by Brigene Litchfield | Mar 2, 2026 | Featured, News & Updates, Reflections Series, Uncategorized
THE REFLECTIONS SERIES: the insights and experience of practitioners Thanks to the author of this paper, Jen Lothian, DataWollet. This paper argues that credit unions must now deliberately build the capacity to change – not to abandon their values, but to...
by Nick Money | Mar 29, 2024 | Featured, News & Updates, Reflections Series
The latest paper in Swoboda’s Reflections series, Be Intentional About Your Culture … It Matters, addresses the vital organisational issue of culture. The author is Fintan Ryan, executive coach and former credit union CEO in Canada and Ireland. Here,...
by Nick Money | Mar 29, 2024 | Featured, News & Updates, Reflections Series
More ‘Reflections’! Swoboda is delighted to be releasing a new paper on The Co-operative Bank: a case study on the Co-operative Difference. The author of our latest Reflections paper is Barry Clavin, a member of the team that built The Co-operative Bank’s innovative...
by Nick Money | May 31, 2022 | Featured, News & Updates, Reflections Series, Welcome
New paper now available: Purposively Purposeful: the case for credit union clarity of purpose, by Matt Bland, CEO of Co-op Credit Union in Britain. This is the second in our Reflections series, based in practitioner experience rather than research. In this piece, Matt...
by Nick Money | Apr 21, 2022 | Featured, News & Updates, Reflections Series, Welcome
Swoboda Research Centre is proud to introduce the Reflections Series: a platform for practitioners – executives, directors and staff of credit unions and their stakeholders – to present their views and ideas. These papers are rooted in the experience of...