By Stuart R. Levine, Chairman and CEO, Stuart Levine & AssociatesJanuary 2025Credit Union Times About a decade ago, our firm met with the Chairman of the NCUA to discuss succession planning.  After many years of working in this industry, we were concerned about the lack of succession planning on credit union boards.  Our significant in-depth […]

We have exciting news to share with you about our new partnership with OpenSesame, one of the largest global ed-tech companies. OpenSesame enables the delivery and streaming of content for global customers, providing internal learning for their employees to create productive and successful workforces and cultures.  Stuart Levine & Associates leadership content about Living Your […]

By Stuart R. Levine, Chairman and CEO, Stuart Levine & Associates LLCCredit Union Times September 2024 Accountability makes some directors uncomfortable. It takes character not to feel threatened by an independent review of board performance. Board service is becoming increasingly complex. To face the significant challenges ahead, it’s important to not only plan, but to […]

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida August 20, 2024 — Today, Stuart Levine & Associates announced the appointment of Christopher Y. Clark to Senior Managing Consultant. Clark has extensive experience in corporate governance, leadership development, strategic communications, and media in the public and private sectors. Clark joined Stuart Levine & Associates as a Senior Consultant after a distinguished career at the National Association of Corporate Directors […]

Credit Union Times – June 2024 Stuart R. Levine Life is challenging and more complicated than ever before, leading to increased pressures and anxiety. Finding ways to relieve stress and recharge one’s brainpower and productivity requires planning and thought. Paying attention to how you utilize your time professionally and personally will provide you with time […]

This article originally appeared in Directors & Boards. It is reprinted with permission from MLR Media. By Erin Essenmacher A complex business environment is driving private companies to adapt public company board structures and bring on the insight of independent directors. Private and public company governance have long felt like two different kinds of jobs. The old […]

Forbes April 2024  Stuart R. Levine In a recent CNN interview, former associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, Stephen Breyer, who retired in June of 2022, shared an essential answer to a question about legacy. A president once told him that the applause dies rapidly, leaving you with the job. He further explained […]

Stuart R. Levine, Chairman and CEO, Stuart Levine & Associates LLC. Published in Forbes. Whether a governing board oversees a public company, a privately owned firm, or a not-for-profit organization, sound governance and leadership are essential. Peak board performance requires directors to be engaged, focused and knowledgeable. A well-functioning board establishes the culture for the entire […]

Credit Union Times November 2023 Stuart R. Levine, Chairman and CEO, Stuart Levine & Associates LLC In order to face the challenges ahead, it’s important to strengthen board cultures and to increase the skills and diversity of backgrounds and professional experience on boards. Board assessment processes that generate confidential data and non-attributable insights will be […]

Stuart R. Levine, Chairman and CEO, Stuart Levine & Associates LLC Members are more emboldened than ever to share both positive and negative feedback, including sharing stories with others both in person and through social media. Dissatisfied members will abandon a brand without providing the company with any useful feedback; they just leave. Many who […]