Good morning from Charlottetown, where sitting at the airport with a number of credit union leaders enroute home to our various communities. We’ve had a great conference here on Canada’s only island province, Prince Edward Island. We’ve been exploring a number of ideas and issues; focusing on the coming 12 – 24 months and way beyond for the credit union system in Canada. It has been great to be here.

One of the many learnings for me has been the importance of collaboration. We have a story here in North America especially of the power of the individual. It is a story I buy into most of the time. And because we are all too often binary in our thinking; black or white, yes or no, 1 or 0, individual or community, we can err on the side of one or the other. What I’ve seen this week has been proof positive of the power of humans working together. The organizing team, coming through security across from me as I write were a joy to behold. Each had their respective responsibilities, and each were skilled at them. Their communications with each other and with the myriad of suppliers, speakers, clients, were clear and concise. I knew, as a speaker, that whatever I needed would be there, guaranteed. I’m sure the other speakers and participants felt the same way.  The team look tired, but it is the tired after a great job. A single individual might have had the ultimate authority and responsibility for the conference, but it was a team that pulled it off.

Are you proud of the team you work with? I am.