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Winnipeg Free Press - PRINT EDITION
Let's make this clear
Help staff understand where organization is going, and why
Credit Union Central of Manitoba is the trade association and a service provider for Manitoba's 41 credit unions. Under Manitoba's Credit Unions and Caisses Populaires Act, CUCM's role is to manage liquidity reserves, monitor credit-granting procedures and provide financial, payments and related business consulting and trade services. In essence, it is the credit unions' bank.
"I think it is crucial within an organization that there be clarity of purpose," says CUCM chief executive officer Garth Manness. "It sounds like a buzz phrase, but it's not. Clarity about why an organization exists and where it is going is key to ensuring employees feel good about what they do and it also helps them to understand how their role contributes to your success."
CUCM, which employs 100 staff in its downtown Winnipeg office, recently participated in discussions with counterparts in Alberta and Saskatchewan about whether to form one large central service provider and trade association for credit unions on the Prairies. While the plan is not proceeding, Manness says that CUCM was guided through the process with the support of its board, its employees and its 41 credit union members, all of whom place trust in the organization.
"I'm convinced that the best way to deal with issues like this which can create great uncertainty is to be upfront with your people," Manness says. "By telling them where things are at, why you're looking at a change and how it connects to your vision and purpose; it creates understanding."
Q: How does your people philosophy help to communicate the values of your organization?
A: I would identify our people philosophy in two parts. One, we need to continually ensure that our people understand that we exist for the purpose of serving Manitoba's credit unions. Two, we must define our expectations for employee behaviour, ensuring we are trustworthy providers of service to credit unions. That goes hand-in-hand with communicating and upholding our values: showing respect for the individual and operating with integrity and excellence. We want to be an organization that's accountable to our members, but in order to do that, our leadership team must also be accountable to our staff. When we don't live up to those values, we have to be fully prepared to acknowledge and correct it so that our people see that our values are not just words on the wall, they can trust that it's the standard we all strive to achieve and are accountable to.
One of the advantages of being a relatively small organization is that our employees have the opportunity to dialogue with the leadership team and provide their input on things that we could be doing better. It's by no means a perfect system, but we work hard to at least find avenues to allow for feedback and in turn ensure our staff understands where we're going. I'm a firm believer that if your staff trusts that you'll listen to them, you will certainly learn a lot about your organization. If you can create that sense of safety, then you've reached an important milestone in your culture.
Q: How have the discussions about Prairie Central affected your operations and your future?
A: Let me first explain what precipitated these discussions. In 1999, Manitoba had 67 credit unions with about $5 billion in assets. Today, there are 41 credit unions worth $17 billion. Although assets are growing, the number of credit unions is declining and fewer credit unions means Central has fewer members to buy the services we offer.
The second challenge is the growing differential in the size of our members, with the smallest credit union having $12 million in assets and the largest having over $3 billion in assets. That significant gap means our customers have different needs and it's becoming more difficult for an independent central like us to meet them. So we've had conversations with our Prairie partners about whether or not we should come together and create one large central as opposed to a provincial one. As it turns out, we are not going to proceed as we thought, but managing effectively through this uncertainty is as important to us as deciding whether to merge.
Q: How are you addressing the possibility of change when things are still up in the air?
A: When we started talking to the Prairie centrals in a formal way, we immediately engaged a change management consultant to work with our people. We had our management group go through the program and then provided it to employees. It showed that we recognized that people would have concerns about facing the unknown and that they might react differently to uncertainty. We assured staff that we would communicate with them continually throughout the process. Although the merger hasn't turned out as originally planned, the issues that initially drove us to have those conversations have not gone away. We still need to figure out how to address them and we're confident we'll find solutions. In the meantime, we are still in a changing environment and our people understand that.
Q: Are there any people programs you have in place that you wish were working better?
A: A few years back, we set up a leadership development group that included individuals our senior leadership group identified as being on track to becoming future successors. We also invited people who were interested in investing their own time to improve their personal leadership skills. We kicked the group off, but it has not quite gone where we wanted it to go in part, because we left it to be too much of a self-run process. In retrospect, our senior people, including myself, need to provide more oversight and mentorship to that group in order to make it effective. As an extension of this, we also identified eight competencies of an effective business person to the leadership group. However, we didn't necessarily align the competencies to our organizational values and as a result, we didn't define enough behavioural or "soft leadership" competencies. So now we are in the process of providing a better structured development process with competencies more closely aligned with our values. We'll start by re-clarifying the leadership requirements at our most senior level, before taking the program to our succession group and then inviting other staff to take part.
