Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2022

But equally important is what they should be doing to keep the talented employees that they already have, both to avoid a short-term staffing crisis and to keep the pipeline of leadership full. However, community banks have a big opportunity to stand out from the crowd of potential employers.”. Malvern Bank’s personal touch.

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How To Louisville Community Bank Training 91

Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

Executive committee members tell us what advocacy issues they’ll be focused on during their terms, while board members share their words of wisdom for up-and-coming community bankers: themselves. To sum it up, these leaders are all in and all heart for community banking. We are not Wall Street banks—we are community banks.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2023

Illustration by Maïté Franchi With educational sessions on hot‑button issues, inspirational speakers and beneficial networking opportunities, ICBA LIVE is the greatest community banking event in the country. Everyone leaves the event with new information in hand to put into action back at their bank.” New connections.

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Honolulu Community Community Bank Leadership 91

Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

It not only provided a safe learning environment; it also proved convenient and economical and allowed for wider training options. If you are learning remotely, put yourself in a quiet, distraction-free environment, such as a home office with a closed door or a dedicated training room at the bank. want to hear. Turn off emails.

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Training Community Bank Community Groups 121

NCR

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

The days when community banks and credit unions could stay behind the technology curve and still come out on top are long gone. Community banking has no future if leadership doesn’t wake to the new competitive reality and adapt some of their strategies and long-held biases in order to compete.

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Community Bank Community Leadership Branch Strategies 40

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2019

This developing world of payments and the fierce competition offered by non-traditional providers of financial services presents big challenges to smaller and community banks – those financial institutions (FIs) with less than $10 billion in assets. That brings [smaller] banks an immediate string of deposits,” Good said.

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Community Bank Community Operations Leadership 116

Independent Banker

JULY 30, 2015

Lindsay LaNore is responsible for ICBA’s new Community Banker University. She leads a team that works to identify, develop and offer courses that meet community banks’ educational needs. Her role is to make certain that relevant education is provided in a responsive manner to all community bank members. “I

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

We asked both leaders and staffers to tell us what makes their community banks stand out as employers. Key Community Bank: Leading by example. Key Community Bank. At the heart of Key Community Bank’s work culture is connection. Greg Dennis, Key Community Bank. “We

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Community Bank Community Texas Leadership 164

Jeff For Banks

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Why is it so common in community banks? Peter Principle is alive and well in banking. We elevate superior performers in their functional position to leadership positions to which they are ill prepared. My local paper featured the director of training and development at a long-standing construction company.

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Leadership Management Community Bank Community 60

Independent Banker

JULY 29, 2016

Last year Community Banker University’s eight certification programs provided more than 4,000 community bankers with highly tailored training. Community Banker University certification programs offer real-world, useful advice that community bankers can use immediately. It also offers online training available 24/7.

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Minneapolis Community Bank Community San Antonio 70

Gonzobanker

JULY 20, 2022

financial institution executives surveyed for What’s Going On In Banking 2022 , 19% of community banks and 10% of credit unions had not launched a digital transformation strategy prior to this year, and another 15% had no plans to do so. Among 300 U.S. Own It, Bankers!

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Digital Strategies Strategy Leadership Customer Experience 174

Abrigo

MAY 5, 2022

It also examines how community banks are different than other types of financial institutions, along with strategies for optimal operations. Guests and Marksberry typically talk leadership, life, and advice for listeners, all while telling stories of their journeys to leadership in the financial sector. BSA Training.

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Community Lending Maine Resources 195

Jeff For Banks

OCTOBER 23, 2021

The professor charged with moving the program forward expressed frustration that banks were not providing enough internships nor commitments to hire graduates. Which is strange because in most strategic planning sessions we moderate, talent availability is a threat, and management below senior leadership is often a weakness.

Community Bank 78

Community Bank Community Management Leadership 78

Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

This year’s winners: Left: Central Valley Community Bank, People’s Choice Award; Middle: Kennebec Savings Bank, Exceptional Community Bank Service Award; Right: Cross River Bank, Emerging Service Program Award. Exceptional Community Bank Service Award. Kennebec Savings Bank.

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American Banker

MAY 26, 2016

A community bank CEO takes a contrarian approach to underperforming branches, staffing up instead of closing them down, and Bank of the West embeds star employees at nonprofits as leadership training.

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Branch Strategies Strategy Leadership Training 34

ABA Community Banking

AUGUST 3, 2021

Bank marketing skills and experience can inform and inspire professionals to take on new leadership challenges. The post Career Profile: From Bank Marketing to Chief Diversity Officer appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Marketing Leadership Training Community Bank 59

Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

Thanks to high levels of engagement, community banks are well known for having long-standing employees. Do you have a rotational program at the bank that allows a junior employee the chance to learn something new? Enroll them in a training course or give them a special lending project.

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Lending Community Millennials Training 91

Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

If community banks put in the effort to foster a sense of belonging, the result is a stronger workplace culture, greater employee loyalty and, ultimately, a better experience for customers. So, how can community banks build truly inclusive cultures, where everyone feels like they belong? Misti Stanton, Mercantile Bank.

Community Bank 91

Community Bank Community Leadership Millennials 91

Jeff For Banks

MAY 2, 2015

This week, an executive recruiter contacted me again for an "experienced banker" to be the heir-to-be CEO of a community bank. Problem: the last heir-to-be that this bank hired didn't pan out. Because this post drifted from banking, I apologize. As a nation, we asked them to go, and they heeded the call.

