Podcast: Building a Career as a Community Banker
Two rising community bank executives in North Carolina share lessons in career development and leadership.
Browsing: Leadership
From Washing Windows to Walking the Halls of Congress
Missouri banker Dan Robb’s journey from maintenance man to industry advocate.
Podcast: One Bank CEO on How Diversity Fuels Innovation
It takes a “diversity of imagination” to drive innovation in community banking, says Lead Bank CEO and Vice Chairman Josh Rowland.
The Community Bank Contrarian
Whether it’s buying a mortgage division in 2009 or building a diversified product set in an age of nichification, community bank CEO Luanne Cundiff zigs when pundits say to zag.
Podcast: Bankers You’d Like to Spend a Third of Your Life With
You spend a third of your life at work, says Jeremy Callais. “You can teach someone how to do banking. We hire people who we want to spend a third of our lives with. We tend to think that the customers like to bank with those people too.”
Podcast: Consciously Cultivating an Internal Talent Pipeline
After her bank’s CEO unexpectedly died a quarter century ago, Annette Russell was suddenly thrust into the top job at Security Federal Savings Bank in Logansport, Indiana. But if Russell has anything to do with it, the next transition won’t be so abrupt.
CEO Q&A: Preparing for the Storms of Banking
In a world where bank CEOs often reach the corner office via serving as chief financial officer or building a career on the lending side, Clayton Legear did things differently.
Podcast: A Risk Manager Moves Into the Corner Office
As one of the country’s generation of young bank CEOs, and one whose professional background is in risk management and regulatory compliance, Clayton Legear shares his unique outlook in the latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast.
Retail Banking: A Future Powered by People
To accommodate changing consumer preferences and technology, it’s necessary to shift the retail culture. And that requires a wholesale look at the entire organization—and the removal of barriers between business lines that have existed within banks forever.
Six Tactical Steps to Keep Boards Fresh
Board members and industry experts offer several tips.