Q: As you develop your leadership team, what qualities do you seek in future leaders?
A: We believe the leaders who will eventually run this organization must have a very clear line of sight in terms of meeting the needs of our credit union members. Therefore, they need to be very good listeners and have the ability to understand those needs and respond to them. There's a phrase in one of the books I'm reading, "People are hired for skill and they're fired for attitude." And to me, making sure you can figure out attitude factors before bringing new people into the organization or putting them into leadership positions is so important. That is a constant challenge -- making sure we know that a person who moves into a leadership position is going to be able to model our corporate values. It's that modelling by the leaders that creates the trust within the employee base as well as the trust in the customer base. We want to know that what we see is what we get; there is a transparency that ensures we know what to expect with that person. Lastly, I would say they need to be big picture thinkers. They need to have a broad, strategic view of where we are going, what the operating environment will look like and have the desire to help our people be successful in that future.
Q: Which leadership books have been particularly inspirational to you?
A: Right now, I am reading Master Leaders by George Barna, which features interviews with 30 well-respected leaders in business, sports, entertainment, government and religion. Barna obviously conducted the interviews independently, but he weaves the stories as if he's assembled all these powerful people at a leadership seminar. I've read Jim Collins' books -- Built to Last, Good to Great and How the Mighty Fall -- and learned a lot. I heard Collins speak at the world credit union conference last summer and he did a tremendous job of taking the five reasons why companies fail and juxtaposing them with the five reasons that companies become great as opposed to good. I've also learned from Stephen Covey's books and particularly appreciated the concepts presented in Principle Centered Leadership. Like Covey, I believe organizations that can identify the right values, get buy-in from their people, then act these values out in their dealings with each other and with customers will develop a principle-centred organization.
-- With reporting by Barbara Chabai
John McFerran, PhD, F.CHRP, is managing director of Boyden Global Executive Search. He can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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A pair of rival executives described Padres GM A.J. Preller as "all over the map" when asked by Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. Preller, Rosenthal writes, is furiously exploring both trade and free agent possibilities to boost his new club's offense. According to Rosenthal, Preller was in contact with the Braves about Jason Heyward prior to their trade with the Cardinals, and he's also called on Jay Bruce and Matt Kemp in addition to showing legitimate interest in Pablo Sandoval. One of Preller's colleagues estimated to Rosenthal that the San Diego GM has had "baseline discussions" on at least 200 players this offseason. Suffice it to say, Padres fans should likely expect some form of significant move in Preller's first offseason at the helm.
Elsewhere in the division…
- Trade talks regarding Miguel Montero have not escalated significantly since Russell Martin came off the board and signed with the Blue Jays, reports the Arizona Republic's Nick Piecoro (the Montero portion comes at the bottom of the article). However, the D'Backs have spoken to the White Sox, Cubs and Dodgers about Montero, who is owed $40MM over the next three seasons.
- MLB.com's Jesse Sanchez tweets that Diamondbacks GM Dave Stewart was recently in the Dominican Republic, and senior vice president of baseball operations De Jon Watson is in Mexico scouting some of the top international teens on the market. The D'Backs are hoping to make waves on the international front soon, he adds.
- The Rockies are still interested in re-signing Brett Anderson to a more team-friendly deal than the $12MM option they declined, tweets the Denver Post's Patrick Saunders. However, the Royals and Astros are interested in adding Anderson under similar circumstances, he adds.
- Giants assistant GM Bobby Evans said on KNBR radio yesterday that his team is very interested in both Yasmany Tomas and Yoan Moncada (via Hank Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle). However, Evans wouldn't commit one way or another when asked if his club had the money to sign both Tomas and Sandoval.
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Players Added To The 40-Man Roster
Midnight EST is the deadline for teams to add players to their 40-man roster in order to protect them from being selected in next month's Rule 5 Draft. Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com lists the notable prospects who are newly Rule 5 eligible. Of course, the decision whether or not to protect a player has as much to do with roster flexibility and his expected ability to stick on a big league roster for a full season as it does the player's overall prospect value.
We'll keep tabs on the day's 40-man additions here, and you can also check Baseball America's running updates, which includes breakdowns of the players added.
- The Rays have yet to announce their full list of roster moves, but Baseball America's J.J. Cooper tweets that second baseman Ryan Brett will be added to the 40-man.
- Following their trade with the Dodgers, the Rays announced that they have added Brett (as Cooper tweeted), right-hander Matt Andriese, left-hander Grayson Garvin, outfielder Mikie Mahtook and catcher Justin O'Conner to the 40-man roster.
