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“Tell stories so that people can connect to that purpose.” - Leo ArdineThank you for tuning in to episode 150 of The CUInsight Experience podcast with your host, Randy Smith, co-founder of CUInsight.com. This episode is brought to you by Elan Credit Card. Elan partners with more than 250 credit unions to provide an outsourced credit card program, and offers merchant and mortgage services for credit union members and business owners.My guest on today's show is Leo Ardine, President and CEO of United Teletech Financial Federal Credit Union. Leo begins by sharing his career journey that led him to credit unions. As a leader in the credit union industry, he helps fellow leaders and organizations discover emotionally intelligent solutions to problems that they face. He talks about emotional intelligence to create awareness and empower others to show vulnerability and humanity. Today, he’s back on the show after a spark of inspiration for a chat that’ll wrap up 2022 and season 4 of The CUInsight Experience Podcast!During our conversation, Leo and I discuss how we create space to prioritize meaningful things in life. Leo shares what he believes causes misalignment for most people as they rethink their values. He speaks on the importance of listening and engaging with members to meet their needs and then telling the story of each impact to propel the movement forward. We go through personal anecdotes we learned in our own lives that guided us to this point. Leo and I talk about purpose, fulfillment, leadership, hard decisions, and personal alignment. Listen to our conversation to better understand the meaning behind purpose and what lights you up in 2023.As we wrap up the show, listen in as Leo casts Tom Hanks in his biopic, talks about dharma, and offers words of encouragement. Enjoy my conversation with Leo Ardine!Find the full show notes on cuinsight.com.Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher Books mentioned on The CUInsight Experience podcast: Book List How to find Leo:Leo Ardine, President and CEO of United Teletech Financial Federal Credit Unionhttps://www.utfinancial.org Leo: LinkedInUnited Teletech Financial: LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter

“Tell stories so that people can connect to that purpose.” - Leo ArdineThank you for tuning in to episode 150 of <a href="https://www.cuinsight.com/podcast.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The CUInsight Experience</a> podcast with your host, <a href="https://www.cuinsight.com/author/randall-smith" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Randy Smith</a>, co-founder of <a href="https://www.cuinsight.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CUInsight.com</a>. This episode is brought to you by <a href="https://www.cupartnership.com/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elan Credit Card</a>. Elan partners with more than 250 credit unions to provide an outsourced credit card program, and offers merchant and mortgage services for credit union members and business owners.My guest on today's show is Leo Ardine, President and CEO of <a href="https://www.utfinancial.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">United Teletech Financial Federal Credit Union</a>. Leo begins by sharing his career journey that led him to credit unions. As a leader in the credit union industry, he helps fellow leaders and organizations discover emotionally intelligent solutions to problems that they face. He talks about emotional intelligence to create awareness and empower others to show vulnerability and humanity. Today, he’s back on the show after a spark of inspiration for a chat that’ll wrap up 2022 and season 4 of The CUInsight Experience Podcast!During our conversation, Leo and I discuss how we create space to prioritize meaningful things in life. Leo shares what he believes causes misalignment for most people as they rethink their values. He speaks on the importance of listening and engaging with members to meet their needs and then telling the story of each impact to propel the movement forward. We go through personal anecdotes we learned in our own lives that guided us to this point. Leo and I talk about purpose, fulfillment, leadership, hard decisions, and personal alignment. Listen to our conversation to better understand the meaning behind purpose and what lights you up in 2023.As we wrap up the show, listen in as Leo casts Tom Hanks in his biopic, talks about dharma, and offers words of encouragement. Enjoy my conversation with Leo Ardine!Find the full show notes on <a href="https://www.cuinsight.com/podcast.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cuinsight.com</a>.Subscribe on: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cuinsight-experience/id1449293528?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7wIqzbpmMdkkOH8BC61QnC#upsell" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-cuinsight-experience?refid=stpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher </a>Books mentioned on The CUInsight Experience podcast: <a href="https://www.cuinsight.com/the-cuinsight-experience-podcast-book-list.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Book List</a> How to find Leo: Leo Ardine, President and CEO of United Teletech Financial Federal Credit Union <a href="https://www.utfinancial.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.utfinancial.org</a> Leo: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leo-a-45427910/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> United Teletech Financial: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/united-teletech-financial-federal-credit-union/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/united.teletech.financial/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/UTFinancial" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>

Leo Ardine - Create Space (#150)

