Anthony Hernandez - Building Consensus (#59)

“Set the goal. Create the plan. Then forget the goal and work the plan.” - Anthony Hernandez Welcome to episode 59 of The CUInsight Experience podcast with your host Randy Smith, co-founder of CUInsight.com. This episode is brought to you by our friends at CO-OP Financial Services. CO-OP is your trusted payments processing partner whose mission is to drive the credit union movement forward.Do you know how vital the defense credit unions are to military personnel and their families? Listen in as Anthony Hernandez and I speak about what they do and how they are different from other financial institutions. Tony is the President and CEO of the Defense Credit Union Council, before joining the credit union movement he spent 25 years in the Air Force. As you can imagine, he has some significant leadership knowledge and will share that with us along with what makes the DCUC so unique in the work they are doing for our service members.Tony speaks about the specific issues they oversee and what he believes all credit unions need to change to stay relevant in today's financial market. Tony shares why he took the position as President and CEO of the Defense Credit Union Council and what he hopes to accomplish in the next year.What is his leadership style? Tony says that it is a consensus style, but he is also highly adaptive so his style can change depending on which style he needs. He chats about what young leaders need to do better, some of his mentors all through his life, and whom he thinks about when he hears the word success. Tony gives a different perspective on credit unions and how they work with the military. Listen to this conversation, and you might learn something that you didn't know before. You don't want to miss this episode.Find the full show notes on: CUInsight.com.Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher Books mentioned on The CUInsight Experience podcast: Book List How to find Tony:Anthony Hernandez, President and CEO of the Defense Credit Union [email protected] www.DCUC.orgLinkedIn | Twitter Send us Fan Mail