- The Dodgers announced that lefty Adam Liberatore, acquired in the trade with the Rays, has been added to the 40-man roster.
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- The Astros have made one final 40-man roster move, announcing the addition of right-hander Michael Feliz. Baseball America's J.J. Cooper was among those to express surprise that Feliz had not previously been added to the roster, with some executives telling him they'd be shocked if Feliz wasn't the No. 1 pick in the Rule 5 Draft (Twitter link).
- The Rangers announced that they've added righties Luke Jackson and Jerad Eickhoff, infielder Hanser Alberto and catcher Jorge Alfaro to the 40-man roster.
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Latest On Yoan Moncada
19-year-old Cuban infielder Yoan Moncada remains one of the most intriguing names to watch over the coming months. As he waits for OFAC clearance after being declared an MLB free agent, let's check in on the latest:
- While it remains possible that the Cubs and Rangers — currently sitting out the big bonus side of the international amateur market due to past overages — could try to convince Moncada to wait until the summer to sign, writes Ben Badler of Baseball America, the young Cuban seems likely to come available too sign to make that the most plausible outcome. Badler ticks through the teams that, in his estimation, are best situated to make a serious run at Moncada. He lists the Nationals, Giants, Tigers, Rays, Angels, Braves, Red Sox, and Yankees, noting that New York would figure to be the favorite if they decide the want Moncada.
- Kiley McDaniel of Fangraphs discusses an under-the-radar aspect of the CBA's provisions regarding international signing penalties. Those dollars, which are steadily rising as multiple clubs blow past the signing limits — with Moncada potentially representing by far the greatest single outlay — are set to be utilized by the league for various, seemingly largely discretionary, purposes relating to international operations. One possibility contemplated in the CBA, funding for the implementation of an international draft, is particularly relevant here. As McDaniel explains, the burgeoning penalty dollars could conceivably go a long way towards a push for a draft. That, in turn, increases the incentives for teams to spend now rather than avoiding the penalties regarding limitations on future bonuses.
- Both Badler and McDaniel have, of course, been all over the Moncada market. You'll want to give their pieces a full read to understand all the nuances. And remember that you can click on the Yoan Moncada tag to catch up on all the recent chatter.
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Reactions To And Fallout From Russell Martin Signing
With the Blue Jays set to introduce new catcher Russell Martin and his five-year, $82MM deal tomorrow, let's take a look at some of the reactions and reporting from around the game:
- Regarding other teams that were in the mix for Martin, the Cubs were "close" runners-up, according to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe (Twitter link). Chicago was pushing past the four-year, $65MM mark and was willing to go to five years under some scenarios, Patrick Mooney of CSN Chicago tweets. The Pirates, meanwhile, were willing to go to four years, as Travis Sawchik of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports, and were involved deep into the process. And we noted earlier today that the Mariners also made a run, per MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince.
- The Blue Jays have drawn interest in backstop Dioner Navarro, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. But the club does not feel obligated to move him, as he can still function as a backup and part-time DH. Navarro is owed $5MM this season in the second and final year of his contract.
- ESPN.com's Keith Law is among the fans of the deal, via Insider link, writing that Martin is probably good enough by traditional measures to justify the deal, but also shines in areas like pitch framing, staff handling, and leadership. Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca likewise highlighted Martin's multi-faceted value. Navarro is likely more useful to Toronto as a trade piece than a part-timer, Law suggests.
- Adding Martin likely takes the Jays out of the running for Melky Cabrera, tweets ESPN.com's Buster Olney. It does bear noting that Martin's backloaded deal structure still seems to leave the team space to add payroll this year, and Toronto still has plenty of open spending capacity after 2015.
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Free Agent Notes: Kaneko, Shields, Gomes, Willingham, Hunter
Though not available to MLB clubs at present, righty Chihiro Kaneko could become a virtual free agent (in the same manner as Masahiro Tanaka last year) if he is posted by the Orix Buffaloes. The 31-year-old has signed on with agent Arn Tellem of Wasserman, according to a tweet from Liz Mullen of Sports Business Journal.
- While we wait to see whether Kaneko shakes up the market, let's look at the latest of one top arm who is already free to sign with any club. The Marlins still have ongoing interest in James Shields, according to a tweet from Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. Meanwhile, Rosenthal writes that the Diamondbacks at least like Shields, though it remains from clear that the club will be able to clear the salary it needs to make a legitimate run at him. As these reports would indicate, and Rosenthal notes, the market is quiet right now for the veteran righty.
