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
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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
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Doing just enough to get by It’s 2017 and if you haven’t botched the year already, don’t fret, there’s still plenty of time to totally mess it up. By now, you’ve already read the litany of top 10’s telling us how
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 →Ok, we know… That was a few months ago. But seriously, we keep coming across employees that must think we’re all fools with the effort they are putting into their job. Do they actually think we don’t notice? FYI… We
Read more →I read this article from Forbes, “Bored in the Office: Is it the New Productivity Killer?“. Pretty interesting piece and something to be aware of if you’re a manager. The article mentions that employees who don’t know the purpose for
Read more →This is the time of year that leadership will often make decisions that may upset even the most engaged managers. Under no circumstance should you ever express your concerns in front of your direct reports. It is only acceptable to
Read more →Inner branding By Bernstel, Janet BighamPublication: ABA Bank MarketingDate: Tuesday, April 1 2003 While trying to institute any new initiative in your bank, you’re bound to run into the profit pirates. These are the “We’ve tried that before and it
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