Halfway Is No Excuse

Midyear Banking Strategy: Accelerate Growth, Don’t Apologize As midyear pressures mount, community banks must lead with agility, not anxiety. This episode gives you the framework to do just that—fast. It’s midyear—a critical checkpoint in your annual banking strategy....

Top Bank Doubled Revenue with 1/3 Fewer Staff—Here’s How

If your efficiency ratio strategy is built on budget slashing, you’re playing a losing game. Freezing your training budget. Cutting headcount. Shoving top talent into shared hotel rooms. These aren’t signs of smart leadership—they’re signs of survival-mode thinking....

Bank Drama is Draining Your Profits—Here’s the Proven Fix

Toxic conflict is draining your bank’s profits—and it’s worse than you think. According to recent research, workplace conflict costs American businesses $359 billion annually in lost productivity. And yes, your bank is part of that equation. Endless unproductive...

Are You Paying Millions for Loyalty to Underperformers?

Loyalty to underperformers is draining your bank’s profitability—and you’re footing the bill. If your net interest margin is 150 basis points too low, you’re losing $15 million a year—likely because of long-time employees delivering mediocre results. This week’s video...

 Why Is It So Important to Hold On to Low-Cost Deposits

When everyone is competing for a scarce item, it becomes difficult unless you improve at it.   This is exactly what we need to do with low-cost deposits. Let’s face it, there is no end in sight to the competition for low-cost deposits. Even when your bank is flush...