- The Cubs are among five teams to have shown legitimate interest in outfielder Jonny Gomes, according to Rob Bradford of WEEI.com (Twitter links). The right-handed-hitting Gomes, 33, will surely market himself as a bench or platoon bat in the corner outfield. Though he had a rather rough go of things in 2014, he still managed a .743 OPS against lefties.
- Fellow lefty-masher Josh Willingham has yet to decide whether he'll play, agent Matt Sosnick tells Jon Morosi of FOX Sports (via Twitter). Willingham, 35, will surely be intrigued by the possibility of entering a market that just paid Michael Cuddyer $21MM over two years (along with the sacrifice of draft compensation).
- As we continue ticking through the veteran outfielders, the Royals and Twins are the clubs most aggressively courting outfielder Torii Hunter, Chris Cotillo of SB Nation tweets. That comes as little surprise, as those AL Central rivals have long been said to be competitors for Hunter, whose market is now wide open with the Tigers saying they do not expect to bring him back.
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Multiple Teams Interested In Justin Masterson
The Braves, Cubs, Giants, Red Sox, Royals and Twins are six of the teams thought to have asked for Justin Masterson's medicals or otherwise checked in on the right-hander, ESPN's Jerry Crasnick reports (Twitter links). Though Masterson is coming off an injury-plagued season, he is drawing significant interest and could find a two-year deal on the open market. The Indians, Masterson's former club, are also reportedly in the mix for the 29-year-old.
It's no surprise that Masterson is generating this much free agent buzz, as the righty averaged 199 IP from 2010-13 and was one of the game's best starters during the 2013 season. As MLBTR's Zach Links noted in his Free Agent Profile of Masterson, a team could be in for a major bargain if the righty regains his old form. Whether he signs for one year or two, Masterson seems destined for a short-term deal as he's banking on that return to form and the opportunity to set himself up for a more expensive multiyear deal next winter or after the 2016 season.
The six teams Crasnick lists present an interesting array of suitors, incorporating the two pennant winners, three teams looking to return to contention in 2015 and the rebuilding Twins, who can offer Masterson a pitcher-friendly ballpark to help rebuild his value. Team defense is also undoubtedly a big factor for Masterson, an extreme ground ball pitcher with a 56.6% career grounder rate.
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NL Central Links: Burnett, Hammel, Hoyer, Cueto
The Pirates had the inside track on signing A.J. Burnett, as agent Derek Braunecker told Travis Sawchik of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. "It's the only place he wanted to play in 2015. He instructed me to negotiate exclusively with the Pirates and thankfully there was mutual interest," Braunecker said. Burnett enjoyed his previous stint in Pittsburgh and rejoined the Bucs on a one-year, $8.5MM deal. Here's some more from around the NL Central…
- Mutual interest exists between the Cubs and free agent righty Jason Hammel, CSN Chicago's Patrick Mooney reports. Hammel pitched well during his three months as a Cub in 2014 prior to being traded to the A's, and Mooney points out yet another connection between the two sides — Hammel played under Joe Maddon in Tampa in 2008. At least nine teams and as many as 12 teams have reportedly shown interest in Hammel this offseason, including the Astros and Yankees.
- The Cubs' trade for Tommy La Stella "wasn't a precursor to anything," GM Jed Hoyer told reporters (including ESPN Chicago's Jesse Rogers). "Sometimes you have to acquire guys that can get on-base. It's something we needed." The La Stella deal seemed curious given how the Cubs already have a surplus of young middle infielders, though Hoyer said his team had tried to trade for La Stella "several times in the past."
- It's an open question as to whether or not the Reds will sign Johnny Cueto to a new contract, though an extension shouldn't be ruled out on purely financial reasons, John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer opines. Though Fay thinks extending Cueto would cost "probably north of $150MM," the Reds will be seeing a revenue increase over the next few years thanks to a new TV deal. If Cueto will take a back-loaded deal, that would lessen the burden on the Reds' payroll until Brandon Phillips' contract is off the books following the 2017 campaign.
- Fay thinks there is a "close to zero" chance that the Reds would trade Cueto this winter, since "owner Bob Castellini is not going to have a fire sale. Period. He thinks this team can win and he wants to win badly." While Cincinnati seems likely to deal a starting pitcher this offseason, recent rumors suggest that Cueto will stay put.
- The Cardinals should jump at the chance to acquire a power-hitting outfielder and not worry about blocking their young OF prospects, Bernie Miklasz of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch opines. Miklasz feels the Cardinals have some long-term questions in their outfield since Jon Jay is "a year-to-year" player who almost lost his job last offseason, right field prospects Stephen Piscotty and Randal Grichuk are unproven and veteran Matt Holliday is only under contract for two more seasons.
