Texas Trust's Jim Minge talks leadership

Posted: Jan 25, 2019 | Author:

This week on CreditUnion.com, Texas Trust Credit Union CEO Jim Minge talks about what he’s learned through the years, how he found his way from auditor to credit union CEO, and why there’s no room for a big ego when it comes to helping members.

Just a snippet on joining the credit union movement, in his own words…

I was blessed at a fairly young age with my first leadership role at Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union. I was there for 18 years, and the CEO I worked for—Randy Smith—believed in moving people around to give us opportunities. Four of us competed for Randy’s job when he retired. We all had excellent training, which was a great problem for the credit union.

I became CEO of Texas Trust Credit Union seven years ago. When I wake up in the morning, my first thought is, “How many people are we going to help today?” It’s different from what the CEO of a big bank likely wakes up thinking, but it fits me and I’m happy.

On leadership style …

One of the hardest things you can do is delegate effectively and trust people to make good decisions that align with your vision. The balance of delegating and maintaining a light management style—to ensure things keep heading in the right direction—is a difficult thing. I can’t claim I’m great at it, but I have pushed myself to build relationships and trust the people around me.

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Texas Trust Credit Union headquarters is located in Arlington, Texas, and serves Dallas, Henderson, Tarrant, and Tom Green counties, as well as parts of Denton, Ellis, and Johnson counties. The credit union has 21 branches in Arlington, Athens, Bedford, Cedar Hill, Flower Mound, Grand Prairie, Hur4st, Irving, Mansfield, Midlothian, and San Angelo. More than 300 employees work at Texas Trust, which has 116,000 members and assets of $1.2 billion. Texas Trust was established in 1936 and is ranked 17th largest credit union in Texas, as well as the largest residential lender in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Learn more about Texas Trust Credit Union.