Here’s a phrase to always keep in mind… “Don’t expect what you’re not giving.” It’s probably not the most popular phrase or widely accepted phrase in the entitlement culture we live in today, but it’s very accurate. Typically, most people expect
Read more →We’ve discussed the chain of command on many occasions and the discussion is well warranted. A great deal of destruction to your organizational culture can take place when a few loose links with loose lips do their magic in organizational
Read more →A good rule of thumb is the more responsibility you have the more time you need to spend planning. If you start your day without a plan the slightest problem or situation will throw you and everyone around you into
Read more →Striving for remarkable. Getting better every day. Always doing more. These are all mottos of the best employees, the actively engaged employees, the successful employees. What’s the opposite of this? A Bottom Feeder. A Bottom Feeder is typically in the
Read more →Blog Post contributed by Nolan Knight All managers have a particular style of managing. In order to be effective as a manager you must also understand that you have strengths that relate directly to your management style as well as weaknesses
Read more →We came across this article, 10 Ways to Step Up Your Leadership Today, which is well worth a few minutes to read. Are you getting caught up in the weeds? Are you spending too much time trying to fix under
Read more →My partner, Nolan Knight, often tells the story of his daughters spending hours building a playhouse out of gym mats and how his 3-year old son can tear down their work within seconds. The moral of the story is that
Read more →Most community bankers, when asked what makes them different from the regional and national banks, will tell you their personalized service is the difference. That may be the case with some community banks, because we know a few of those,
Read more →Watching this commercial really brought some things into mind that in the age of facebook, twitter, email, etc. It’s easy to let electronic media become our main or even our only form of communication and networking. It actually seems like
Read more →Last week I needed to purchase a roll (100) of postcard stamps. No problem, I’d go to the local post office, pick them up, be back home in a few minutes. Simple enough… or so I thought. When asking for
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