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How to Build a “Culture-Score-Improves-Every-Year” Iron-Clad System

https://emmerichgroup-2.wistia.com/medias/ja251rpxlc?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=1163   I believe a great culture makes running an organization delightful. In this episode, I’ll share with you a system we use with our clients, who, almost without exception, improve their culture scores every year compared to the year before—often for over a decade. Maybe you think your culture...

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A Line in the Sand—Stop Crazy-Making, Culture-Destroying Behaviors for Good

https://emmerichgroup-2.wistia.com/medias/ghybyia573?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=1163   I believe that sometimes, sadly, a workplace can feel a bit like an adult day care. In this episode, I’ll show you how you can stop the behaviors that keep you stirring at night while your ability and “safety” to lead is pulled out from under you. You may feel that you have a good culture,...

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The Real Reasons a Customer Leaves Your Bank

https://emmerichgroup-2.wistia.com/medias/641vqhareh?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=1163 I believe people want to trust their banker and count on them for guidance on making good financial decisions. In this episode, I’m going to show you how to not only recover from the damage that was done to the industry when a megabank was called out on sales practices that caused improper...

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Here’s How Banks Double Their Cross-Sales in 4 Months

https://emmerichgroup-2.wistia.com/medias/f416cc75yf?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=1163 I believe that great organizations have mastery of two things—great people and great systems. In this session, I’m going to share with you a system that has consistently and predictably doubled cross-sales in 4-5 months. If you’re the kind of person who: Has had a few false attempts at fixing the...

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How to Use “Positioning Questions” to Boost Cross-Sales Ethically

https://emmerichgroup-2.wistia.com/medias/41iypqen7b?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=1163 I believe that people like to pay more for someone who provides a unique benefit that is valuable to them. In this episode, I’ll show you how to win all of the business of your prospects without them ever asking about rate or fees. REALLY. I know it sounds crazy, but in our seminars, I...

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How to Stop Rate Shopping with One Simple Question

I believe banks deserve to get paid far more for what they do. In this episode, I’m going to share with you a process to get your people to stop rate matching for good. They'll never again give a rate when someone calls in to ask for a rate. If you’re the kind of leader: Who has been on the bandwagon for years about not having to match rates but you still have team members who think you don’t...

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Getting Your Team EXCITED About Why Cross-Sales Matter

  I believe people get energy and feel good about themselves when they help other people. In this episode, I’m going to show you how to get your people excited about having your clients acquire all the products and services that would help them. I believe cross-sales is a measure of trust—if they trust you, they bring everything to you immediately and continue to add more as they need it....

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Make More Profitable Decisions in Less Time

  I believe good business is just a series of good choices strategically and effectively implemented. In this episode, I’ll show you how to help your executive team make better decisions faster. If you’re frustrated because when someone comes to you with a recommendation it is half-baked, and the person with the idea has essentially “delegated up” the work to get better information so a...

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Communication Strategies for a More Effective Team

I believe that being a great executive requires us to each grow as individuals. In this session, I’m going to share with you how to get your executives to grow in how they communicate with each other. If you feel like your executives get along well, but they don’t always go into the eye of the needle to address tough subjects as effectively as you’d like, you’ll love learning that there is more...

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Test Your Executive Team to See Where They Come Up Short

  I believe that you can’t coach height—that certain things don’t change much. In this session, I’ll show you how you can dramatically improve the results driven by your executive team and its effectiveness. If you seem to be coaching the same people on the same things to no avail—the proverbial, “every day at the landscaping firm, the green side goes up, and the brown side goes down”—and...

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The Power of Extreme Accountability

    I believe that most people have at least a little bit of fear that they won’t be successful. In this episode, I’m going to show you a powerful way to get your executives to understand that they own all the results for the entire organization—not just their silos—and what to do with that knowledge. If you feel like you’re still the one who is “nagging” your team to hit deadlines and...

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Does Your Executive Hiring Process Need Work?

  I believe the culture of your organization is your golden egg. In this episode, I’m going to share with you how to protect your bank from the carnage that often results from bringing in executives who don’t get your culture. If you feel like your executive team is ready to run a bank twice its current size, and the next-in-line are also ready to do the same, don’t go anywhere, because I...

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