Insights on Leadership

Real World Examples of the Importance of Authenticity, Trust and Communication in Leadership

Eric McGriff
Sr. Vice President, Chief Credit Risk Officer
Wintrust Specialty Finance

Talk Overview

Building trust is an essential part of leadership. Part of that process is being who you are, doing the job as yourself. True success comes from finding your authentic voice, fostering communication and building trust within your group/team.

Why Select this Talk?

This Talk will provide insight and understanding on how to show up daily, how to create genuine communication that builds trust. These elements are the backbone of one’s leadership style.

How You Learn

Our time together will be interactive, sharing perspectives from both the participant and the leader. We will explore personal as well as broader world examples, experience and points of view.

Takeaways

Authenticity means finding and using your own voice in challenging situations as well as those less difficult. This in turn promotes enhanced communication and establishes valuable trust within an organization.

 
 
 
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Eric McGriff

Eric has been in the Equipment Finance industry for 35 years and has also been involved in the asset-based lending, specialty finance, distribution finance and inventory finance industries. He has served as a senior leader whose responsibilities have included credit, portfolio management, collections, asset management, operations, customer service, legal operations and statistical modeling.  Eric was most recently employed by EverBank and its predecessors since 2006 and held the position of Senior Vice President and Senior Divisional Credit Officer for the Vendor Equipment Finance business. 

Eric’s previously employers include American Express Business Finance where he served as COO, Pinnacle Advisory Services where he was the founder and President and AT&T Credit Corporation where he began his career in 1986 

Eric received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Behavioral Science from Drew University and received a Graduate Credit Management Certificate from the New York Institute of Credit. Eric currently serves on the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association Credit and Collections Committee, the Equality Committee and the Equipment Lease Foundation Research Committee. In 2020, Eric joined the Editorial Board of The Monitor. 

“My thirty years as a people leader in the equipment finance industry has often been a challenging journey in developing leadership skills. My skill set has been advanced through the examples set by outstanding leadership development role models and mentors, formal development programs, and through self-reflection of on-the-job successes and failures. In this Master Talk I will share some of my leadership insights using real-world examples that focus on the importance of authenticity, trust, and communication.”

— Eric McGriff