Statement • Using the “Coop” model to leverage shared value • Is the credit union biz model a 5 yr., 10 yr., or longer (or shorter) solution?
AVOID A “SIX-PACK” OF MISTAKES • 900 lb. Gorillas Eat 800 lb. Gorillas • Relationships Matter • Stop Believing Your Own Press Releases • Expense Mgmt. On Steroids • Board Independence Is Essential • Grow Market Share…Never Be Satisfied
HMMM…STUFF TO THINK ABOUT • Supply Chain Efficiency Is Difficult To Achieve & Cost-cutting Kills The Culture & Brand • As A Result…Revenue Production Is Essential • What Is “The On-Margin” versus “Off-Margin”
COMMON PRIORITIES TO BUSINESS • Access To Capital • Reasonable & Certainty of Taxes • Certainty & Efficient Regulation • WITHOUT…Fewer Companies Drive Fewer Jobs
THE NEW PRICING PARADIGM? • The Social Network Has Hit Its Stride • In The Past , Biz Made The Decision on Pricing • Now… • Consumers • Government • Media • Consumer Financial Protection Board (CFPB)
SUSTAINABILITY IN THE LONG TERM • Retain existing members and attract new members to optimize revenue and achieve scale. • Develop new offers that quickly result in a profitable return on investment - ROI • Increase productivity and employee accountability in order to optimize work performance to achieve greater scale specific to labor costs. • Enhance cross-functionality to minimize hiring. • Improve member service and risk mitigation processes to optimize efficiency and reduce operating expense.
SUSTAINABILITY IN THE LONG TERM • Enterprise-wide focus on critical mass to best utilize capital and human resources. • Insure operating expense as % of asset remains efficient in growth. • Work diligently to grow loan activity to increase Net Interest Margin and Top-Line Revenue. • Net loan spreads and funding mix should reflect risk tolerance while maintaining profitability that exceeds investment opportunities. • Continue expansion of payment systems and transaction processing as a means by which to grow non-interest income.
INNOVATION • Cultural paradigm • Re-ignites growth curve • Create energy and change minds • Using this “destructive force” to better your credit union’s competitive position?
Innovation Map Energy “Tossin’ It Around” Does It Stick? Ramp It Up Execution Time
Great BIG Ideas To INNOVATE • People Before Profit • Stakeholder Value Provides Brand Boost • Service On Steroids • Opportunities To Grow The Biz V. Don’t Be Satisfied With Satisfied VI. Speed…A Competitive Advantage
THREE CATEGORIES OF CUS • Winners • Survivors • Losers The Risk Of The Unknown Becomes A Big Problem For Many Credit Unions What Business’ Didn’t Exist 15 Years Ago?
The Ultimate Goal A Leap In Value Rapidly Earns Buzz & Loyalty… And Dare We Say Growth
Biz Plan Disruption Innovate G R O W T H V A L U E Disruption Window Disruption Disruption = Competition, Legislation, Regulation, Financial, Macro Economy
HMMM…STUFF TO THINK ABOUT • Innovation is more necessary than nice. Immediate ROI usually works against innovation.
THE “ALCHEMY” OF GROWTH • CUs need 3 different “Horizons of Investment” • Current…Today’s cash flow (up to 12 months) • Near Term…Today’s revenue + tomorrow’s cash flow • (12 -36 months) • Future…Options on investment beyond the current horizon ( 36+ months)
THINKING LONGER TERM • Horizon 3 • Horizon 2 • Horizon 1 • Time Future Growth R & D/Cap. Exp. (36 – 72 Months) Today’s Revenue & Tomorrow’s Cash Flow (12 – 36 Months) Today’s Cash Flow (0 – 12 Months)
HMMM…STUFF TO THINK ABOUT • We need “functional & planned obsolescence” in our products that creates a new buzz. “Product driven” companies do this . • Think P & G…New & Improved • Think Auto Industry…New model years
P&G AND CAR COMPANY MENTALITY • Keep the product fresh and compelling • Planned obsolescence assists in achieving product differentiation
HMMM…STUFF TO THINK ABOUT • Ask staff to uncover member needs that leads to innovation which creates elasticity for your products because they’ll be better and more economical. As a result, your product penetration improves, your members are dazzled, the brand is strengthened, loyalty increases, sales grow, profits grow and you increase & create more jobs.
