The Saskatchewan Young Leaders program is a group of young system leaders working together to empower youth to grow and prosper in and for the Credit Union system—through attraction, retention and development.

Eric Dillon, CEO of Conexus Credit Union, explains why the Saskatchewan CU Advance competition is important to the future of credit unions. Credit Unions are at a crossroads. While the expectations of our members are increasing, so are the expectations and standards of the regulatory environment.
Over the past few weeks I have had the opportunity to have some really great conversations with bright minds in the Credit Union system. We discussed some really great, insightful ideas with great potential to have positive impact for members, employees and credit unions.
I was asked to provide insight or advice to aspiring leaders. I’ve spent over 20 years in human resources and have seen and experienced quite a bit of stuff over those years – both good and bad. So hopefully I know something of value that is worth sharing. Here’s what I came up with.