Taking Ambitious Community Banks to a 
Challenging times require very focused revenue creating activities and fast. So the natural response for many executives during times like this will be to cut all the expenses, the very ones that in many cases would be what would take them ahead at the end of this and have them stand out (more…)
Intentional Congruence — The Key to Predictable Profitability
One of the hardest things to do is align everyone and everything with just a few things that matter to the profits of your bank.
Yet this intentional congruence is one of the most important practices that you must follow if you want to grow and prosper.
In this blog, I want to share with you a concept that has transformed the strategic planning results for hundreds of banks, increasing profits by 20 to 50 to even 100% in one year.
Now, if you’re the kind of person leader who:
You Can Double Profits without Adding More People or Expense
I believe that everyone wants to feel special and be treated uniquely according to the specific needs and wants. And when it comes to sales, some prospects are more special than others.
Research shows that for banks up to 2 billion in asset size, that their top 100 most profitable customers account for between 50 to 120% of their profit.
In this blog, I’m going to show you how to find another 100 just like them so that you can double profits without adding more people or expense, and build a plan to get all the most profitable customers out there,
Breakthroughs and Missed Opportunities in Your Product Lines
I believe every business has a breakthrough opportunity, a missed profit opportunity, in fact, in several of their product lines.
In this blog, I’m going to share with you how any one of your product lines could be the source of thousands of dollars of additional profits within a few short weeks. You’ll need to change your strategic planning process radically to make it happen.
If you’re the kind of person who:
- Knows your team can sometimes keep repeating what they’ve been doing instead of taking the time to implement breakthrough ideas for a breakthrough increase in profit…
- Is a bit weary of all the regulations and busy work and know that both you and your people haven’t taken the time to question the way that you offer your products…
- Would like the infusion of energy and cash that comes with a rapid increase in the sale of a product line that when revamped using a new strategy that’s now low hanging fruit,
Do You Have a Solid and Proven Strategy to Get More Profitable Customers
I believe most banks are sitting on a gold mine of untapped potential for organic growth and increased profits.
In this blog, you’ll discover how you can get far more and more predictable profit and growth impact from your strategic planning process.
After reviewing over 500 strategic plans, I find that many banks lack effective strategies, lack intentional congruence, and essentially have a list of goals, but lack an effective way to get there.
If you’re the kind of leader who:
- Hires a brilliant facilitator who comes out with a well-written plan that sounds good but doesn’t ever really shake the ground from under your feet for a transformative profit surge…
- Is happy with your plan,
The Big Lie about Low Rates
Let’s get one thing straight. Low price IS a strategy.
And consciously or unconsciously, every time you match rates to win business, you’re saying, “Our strategy is to be the lowest price bank in our market.”
If you’re going to go the low-price route, at least make a conscious decision to pursue that strategy rather than have it be the result of dozens or hundreds of little unconscious decisions to match rate. And do it with the understanding of history.
Consider the history of the low-price strategy in business.
Let’s start with Sears.
The Secrets to Successful Strategic Planning
The reason most banks don’t succeed in their strategic planning is that they lack strategies in their strategic plan. I believe most banks are sitting on a goldmine of untapped potential for organic growth and increased profits. Watch this video to find out how.
How to Guarantee Your Strategic Plan Will Fail, and What to do About It (Part 1)
I hear it time and time again
The overwhelming majority of bankers I talk to when I speak at banking conferences feel that their banks don’t get any real value out of their strategic planning process and the sad reality is—they’re right.
Because of this, strategic planning is often treated as a yearly burden that has to be endured every year. Most bankers play along with absolutely no hope of ever seeing the plan correctly implemented and executed.
This doesn’t just happen in bad banks. It happens to good banks with great employees. This tells us that failed strategic plans are a result of a flawed planning process.
It’s That Time of Year Again
Yes…it’s true.
It’s time once again to create a strategic plan for next year.
It’s time to create that ‘master plan’ that will make next year your BEST YEAR EVER.
If you just sighed or rolled your eyes, then you’re one of the many community bankers that have suffered through strategic planning year after year only to see the plan forgotten, ignored, or poorly implemented.
Many banks with well-meaning, talented people fail to successfully create and implement a strategic plan that produces the desired results.
So what is causing these plans to fall through the cracks?
Is Your Strategic Plan Out of Alignment?
I believe most people tend to be easily distracted.
One of the hardest things to do is get everyone and everything aligned on the few things that matter to the profits at your bank…yet this “intentional congruence” is one of the most important practices you must follow if you want to grow and prosper.
In this episode, I want to share with you a concept that has transformed the strategic planning results for hundreds of banks, increasing profits by 20–50, even 100% in one year.
If you’re the kind of person…
- Who is happy with your strategic planning process,