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
Read more →Think it. Say it. Believe it… But Implement It? For the past 20 years we’ve heard community bankers tell us, “What you’re saying is pretty basic”. What is it that we are telling them? We’re telling them to implement an incentive plan
Read more →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
Read more →Grow your bank at least 10% per year with an effective Loan Acquisition Strategy With the right approach to loan acquisition, significant loan growth and bank growth is going to occur. Unfortunately, many community banks take a backward approach to the
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