February 12, 2025
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
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
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
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
Who among us isn’t concerned about the Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous (VUCA) world around us? Many leaders have heard of VUCA but haven’t given […]