CU 2.0 Podcast Episode 406 Summit CU's James Grenon on Careful vs Courage

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James Grenon discusses the leadership choice between being careful or courageous and its impact on organizational culture.

Send us Fan Mail Careful or courageous? Which are you? James Grenon, vice president of administration at Summit Credit Union, a mid-sized institution in North Carolina, raised exactly that question in a recent CUInight story entitled: “Careful or courageous: The leadership choice that shapes culture.” Regular listeners know I have a bugaboo about what I see as the unhealthy risk aversion of many CU executives and boards so you can guess I am all in on Grenon’s topic. Grenon sets the s...

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Host: Robert McGarvey

Guest: James Grenon

Topics covered

• leadership
• risk aversion
• organizational culture
• credit unions
• decision making

Keywords

• leadership
• courage
• carefulness
• credit unions
• risk aversion
• organizational culture
• James Grenon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Summit Credit Union, CUInight

Places: North Carolina

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