Improve your Credit Union I.Q.

Nobody is a genius in all 6 of the Essential Areas of Knowledge required to be a visionary board member. But all conscientious volunteers want to be well versed in each one of them. You simply cannot function at the highest level otherwise. Whether it's making decisions, casting votes, challenging assumptions or brainstorming solutions, you simply have to be grounded in more than the basics.

By using our exclusive Total Director Plan you can quickly do two very important things.

1. Identify which of the 6 Essential Areas of Knowledge you need to bone up on in order to be the innovative, forward-thinking director your credit union needs.
   
   
2. Select – before you come to Las Vegas – the sessions you must attend to fulfill your educational requirements.

Our research shows that today's challenges call on directors to be sharp in the following 6 areas:

1. Financial Management (ALM is getting more complicated by the minute)

2. Technology & Innovation (what do you need and how much do you invest?)

3. Lending (lots to know in order to make tough pricing and underwriting decisions)

4. CEO-Board Dynamics (how do you optimize relationships?)

5. Strategic Planning (it's much more than bland mission statements and forecasts)

6. Governance & Leadership (your fiduciary responsibility has never been greater)

When you look at this list, which area or areas do you feel you need help with? Which areas have you mastered to the point where the board looks to you for guidance? How about your fellow board members….how do they stack up?

As you look through this brochure, you'll notice we place icons next to each session so you know which of the 6 Essential Areas of Knowledge the session deals with. That way you can plan your participation accordingly and coordinate it with the other directors who are attending with you – you can tackle different areas so your board returns home a winner.

Don't miss our special "Two-Twelve Exercise” on Day 3 of the conference. We've set it up so that you tie a bow around all that you've learned and leave the conference with a concrete, Individualized Action Plan. When you return to Directors in 2008 you'll do so with a sense of pride and accomplishment and you'll be ready to tackle your next area of Essential Knowledge.

Shhhh…(there's a little surprise in store for how we're going to help you commit to your Individualized Action Plan, but you'll have to wait until Vegas to find out what it is. You'll love it!)