CREATE “REAL GROWTH” • Create new categories or sub-categories for which competitors are not considered
MARKETING/BRAND • Be significant in your members’ lives • Life Stages; Life Styles; Lifetime • You must be more than service • Member participation and collaboration co-create brands & build bonds with the membership.
WHAT CURVES ARE HIDDEN BELOW THE FANCIAL “WHAT’S BEHIND THE “S” W CURVE • Check Your Market Relevance • Check Your Distinctive Capabilities • Check Your Strength of Talent
STRIVE FOR “PSYCHIC PIZZA” • Compare CU to a “stellar industry” (not banks) • Design to “head off” the problem • Turn up all of the “unpleasants” that member encounters
HMMM…STUFF TO THINK ABOUT • Members who have a problem with your CU instantly become more sensitive to the prices you charge, the rates you pay, the convenience you offer, etc. etc.
STRATEGIES TO AVOID MEMBER ISSUES • Pro-active Education: (warn the member about the problems they may encounter) • Have a Flexible Response: (across all channels) describing why you do what you do • Aggressively Seek & Solicit Complaints: (once you have education & channels of “why” in place)
THE REAL PROBLEM WITH MEMBER SERVICE • Inertia leads to complacency within the organization which results in member boredom which leads to member & credit union taking each other for granted
MAXIMIZE PROFITS Service Member Sales Marketing Interconnectedness Is Key Understand Your Costs Of Acquisition
ENTERPRISE WIDE UNDERSTANDING • Have a unified picture of what the member experience should look like
Normative Affective Cognitive Loyalty/Brand Integration Hard to imitate Hard to deliver Most meaningful “Lifers” Emotional/Spiritual/ “The Thing To do” Make it Personal Both functional & emotional …benefits are readily visible Easy to Deliver Easy to Lose Easy to Imitate
TRENDS • Economic Dilemmas • Increasing Regulation • Changing Members • Get your handle around the impact of emerging trends that will effect your credit union over the next decade.
PARADIGMS FOR THE DECADE… • Is Our Wealth Formula OK? • Is This X & Y’s Life Event…Delayed Purchases, etc.? • Will Pricing Elasticity Increase? • Emerging Tech Trends? • Marketing The Ol’ Fashioned Way? • Branch Paradox…Is It Real? • Strategic Planning Is Not An Event? • Risk Management Changed Forever?
THREE CONCERNS OF MEMBERS • What lessons did we learn from the financial crisis • Federal deficits and what needs to be done • The current unemployment situation
WHAT DID CREDIT UNIONS LEARN ? • Misguided Comfort • Misunderstood Risk • Short-Term Choices
WHAT CUS CAN LEARN FROM THE FED DEFICIT • Raise income • Gain operating efficiency (Note: Not “cut” expenses) • Control future expenses
WHAT CUS CAN EXPECT FROM UNEMPLOYMENT • Monetary & fiscal policies aren’t helping • Housing isn’t leading the recovery • Households are retrenching • Uncertainty weighs on business decisions • The “hour-glass” of jobs
AMERICA’S WORKFORCE High-Skill High-Pay Middle Class Low-Skill Low-Pay Base Is Largest @ 15/1%
RICH GET RICHER $180,810 95th Percentile Largest Gap Since Keeping Records - 1967 9X $20,000 20th percentile
JOB PICTURE • High • 8.3% • Unemployment • Low • Less Greater GDP (2011) +1.7% Projected @ 2.5% Annualized 1st Qtr. 2012 GDP @ 4% GDP
STRATEGY • Agility and nimble • Quickly adapt • Anticipate and Lead change • Develop deep differentiating capabilities that enables the credit union to separate from competition and “shape-shift” as the market changes.
Two TYPES of Profit • Good • Bad • Know The Difference????? • The Wrong Choice Kills The Brand
LEADERSHIP • Tap into “Values Behaviors” • Understand the myths & cultural norms that are cultural drivers • New, flexible, fluid management systems • Be visionary, be smart, empowering and supporting of a great “talent pool.”
THREE (3) THREATS TO THE BUSINESS PLAN • Imitation…Creates Cognitive Loyalty • Operational Slack…Productivity Inefficiency • Substitution…Products That Reduce Our Value