by Shaun Heuerman | Aug 13, 2015 | Strategic Planning
Last week I discussed the first five strategies to help transform your bank to be stronger and more profitable than ever before. Now let’s dive into the next group of strategies that will impact the bottom line. 6. Free the vigilantes. Ray Kroc used to say that until...
by Shaun Heuerman | Jul 30, 2015 | Strategic Planning
Imagine a strategic planning process that allows for the right strategies proven to lower risk, improve profit, and build a sustainable system that creates predictable organic growth that actually was implemented and exceeded. You don’t have to imagine. That system...
by Shaun Heuerman | Jul 23, 2015 | Strategic Planning
Last week I discussed the hard truth behind most banks’ strategic plans: they lack…well, strategy. Let me quickly recap last week’s fails to avoid before diving into the next four. 1) The plan is a list of goals, and does not list the strategies on how to obtain those...
by Shaun Heuerman | Jul 16, 2015 | Strategic Planning
Let’s be frank: Most banks get no real value from their strategic planning process—just a list of unimaginative goals with none of the revolutionary thought needed to transform results, and very little hope of even getting beyond the book on the shelf. If that sounds...
by Shaun Heuerman | Mar 4, 2015 | Strategic Planning
You’ve decided to create and implement a killer strategy. So where do you look for ideas?There are hundreds of tried and true strategies out there. Some have taken companies from just marking time to the big time in no time. But which ones should you consider?Why not...
by Shaun Heuerman | Jan 21, 2015 | Strategic Planning
Do you mind if I ask what on Earth you think you’re doing? I’m sorry, that was rude. I’m not trying to be nosy. But I couldn’t help noticing that you’re doing the old “Mission Statement, SWOT, and Goals” thing. That’s...
