The former CEO of the Credit Union League of Connecticut has launched her own consulting firm in an effort to help the industry better compete in the war for talent.
Jill Nowacki, who left the CULC in May, is teaming up with the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues and its President and CEO Diana Dykstra to launch the firm Humanidei, which will focus on diversity, equity and inclusion.
Nowacki will be president and CEO of Humanidei and run the organization’s strategic operations and consult with clients, while Dykstra serves in an advisory capacity.
Humanidei’s goal is to be the single greatest asset for human development, attraction and retention inside the credit union system. It has been designed to fill a void in the industry, offering consulting within the strategic side of human resources. The firm will provide comprehensive human capital solutions that fuel organizational growth plans, recognizing that optimized human resources are the key differentiator in crowded, commoditized marketplaces.
“Credit unions continue to struggle in a war for talent from the frontline to the board level, but there is no reason for this,” Nowacki said in a statement. “Our values are strong and attractive to people who want to make an impact in workplaces where they feel respected. The way credit unions are structured makes them perfectly suited to partner with Humanidei to strategically and systematically leverage this structure for talent attraction, development, and retention.”
The catalyst behind Humanidei came as Dykstra, Nowacki and other credit union leaders have seen today’s workplaces and workforce evolve at a rapid pace. Many credit unions struggle to build workforces that represent shifting demographics or offer a workplace that motivates staff retention.
“Humanidei will help credit unions understand these changes,” Dykstra said in a statement. “Like credit unions, we believe people are your organization’s most valuable asset.”
Humanidei’s core belief is that the best organizations should create cultures where people can feel open about who they are as individuals, thereby leveraging the humanity of their workforce. The best organizations should also develop human capital strategies that utilize the value of humans in a digital world and empower their staff for success through planning, individual and team coaching, succession planning, and executive and volunteer recruiting.
“Organizations often find themselves in a race for new technology, scrambling to introduce the next great thing without stopping to evaluate the human capital needed in the process,” Nowacki said. “Humanidei will help companies ensure they have the right roles, at the right levels, compensated appropriately, in order to make sure those investments in technology or products pay off as planned.”
