created the appetite for many to explore what ’ s next – to take the credit union even further . “ We crossed the finish line and we had great success , but our employees are now thirsty for more innovation , more projects , and more opportunities to grow personally and professionally ,” says Larson , noting the need for balance in driving innovation and progress while determining when members and employees are ready .
With more than 28,000 hours of training and development for employees leading up to the core conversion in October 2018 , Affinity Plus doubled the size of its training team and recruited temporary trainers from within its employee base . All employees took part in some form of large group training and completed hours of practice in the months that followed . They learned and stretched and worked outside their comfort zones . And the investment has proved to be invaluable . Undertaking a confidence check at the 30-day mark post-conversion to the new core system , employees reported a confidence level of rating of 4.0 on a scale of 1-5 . Moving forward , Affinity Plus has also
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