Is your community bank open for business or just open? One of our team members had an interesting experience at the mall in his hometown last week. Here’s his story… I went to the mall with my wife around 8:15pm, it closes
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It’s your month to shine, or not The month of April is “Community Banking Month”! FYI… It’s also National Humor Month, National Facial Protection Month (that’s an odd one), and Stress Awareness Month to name just a few of the
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The latest and greatest ideas of 2016 This is generally the time of year that most banks begin new initiatives in the hopes of increasing profitability or turning the tide of continued losses. Greater regulation over the past few years has also
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Did that really happen? We deal with a large number of banks and bank employees throughout the year and we’re always amazed at some of the things we see from community banks. We expect craziness at the big banks! But
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Some produce and some create extra work An evaluation of yourself and your direct reports is something that should be done more often than once a year during the annual review. Evaluation should be a daily function because if you’re not improving
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A leader worth following Community banks are spending a tremendous amount of time, energy and money developing a strategic plan for the coming year. Some are doing it because they have a vision for their bank and others are doing
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Forget the Millennials, fix the selfie mentality in your culture One could argue that the selfie was first introduced by Narcissus in Greek Mythology as he admired and fell in love with his own reflection in a pool of water. This same narcissistic,
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Most community banks have two cultures and don’t even know it So often community bankers spend time worrying about the competition. How do we beat the big banks? How do we keep up with their resources and technology? They worry about other community
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Basing your strategic plan on the feelings of a 25 year old? We read articles every week about the demise of the bank branch network and the future of technology in the banking world. While much of this is based on
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Don’t be fooled by the Pirates Profit Pirates are a sneaky bunch, but if you know what to look for, they’re pretty easily seen. There’s a high probability that 30% of your coworkers are pirates. We’ll assume you’re not one
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