by The Emmerich Group | Jul 21, 2022 | Culture, Profitability and Growth, Strategic Planning
What’s the biggest mistake made during a strategic planning day? That’s easy. Lack of intentional congruence. In other words, there’s a whole bunch of stuff on the paper, but it doesn’t match. I remember when I was a young mother, and my mother...
by The Emmerich Group | Aug 5, 2021 | Culture, Profitability and Growth, Strategic Planning
If you knew what the very top-performing banks knew, could you become a top-performing bank? I think there’s a strong possibility. In banking, there are some secrets that many of the top-performing banks hold close to their chest because they don’t want...
by The Emmerich Group | Jul 29, 2021 | Culture, Profitability and Growth, Strategic Planning
If strategic plans actually exist to create predictable growth, profit, and bank culture, why is it that most of them do the opposite? Why is it that in most banks in America, the strategic plans don’t get implemented? Why do I hear from hundreds of bank CEOs...
by The Emmerich Group | 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...
