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Faheem Masood

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TIMEOUT!!!!! Back after a short little break, Tyler and Kevyn sit down with the President and CEO of ESL Federal Credit Union, Faheem Masood. An established community partner since the days of George Eastman, ESL continues to support Rochester but as we know it all starts at the top. Faheem Masood is an immigrant who has worked his way up to become or as he put it "participate" as President and CEO. Having that personal experience of living in a 3rd world country, helped him to become more aware of ALL the things that might be happening in an individual's life, helping him to know where to focus to create a deeper connection. One thing was clear Faheem understands the great responsibility you have as a leader, and instead of seeking success and glory for himself, he brings his team with him. Communication, feedback, and enabling others is really only possible if we listen. He shared that "as titles get bigger it gets harder" as others tend to shy away from openly sharing their opinion. But he said if you ask, you must ACT.

TIMEOUT!!!!! Back after a short little break, Tyler and Kevyn sit down with the President and CEO of ESL Federal Credit Union, Faheem Masood. An established community partner since the days of George Eastman, ESL continues to support Rochester but as we know it all starts at the top. Faheem Masood is an immigrant who has worked his way up to become or as he put it "participate" as President and CEO. Having that personal experience of living in a 3rd world country, helped him to become more aware of ALL the things that might be happening in an individual's life, helping him to know where to focus to create a deeper connection. One thing was clear Faheem understands the great responsibility you have as a leader, and instead of seeking success and glory for himself, he brings his team with him. Communication, feedback, and enabling others is really only possible if we listen. He shared that "as titles get bigger it gets harder" as others tend to shy away from openly sharing their opinion. But he said if you ask, you must ACT.

S2:E16 Timeout with Faheem Masood ”It’s Not What You Do It’s Who You Enable”

[1:45] Finding his way into banking[2:20] Celebrating the 100th Anniversary  of ESL[3:00] Transforming from Eastman Savings and Loan for Kodak employees to an independent credit union (aka financial cooperative) in 1996[5:55] Defining the purpose "to help the community thrive and prosper" ... "we recognize the true relationship between the community and the organization. In many respects we wouldn't be here if we didn't have a thriving community. So we see that as a direct responsibility to contribute to that...so we are now on a journey to better understand what that means and remove some contradictions that may not be consistent with that process."[8:50] Balancing purpose and profit - "This is not ALL feel good...In the long run, what is good for the community is good for all participants in the community. So for us, strengthening the community means strengthening our business opportunities, strengthening our employees, strengthening our membership. All of us will prosper if the community prospers. You can't have one part of the community succeeding and say the community is succeeding. You need a collective impact."[10:50] An inclusive, stakeholder-driven process to determine "what will create a healthy, resilient, equitable Rochester" - strengthening neighborhoods, strengthening opportunities[14:00] Deciding to apply for the Best Place to Work Award: "the award was a byproduct, it was not the destination...it gave us a way to benchmark...It's one thing to participate, it's another thing to design activities based on the feedback that you get. Don't bother participating if you aren't going to actively design an ongoing process of what you're going to do."[19:00] Changes ESL has made over the years from the Best Place to Work feedback - "Recognition is not only monetary, it is about acknowledgement. That really creates an engaged environment."[22:30] Balanced scorecard approach[25:00] Changing the short-term focus and aligning the business with stakeholders for the long term: "One of the most difficult tasks going through this journey is reprogramming ourselves to make decisions through a different lens."[28:00] Learning about how part-time work impacts their employees and offering full-time work to any employees that want it, increasing starting salaries[31:30] Challenges of scaling culture as the company grows and the importance of storytelling[33:30] Integrating values into rewards and recognition with the VIP (Values in Practice) Award[36:20] Advice for other leaders taking their companies on the journey of Conscious Capitalism - "understand yourself in the context of the environment that you're in, and do what you have to do to improve that."[39:30] The future of ESL (and Rochester): "I don't see our purpose evolving,  I see ourselves evolving to be more true to our purpose of 'helping our community thrive and prosper'...I'm not sure you ever get there, but you continually work at it...I'm not thinking in a revolutionary way, but continuing to evolve with our purpose at the center."

[1:45] Finding his way into banking[2:20] Celebrating the 100th Anniversary  of ESL[3:00] Transforming from Eastman Savings and Loan for Kodak employees to an independent credit union (aka financial cooperative) in 1996[5:55] Defining the purpose "to help the community thrive and prosper" ... "we recognize the true relationship between the community and the organization. In many respects we wouldn't be here if we didn't have a thriving community. So we see that as a direct responsibility to contribute to that...so we are now on a journey to better understand what that means and remove some contradictions that may not be consistent with that process."[8:50] Balancing purpose and profit - "This is not ALL feel good...In the long run, what is good for the community is good for all participants in the community. So for us, strengthening the community means strengthening our business opportunities, strengthening our employees, strengthening our membership. All of us will prosper if the community prospers. You can't have one part of the community succeeding and say the community is succeeding. You need a collective impact."[10:50] An inclusive, stakeholder-driven process to determine "what will create a healthy, resilient, equitable Rochester" - strengthening neighborhoods, strengthening opportunities[14:00] Deciding to apply for the Best Place to Work Award: "the award was a byproduct, it was not the destination...it gave us a way to benchmark...It's one thing to participate, it's another thing to design activities based on the feedback that you get. Don't bother participating if you aren't going to actively design an ongoing process of what you're going to do."[19:00] Changes ESL has made over the years from the Best Place to Work feedback - "Recognition is not only monetary, it is about acknowledgement. That really creates an engaged environment."[22:30] Balanced scorecard approach[25:00] Changing the short-term focus and aligning the business with stakeholders for the long term: "One of the most difficult tasks going through this journey is reprogramming ourselves to make decisions through a different lens."[28:00] Learning about how part-time work impacts their employees and offering full-time work to any employees that want it, increasing starting salaries[31:30] Challenges of scaling culture as the company grows and the importance of storytelling[33:30] Integrating values into rewards and recognition with the VIP (Values in Practice) Award[36:20] Advice for other leaders taking their companies on the journey of Conscious Capitalism - "understand yourself in the context of the environment that you're in, and do what you have to do to improve that."[39:30] The future of ESL (and Rochester): "I don't see our purpose evolving,  I see ourselves evolving to be more true to our purpose of 'helping our community thrive and prosper'...I'm not sure you ever get there, but you continually work at it...I'm not thinking in a revolutionary way, but continuing to evolve with our purpose at the center."

Aligning Stakeholders For A Century Of Enduring Value with Faheem Masood of ESL