FCCS Propel Newsletter

  \  JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2021
 
  After the chaos of last year, the business world is holding its collective breath waiting to see what 2021 will bring. One thing is sure: we will all face continued disruption in how we do business and meet our customers' and employees' needs. How effectively we respond to these moving targets will determine organizational and individual success. Learn about strategies and programs to help support your strategic response in this issue of the FCCS newsletter.  
 
     
  STRATEGIC PLANNING & FACILITATION   Your Guide to Savings & Solutions   2021 VIRTUAL SPEAKER
SERIES
 
             
  Successful businesses know that strategic planning is essential to long-term success.

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  We are proud to share our new "Resource Guides," which categorize our Passkey Partners into business functions.

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  Leaders and teams need to strategically transform the way they function to dynamically respond to new developments.

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  Mastering 2021 – Align, Accelerate and Grow  
     
  After 12 full months of chasing the moving target of sustained business operations amidst chaos and uncertainty, the year 2021 has been greeted with fledgling optimism as a fresh start with the containment of the virus visible on the horizon.

But is your organization ready for the immense accelerated energy of these extraordinary times? READ MORE >
 
       
 
 
FEATURED PASSKEY PARTNER: Serviam
 
By its very nature, technology needs to be updated frequently to deliver the most optimal results possible to improve efficiencies and services to customers. But technology is expensive and contracts often lock in terms for years, so finding the right provider at the right cost is critical.

Enter new Passkey Partner, Serviam, which helps organizations identify technology needs and then source and implement solutions – typically reducing technology expenditures by up to 30 percent. This dramatic savings is possible because Serviam's founders, who spent years in telecommunications technology, include both IT and legal experts with extensive experience negotiating technology contracts. They're so confident of their ability to save their clients' money that they don't charge a fee – instead, Serviam is paid based on the savings they deliver or a commission from the vendor. READ MORE >
 
   
Serviam is effectively a vendor management firm that delivers substantial savings on technology services with no incremental cost to our clients.

- Mike Lipic
one of Serviam's founding principals
 
         
   
Does Your Team Know Their Passkey Benefits?

The Passkey program, designed specifically for Farm Credit and ag coops, gives you access to great discounts and proven partners. Whether you're shopping for personal wants or business needs, Passkey can help you save money.

Want a brief presentation for your team? Contact Heather Tseng. You could be saving money on cars, computers, office supplies, vacations, and much more. Membership is free and easy!
   
 
 
 
    RISK MANAGEMENT CORNER
CAPTIVE INSURANCE INITIATIVES FOR 2021

After a fairly tumultuous year, FCCS' Risk Management practice and the Farm Credit System Captive Insurance Company (the Captive) entered 2021 invigorated with new initiatives to serve its members, but facing a challenging global insurance market reacting to unprecedented events, including a slew of natural disasters, the COVID-19 pandemic, property damage from widespread riots and civil unrest, and increased cyber related events. READ MORE >
 
         
 
     
  COMPANY NEWS & INDUSTRY INSIGHTS  
     
 
Wolters Kluwer Acquires eOriginal. READ MORE >
 
 
 
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