by Shaun Heuerman | Dec 17, 2014 | Strategic Planning
Is your strategic plan the right plan—and one that can and will get completed?If you’re like most bankers, you probably pulled your strategic plan together eight or nine months ago. But is everyone in the bank on a weekly process to make sure they all hit the...
by Shaun Heuerman | Dec 10, 2014 | Sales Meetings
We’ve all been in those meetings… Everyone saunters into the room, they sit down, pull out pen and paper… …and, the agony begins. Conversations run in circles, the clock seems to almost standstill, and an hour later, everyone leaves the room having accomplished...
by Shaun Heuerman | Nov 27, 2014 | Bank Acquisitions
Think you’re ready for an acquisition? Think you’ve got a bullet-proof plan? Imagine if you take a “bring-it-on-and-make-it-happen-no-matter-what” bank culture where people are passionate about what they do, and combine it with a group with a...
by Shaun Heuerman | Nov 6, 2014 | Bank Acquisitions
The coming bank consolidation isn’t a surprise. It’s been predicted for years. In fact, the next 18 months are destined to be a major “shake out” period when weak banks will be acquired or closed—and banks that are in a position to capture the best customers in...
by Shaun Heuerman | Oct 30, 2014 | Sales & Marketing
Job descriptions by themselves never work. They’re vague and meaningless. And they really don’t directly correct behaviors. When Business Week asked employees whether they were in the top 10 percent of performers in their companies, between 84 and 97 percent,...
