FCCS Propel Newsletter

  \ MAY - JUNE 2022
 
  No one operates in a vacuum – it's the connections we forge and the relationships we build that make our work possible and our businesses successful. Learn more about why connection is especially important in today's fast moving world, and how to build your own valuable connections, in this edition of the Fast Forward newsletter.  
 
 
Customer Connections

As with personal relationships, successful business relationships are built over time, with a series of meaningful engagements that build trust and rapport. In fact, says Aaron Tigert, Regional Vice President of Core Markets for Compeer Financial, it takes more than six high-value interactions to sign on a new customer.

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Communication Strategies and Best Practices

Written communication is an essential cornerstone of how we accomplish our work every day. We need to share information and ideas, collaborate on projects, express concerns, announce new programs or initiatives – all adding up to an average of 120 emails received by employees every day.

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The Connected Leader

It's hard not to feel frazzled these days, constantly distracted by the barrage of notifications from our devices and demands at home and at work. This makes it harder than ever to make meaningful connections with people, which means that business leaders need to proactively reach through the clutter to create genuine connections with their teams.

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  FORWARD THINKING CONCEPTS: LEADING HYBRID TEAMS IN TOMORROW'S NEW NORMAL  
     
  Employees and employers alike adjusted to working remotely during the pandemic, proving that essential work can be accomplished and customer needs met. Now that in-person work is again an option, many companies are implementing hybrid work environments to meet employees' new expectations for flexibility, creating new challenges for team managers. READ MORE >  
       
 
 
FEATURED PASSKEY PARTNER: LANDS' END
Build Connections with Visible Branding
 
High quality, branded apparel helps reinforce your organization's image and strengthen connections with your employees, customers and the broader community.

Passkey Partner Lands' End is a premier provider of logo-bearing apparel and other promotional items, dedicated to reinforcing and strengthening its clients' brands. "Logo wear," as it's popularly called, does far more. READ MORE >
 
   
Like sports team uniforms, logo wear helps develop a sense of group pride and inclusion among employees, really connecting them to their employer.

– TONY VARAO,
Regional Business Development Manager dedicated to Farm Credit
 
         
 
    RISK MANAGEMENT CORNER
Risk Management & Insurance Conference

Risk management and insurance professionals from across Farm Credit gathered in early May for the biennial FCCS Risk Management and Insurance Conference, where they learned about how trends in risk management and other insurance topics are impacting the financial industry worldwide, and Farm Credit organizations in particular. READ MORE >
 
         
 
     
  COMPANY NEWS & INDUSTRY INSIGHTS  
     
 
IT Resource Guide. READ MORE >
Why Your Board Should Avoid Hybrid Meetings. READ MORE >
FCCS Welcomes Strategic Relationship Manager. READ MORE >
IHS Markit Merger Announcement. READ MORE >
 
 
 
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