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Non-Tender Candidate: Travis Wood
In 2013, Travis Wood was a bright spot on a miserable Cubs team, posting a 3.11 ERA over 200 innings. That led to a $3.9MM payout in his first year of arbitration eligibility in 2014. A year later, he's coming off a 5.03 ERA season, and he could be a non-tender candidate. So what changed?
Actually, not much. Or, at least, not much Wood could have controlled. In 2013, Wood's xFIP was 4.50. In 2014, it was 4.51. By far the most important cause of his two-run jump in ERA was a 72-point increase in his batting average on balls in play, from .248 to .320. Wood walked batters at a significantly higher rate (4.0 BB/9 vs. 3.0) in 2014, but he struck out more of them, too, and slightly increased his ground ball percentage, although he remained a fly ball pitcher. His command was worse, but not so much so that it represented a fundamental change. Perhaps the biggest difference between the two seasons was Wood's cut fastball, which was lost a mile an hour in velocity and was far less effective in 2014. In general, though, the best way to explain the difference between the two seasons is that Wood wasn't nearly as good as his 2013 ERA, nor as bad as his ERA last year.
Wood's team has changed as well. Even if Wood hadn't had a strong-looking 2013 season, he would have had utility on the 2014 Cubs, which looked poised to unload veteran starters like Jeff Samardzija, Jason Hammel and (if he had pitched well) Edwin Jackson. Having an innings eater like Wood makes sense when facing that kind of upheaval, and if Wood had somehow repeated his 2013 performance, he would have had trade value himself.
2015 is different. Jake Arrieta emerged during the 2014 season as a top young starter, and Kyle Hendricks and Tsuyoshi Wada had unexpectedly strong seasons as well. The Cubs are likely to continue to give chances to Jacob Turner, and Jackson is also still under contract. There's also Eric Jokisch, Felix Doubront and Dan Straily as potential rotation candidates. And then, of course, the Cubs are expected to be major players for free agent pitching and could perhaps add two hurlers this offseason. Despite the wide variance in Wood's ERAs, he's essentially a back-end lefty who can soak up innings. That makes him useful, but perhaps not for the 2015 Cubs, who will have plenty of options who are either better or who have more upside.
Then, of course, there's Wood's salary. The Frontline client's strong 2013 numbers set a relatively high baseline for his salaries during his arbitration years, and he's projected to make $5.5MM in 2015. Many teams would likely see $5.5MM as more than Wood is worth, so it's doubtful he has much trade value. Teams like the Braves, Diamondbacks, Phillies, Rangers, Twins or White Sox could have interest in Wood, but perhaps not so much that they're willing to give up $5.5MM and trade talent to get him, particularly not so early in the offseason.
One factor working against Wood is that the free agent market for pitching is rather strong, particularly in comparison with the rest of the market. The non-tender deadline is December 2, and plenty of higher-upside arms will surely remain on the free agent market then. The most likely outcome, therefore, might be that the Cubs non-tender Wood, and he signs elsewhere later in the offseason.
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Cubs Appear To Be Front-Runners For Russell Martin
9:59pm: Rosenthal tweets that the Blue Jays could also be seriously involved in the pursuit for Martin. The Tigers worried that the Jays would outbid them for Victor Martinez, Rosenthal writes, seemingly implying that the Jays have the funds needed to land Martin, who looks like he might end up signing a similar contract.
8:43pm: Executives involved in negotiations with free agent catcher Russell Martin believe the Cubs are the leading bidders, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports tweets. Rosenthal further suggests that the negotiations are heading toward a deal in the range of four years and $64MM, a bit less than the five years and $72.5MM MLBTR's Steve Adams recently projected for Martin.
The other teams most strongly connected to Martin have been the Dodgers, Blue Jays and Pirates, although the Pirates recently traded for Francisco Cervelli, a possible indication that they feel it's unlikely they can re-sign their catcher. They extended Martin a qualifying offer, which he declined. The Cubs' top pick (No. 9 overall) is protected, so they'll only have to give up their second-round pick if they sign Martin.
A report early in November indicated that the Cubs intended to pursue Martin. The team intends to be a major bidder for top free agents this offseason, and Martin represents a significant offensive upgrade over incumbent Welington Castillo. Also, Martin excels at framing and has gotten excellent marks for his work with pitchers, two good traits for a team aiming to develop young pitching.
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