"Every time my mouth is open I’m not able to learn what others know." - Leo Ardine Welcome to episode 21 of The CUInsight Experience podcast. Hosted by Randy Smith, co-founder and publisher of CUInsight.com. In case you haven’t already heard of Leo Ardine, let me give a brief introduction. He’s the President and CEO of United Teletech Financial, a board member of the New Jersey Credit Union League, and a graduate of the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute. And that’s just the beginning! He’s also a coach, instructor, speaker, and facilitator. I’ve been looking forward to this conversation for a long time, and I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I did!We start things off by chatting about meditation. Leo was trying to figure it out, he explains, when he learned that Google hacked meditation to figure out what happens to the brain when people meditate. By combining this with emotional intelligence, he explains, we can become better people. This is what held him to study at Google’s Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute.Speaking of emotional intelligence, we’ll dig into the topic: both why it’s so important (personally and professionally), and whether it’s something you’re born with or can develop. He’ll offer advice on how to get started in meditation, even if you struggle with sitting still, can’t calm your mind, or feel like you’re just generally bad at meditating. Don’t miss this episode, which I hope will help you make progress not only in your career, but your whole life! Enjoy.Full show notes on www.CUInsight.com. How to find Leo:Leo ArdinePresident and CEO, United Teletech Financial FCU leo@wisdomleader.org www.utfinancial.orgLinkedin In This Episode:[00:03] - Welcome back to the show! Randy introduces Leo Ardine, this episode’s guest.[02:42] - How did Leo get involved with the Google mindfulness training program? Will the program accept anyone who wants to take it, or is there a process to get in?[04:50] - Leo talks about whether his work in emotional intelligence is part of this program, or an add-on that he built in.[07:18] - We hear about Leo’s tips and hacks for creating space when we’re under a constant onslaught of emails, messages, and so on.[09:12] - Leo explains to listeners why emotional intelligence is so important, both in our personal lives and as a leader.[11:31] - The nature of work today makes us more insular and pulls our focus in and down, Leo points out.[14:36] - Leo makes another suggestion for listeners: turn off notifications on your phone.[15:44] - Does Leo feel like he has always had high emotional intelligence?[18:47] - We hear about the ROI for the credit union of mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and training in these topics.[22:04] - Does Leo have any hacks for the person who wants to meditate but just can’t sit still?[25:15] - For Randall, journaling is almost a form of meditation as well, he explains.[27:27] - What originally inspired Leo to take the gig as President and CEO of Teletech Financial? And how has that inspiration changed over the course of his time on the job?[29:47] - We hear how Leo would describe his leadership style, as well as how his team would describe it. He also talks about where the transition in his leadership style came from.[34:07] - As a leader, is there something that Leo’s team has heard him say so many times that they could finish his sentence?[35:40] - When Leo thinks back to early in his career, is there a mistake that he 

"Every time my mouth is open I’m not able to learn what others know." - Leo Ardine Welcome to episode 21 of The CUInsight Experience podcast. Hosted by <a href="https://www.cuinsight.com/author/randall-smith" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Randy Smith</a>, co-founder and publisher of <a href="https://www.cuinsight.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CUInsight.com</a>. In case you haven’t already heard of Leo Ardine, let me give a brief introduction. He’s the President and CEO of United Teletech Financial, a board member of the New Jersey Credit Union League, and a graduate of the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute. And that’s just the beginning! He’s also a coach, instructor, speaker, and facilitator. I’ve been looking forward to this conversation for a long time, and I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I did!We start things off by chatting about meditation. Leo was trying to figure it out, he explains, when he learned that Google hacked meditation to figure out what happens to the brain when people meditate. By combining this with emotional intelligence, he explains, we can become better people. This is what held him to study at Google’s Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute.Speaking of emotional intelligence, we’ll dig into the topic: both why it’s so important (personally and professionally), and whether it’s something you’re born with or can develop. He’ll offer advice on how to get started in meditation, even if you struggle with sitting still, can’t calm your mind, or feel like you’re just generally bad at meditating. Don’t miss this episode, which I hope will help you make progress not only in your career, but your whole life! Enjoy. Full show notes on <a href="https://www.cuinsight.com/the-cuinsight-experience-podcast-leo-ardine-searching-inside-yourself-21.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.CUInsight.com</a>. How to find Leo: Leo Ardine President and CEO, United Teletech Financial FCU leo@wisdomleader.org <a href="https://www.utfinancial.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.utfinancial.org</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leo-a-45427910/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linkedin</a> In This Episode:[00:03] - Welcome back to the show! Randy introduces Leo Ardine, this episode’s guest.[02:42] - How did Leo get involved with the Google mindfulness training program? Will the program accept anyone who wants to take it, or is there a process to get in?[04:50] - Leo talks about whether his work in emotional intelligence is part of this program, or an add-on that he built in.[07:18] - We hear about Leo’s tips and hacks for creating space when we’re under a constant onslaught of emails, messages, and so on.[09:12] - Leo explains to listeners why emotional intelligence is so important, both in our personal lives and as a leader.[11:31] - The nature of work today makes us more insular and pulls our focus in and down, Leo points out.[14:36] - Leo makes another suggestion for listeners: turn off notifications on your phone.[15:44] - Does Leo feel like he has always had high emotional intelligence?[18:47] - We hear about the ROI for the credit union of mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and training in these topics.[22:04] - Does Leo have any hacks for the person who wants to meditate but just can’t sit still?[25:15] - For Randall, journaling is almost a form of meditation as well, he explains.[27:27] - What originally inspired Leo to take the gig as President and CEO of Teletech Financial? And how has that inspiration changed over the course of his time on the job?[29:47] - We hear how Leo would describe his leadership style, as well as how his team would describe it. He also talks about where the transition in his leadership style came from.[34:07] - As a leader, is there something that Leo’s team has heard him say so many times that they could finish his sentence?[35:40] - When Leo thinks back to early in his career, is there a mistake that he

Leo Ardine - Searching Inside Yourself (#21)