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Management Kicks

On September 11, 2018 / corporate culture, leadership, Management, Nolan Knight, SCMG, Scott Sensat

Is Managing Kicking You in the Head? Managing can be one of the most rewarding positions in a bank and in any organization. Building successful teams, coaching employees to achieve more than they thought possible, and creating a great place

A Stupid-Free Zone

On July 2, 2018 / Community Banks, corporate culture, Employee Engagement, Human Resources, Management, Nolan Knight, SCMG, Scott Sensat, Sheila Keller

Stupid is real and it’s all around us We have gun-free zones and safe zones. Why not a Stupid-Free Zone? We previously wrote a popular article called, “You Can’t Fix Lazy, Crazy, and Stupid“ and we stand by it. So

How Is Your Management Timing?

On June 12, 2018 / Coaching, Human Resources, leadership, Management, Motivation, Nolan Knight, Scott Sensat, Sheila Keller

Timing is everything There’s a reason for the popular phrase, Timing is everything. Saying happy birthday or anniversary, means so much more on the actual day. Paying bills on time certainly matters. When it comes to managing, timing can be

Are Your Customers Seeing Beyond The Trees?

On February 28, 2018 / Coaching, Community Banks, Customer Service, Employee disengagement, Management, Nolan Knight, SCMG, Scott Sensat, Training

You can’t see the forest for the trees We often hear this old saying when being reminded to step back and look beyond the trees for a real perspective on a problem or situation. But there’s another way to look

Engaged Employees Becoming Disengaged

On February 8, 2018 / Community Banks, corporate culture, Employee disengagement, Employee Engagement, leadership, Management

Disengagement is the enemy One of the greatest threats to the continued success and growth of your community bank is when the best employees, move from a point of being fully engaged in the culture and vision of your bank

10 Looks To Avoid In Banking

On January 30, 2018 / branding, Community Banks, corporate culture, Employee Engagement, Human Resources, leadership, Management, Nolan Knight, SCMG, Scott Sensat, Self Improvement, Sheila Keller

Looks matter Beauty may only be skin-deep but looks matter. We all know when something looks right and we know when something doesn’t look the way it should. Going to church in your swimsuit is generally not a good look

Fake Work Is Wasting Time In Your Bank

On January 23, 2018 / Employee Engagement, leadership, Management, Meetings, Nolan Knight, SCMG, Scott Sensat, Sheila Keller

3 Time Wasters Disguised As Work These days it seems everyone is busy and there’s just not enough time in the day. Unfortunately, the last time we checked, a day still has the same number of minutes as it had 100

Two Reasons Your Outbound Calling Program Isn’t Working

On January 17, 2018 / Bank, Business Development, call program, Community Banks, leadership, Management, Nolan Knight, Scott Sensat, Sheila Keller

Tracking and Accountability Most community banks really want their officers and select employees to make outbound customer calls. Unfortunately for most, this desire for a calling program, with positive results, has not translated into any type of reality. What has

Stop These 3 Things in 2018

On December 27, 2017 / implementation, leadership, Management, Nolan Knight, SCMG, Scott Sensat, Sheila Keller, Status Quo, Uncategorized

Where do we stop? This is the time of year many people and organizations begin to think about the coming new year. It’s a time of resolutions, optimistic business plans, and revamped initiatives. There’s nothing wrong with New Year’s resolutions

The Work-Life Balance – Myth Busted

On May 23, 2017 / Employee Development, Employee Engagement, Human Resources, leadership, Management, Nolan Knight, SCMG, Scott Sensat, Self Improvement, Sheila Keller

Getting more work done at work It seems like we’re hearing more and more these days about work-life balance as if there is some sort of a national crisis of people working too hard. In our opinion, that’s not the problem. The

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