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Sometimes it’s hard to see who benefits from a decision—until it’s too late. It doesn’t matter if it’s a third-party provider or a larger institution. Remember […]
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December 31, 2025
When pressure mounts to grow deposits, reduce costs or boost earnings, short-term solutions can seem like the answer. But be careful—tempting options, such as adopting the […]
December 17, 2025
Community banks face traps in the form of flashy vendor pitches, regulatory shortcuts or “silver bullet” strategies. These traps are tempting and seem like quick fixes, […]
December 3, 2025
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Getting out of a bad situation isn’t as easy as walking away. Whether it’s a poorly negotiated contract, a cultural misstep with your team or a […]
June 25, 2025
Selling 101: The Intersection of Coaching and Selling Coaching and Selling: Parallel Skills and Outcomes Both coaching and selling involve understanding the client and helping them […]
May 21, 2025
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The concept of empowerment is all about seizing control of our lives and achieving greatness. But here’s the thing—only a fraction of people actually think about […]
April 23, 2025
As community bank CEOs, your commitment to excellence is paramount. Yet, we’ve all seen what happens when an organization loses its drive. There’s a nearby bank […]
March 5, 2025
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In the world of community banking, leadership isn’t just about making strategic decisions or managing operations. It’s about confronting and overcoming a pervasive and often invisible […]
February 19, 2025
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Ladies and gentlemen, leadership, at its core, often comes down to decision-making. Decisions are the heartbeat of every business. They’re made every day, at every level, […]
February 12, 2025
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Leadership often comes down to decision-making. Decisions happen all the time, everywhere, in every business. Your people make them every day. It occurs in your job, […]
January 29, 2025
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As community bank CEOs, you’re often presented with multiple-choice decisions, whether it’s about product offerings, strategic initiatives or vendor selections. The options seem straightforward, and someone […]
December 18, 2024
In one of his recent blogs, Seth Godin asks why do we often fall for the pitches of smooth talkers, con artists, demagogues and tricksters? As […]
December 11, 2024
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In the community banking world, where trust and reliability are the cornerstones of every decision, it’s easy to get caught up in the pursuit of perfection. […]
December 4, 2024
In the fast-paced community banking world, the principle espoused by Seth Godin: “the best available option is always available,” holds profound significance. For CEOs, Seth’s mindset […]
October 30, 2024
In Steven Pressfield’s book, “The War of Art,” he talks about ‘Resistance’ as the collective term for the internal psychological barriers we all face—fear, self-doubt, complacency […]
November 17, 2023
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Many people have expectations that their employer is going to offer them flexibility in how, where and when they work. And in many businesses, why wouldn’t […]
August 18, 2021
A common problem executive teams face is that they forget—or never even knew—the ultimate purpose of their role, which is to advocate and plan for the […]
July 26, 2021
July 16, 2021
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Awareness precedes choice and choice precedes change which then determines results. Thus, enhancing your awareness and ultimately your results, is essential to becoming a capable leader. […]
September 22, 2017
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Have you ever tried to change a habit? Maybe tried to start losing weight by not thinking about food? Have you tried to play the cool one […]
August 30, 2017
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Few of us would argue that habits have a huge impact on our lives. Habits can make monkeys out of us all…For better or worse, they […]
June 20, 2017
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“Common sense is the simple knack of seeing something the way it really is and doing something the way it should be done.” —Mark Twain […]
May 30, 2017
September 7, 2015
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] IF YOU ARE MAKING MISTAKES, IT MEANS YOU’RE OUT THERE DOING SOMETHING. – NEIL GAIMAN, AUTHOR & GRAPHIC NOVELIST Changing habits is just the […]
February 2, 2015
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Clients often ask how they might make better decisions. While trying to answer that question, I realized that many people don’t understand what making a good […]
January 5, 2015
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] Way back in 1902, the author James Allen, one of the very first motivational authors, wrote: “As masters of our own thoughts we are […]
January 21, 2026
Sometimes it’s hard to see who benefits from a decision—until it’s too late. It doesn’t matter if it’s a third-party provider or a larger institution. Remember […]
