Focus on your people first

<p>Jason Lindstrom can summarize his best crisis leadership advice in one word: Listen. <br/><br/>Lindstrom, president/CEO of $316 million asset <a href='https://www.egcu.org/'>Evergreen Credit Union</a> in Portland, Maine, and chair of the <a href='https://www.cunacouncils.org/membership/mbdmembership-benefits/'>CUNA Marketing &amp; Business Development Council</a>, says that means putting the financials aside for a moment and focusing first on your people. <br/><br/>In this episode of the <a href='http://news.cuna.org/podcasts'>CUNA News Podcast</a>, Lindstrom takes us through Evergreen’s response to the COVID-19 crisis, which includes participating in the first wave of <a href='https://news.cuna.org/articles/117634-ppp-loans-meet-obligation-to-community'>Paycheck Protection Program loans</a>, holding a virtual annual meeting, leading a remote workforce, and other challenges.</p>