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Community Leadership Training Community Bank 60

Jeff For Banks

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Because what I hear in community bank strategy sessions, the branch is an important if not critical portion to an enduring future. We think increasing teller pay, in the face of rising wages led by larger banks, is enough. It's branch leadership that needs to earn breadwinning pay. No intention of remaining in the branch.

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Branch Design Community Bank Strategy Survey 68

Independent Banker

JANUARY 26, 2016

Of course, community banks are the primary economic engines behind small businesses on Main Street America, funding more than 60 percent of all small-business lending. When you’re looking at key issues in the community, bring entrepreneurs to the table and ask them to solve it—because that’s who solves things,” Williamson insists.

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Miami Community Bank Community Resources 70

Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Kaarin Long stops by a local manufacturer while getting to know customers as Investors Community Bank’s cash management relationship manager. Investors Community Bank in Manitowoc, Wis. IB: What is Investors Community Bank like? IB: Your position is new for Investors Community Bank.

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Community Community Bank Milwaukee Wisconsin 70

Independent Banker

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Even if you’re not required to use either version of the Cybersecurity Assessment, beta users say it can help your community bank gauge its cybersecurity risks and ultimately guard against cybercrime. At the Bank of Luxemburg, a $290 million-asset community bank in Luxemburg, Wis., Real-world testing. “I

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Tools Community Community Bank Security 70

Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Even if you’re not required to use either version of the Cybersecurity Assessment, beta users say it can help your community bank gauge its cybersecurity risks and ultimately guard against cybercrime. At the Bank of Luxemburg, a $290 million-asset community bank in Luxemburg, Wis., Real-world testing. “I

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Tools Community Community Bank Security 70

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Banks and credit unions had to fundamentally change their delivery, support and relationship management models at scopes and speeds that were unheard of. And how did community banks and credit unions respond to the COVID craziness? Jill is continually demonstrating just how loud a $300 million community bank can roar!

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Idaho Community Industry Strategy 181

Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

We spoke with legal and financial experts about what questions community bank leaders should ask themselves pre-merger, what issues they may face and how they can build an even stronger financial institution. Combining two banks into one is a complex undertaking. By Bridget McCrea. Preserving the value of the transaction.

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Community Bank Community Minneapolis Leadership 91

ABA Community Banking

JUNE 13, 2023

The latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast features the winners of ABA's Distinguished Service Awards for Risk and Compliance. The post Podcast: Perspectives from two bank risk and compliance leaders appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Compliance Risk Management Training Leadership 52

Jeff For Banks

MARCH 2, 2019

Management and leadership are soft skills that are not on a financial institution's priority list. In that post, I wrote of a former military commander that worked for a large corporation that incorporated leadership into their development program. Aside from compliance and functional training, develop them to hit their next level.

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Leadership Strategy Management Training 60

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

. ————————————————————————— The ‘En Vogue’ Trend of the Year – Credit unions buying community banks. It looked effortless, but ecosystem alignment like that takes real work. .

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Idaho Conference Data Marketing 148

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Hats off to Thomas Shara at Lakeland and Tony Labozzetta of Provident for architecting the new $25 billion super-community bank in New Jersey. It’s hard to understand how Clobes has time in the day to drive her unlimited amount of leadership activities. What an amazing leadership story. merges with Lakeland Bancorp.

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Community Fintech Industry Innovation 216

Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Execs from Broadway Bank and U.S. Bank discussed universal bankers in one solid session with gritty details of higher satisfaction and retention rates of universals and the emphasis on knowledge (training and ongoing mentoring). Where’s the creativity and product leadership, folks? Two jumped out.

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Chicago Retail Branch Design Training 98

Gonzobanker

AUGUST 19, 2015

Ladies & Gentlemen, What you are about to hear is based on a true story of two mid-size banks, but names, numbers and key aspects of the story have been changed to protect the innocent. This is a tale of growth at Warm Pulse Bank and Cold Fish Bank. However, there is a big difference in the senior leadership team.

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Phoenix Lending Community Community Bank 60

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Since Richman and about 100 other bankers from LaSalle Bank in Chicago joined PrivateBancorp nearly a decade ago, the bank has grown to an $18 billion solid niche player with $10 billion in assets under management. Hats off to a decade of strong leadership and hard work. V: “On the training extranet.”. see [link] ).

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Utah System Community Marketing 60

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Since Richman and about 100 other bankers from LaSalle Bank in Chicago joined PrivateBancorp nearly a decade ago, the bank has grown to an $18 billion solid niche player with $10 billion in assets under management. Hats off to a decade of strong leadership and hard work. V: “On the training extranet.”.

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Utah System Community Marketing 60

Gonzobanker

MARCH 30, 2017

Maybe I’ve spent too much time breathing re-circulated plane air, but I couldn’t help but think of President Clinton’s tagline as I read a concerning statistic in the recently released “What’s Going On in Banking” : more than half of both credit union and bank executives reported that their contact centers are not “future-ready.”

Customer Experience 60

Customer Experience Training Community Bank Community 60

Gonzobanker

MARCH 30, 2017

Maybe I’ve spent too much time breathing re-circulated plane air, but I couldn’t help but think of President Clinton’s tagline as I read a concerning statistic in the recently released “What’s Going On in Banking” : more than half of both credit union and bank executives reported that their contact centers are not “future-ready.”

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Customer Experience Training Community Bank Community 60