December 31, 2025
When pressure mounts to grow deposits, reduce costs or boost earnings, short-term solutions can seem like the answer. But be careful—tempting options, such as adopting the […]
December 17, 2025
Community banks face traps in the form of flashy vendor pitches, regulatory shortcuts or “silver bullet” strategies. These traps are tempting and seem like quick fixes, […]
December 3, 2025
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Getting out of a bad situation isn’t as easy as walking away. Whether it’s a poorly negotiated contract, a cultural misstep with your team or a […]
June 25, 2025
Selling 101: The Intersection of Coaching and Selling Coaching and Selling: Parallel Skills and Outcomes Both coaching and selling involve understanding the client and helping them […]
May 21, 2025
Published by admin on May 21, 2025
The concept of empowerment is all about seizing control of our lives and achieving greatness. But here’s the thing—only a fraction of people actually think about […]
April 23, 2025
As community bank CEOs, your commitment to excellence is paramount. Yet, we’ve all seen what happens when an organization loses its drive. There’s a nearby bank […]
March 5, 2025
Published by admin on March 5, 2025
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In the world of community banking, leadership isn’t just about making strategic decisions or managing operations. It’s about confronting and overcoming a pervasive and often invisible […]
February 19, 2025
Published by admin on February 19, 2025
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Ladies and gentlemen, leadership, at its core, often comes down to decision-making. Decisions are the heartbeat of every business. They’re made every day, at every level, […]
February 12, 2025
Published by admin on February 12, 2025
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Leadership often comes down to decision-making. Decisions happen all the time, everywhere, in every business. Your people make them every day. It occurs in your job, […]
January 29, 2025
Published by admin on January 29, 2025
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As community bank CEOs, you’re often presented with multiple-choice decisions, whether it’s about product offerings, strategic initiatives or vendor selections. The options seem straightforward, and someone […]
December 18, 2024
In one of his recent blogs, Seth Godin asks why do we often fall for the pitches of smooth talkers, con artists, demagogues and tricksters? As […]
December 11, 2024
Published by admin on December 11, 2024
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In the community banking world, where trust and reliability are the cornerstones of every decision, it’s easy to get caught up in the pursuit of perfection. […]
December 4, 2024
In the fast-paced community banking world, the principle espoused by Seth Godin: “the best available option is always available,” holds profound significance. For CEOs, Seth’s mindset […]
October 30, 2024
In Steven Pressfield’s book, “The War of Art,” he talks about ‘Resistance’ as the collective term for the internal psychological barriers we all face—fear, self-doubt, complacency […]
November 17, 2023
Published by admin on November 17, 2023
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Many people have expectations that their employer is going to offer them flexibility in how, where and when they work. And in many businesses, why wouldn’t […]
August 18, 2021
A common problem executive teams face is that they forget—or never even knew—the ultimate purpose of their role, which is to advocate and plan for the […]
July 26, 2021
July 16, 2021
Published by admin on July 16, 2021
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Awareness precedes choice and choice precedes change which then determines results. Thus, enhancing your awareness and ultimately your results, is essential to becoming a capable leader. […]
September 22, 2017
Published by admin on September 22, 2017
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Have you ever tried to change a habit? Maybe tried to start losing weight by not thinking about food? Have you tried to play the cool one […]
August 30, 2017
Published by admin on August 30, 2017
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Few of us would argue that habits have a huge impact on our lives. Habits can make monkeys out of us all…For better or worse, they […]
June 20, 2017
Published by admin on June 20, 2017
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“Common sense is the simple knack of seeing something the way it really is and doing something the way it should be done.” —Mark Twain […]
May 30, 2017
September 7, 2015
Published by admin on September 7, 2015
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] IF YOU ARE MAKING MISTAKES, IT MEANS YOU’RE OUT THERE DOING SOMETHING. – NEIL GAIMAN, AUTHOR & GRAPHIC NOVELIST Changing habits is just the […]
February 2, 2015
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Clients often ask how they might make better decisions. While trying to answer that question, I realized that many people don’t understand what making a good […]
January 5, 2015
Published by admin on January 5, 2015
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] Way back in 1902, the author James Allen, one of the very first motivational authors, wrote: “As masters of our own thoughts we are […]