The test of leadership
Meet ABA’s first class of Emerging Leader Award winners.
Browsing: Leadership
Agricultural leadership programs plant the seeds for banking leadership
Ag leadership development programs provide training and skillsets that translate well into talents needed by successful bankers.
‘My hobby is banking’
Meet Saleem Iqbal, ABA’s Community Bankers Council chair.
Podcast: Inspiring rising leaders to be part of something bigger
As a leader in selecting and developing potential Chick-fil-A restaurant operators for many years, André Kennebrew conducted around 8,500 talent interviews. Here’s what he learned about talent from one of America’s fastest-growing and top-rated consumer brands.
Podcast: A community bank CEO’s perspective on cloud migration, climate risk
Cloud migration was a big deal for banks before COVID, but it kicked into a higher gear than ever as the pandemic drove virtual banking, digital workflows and remote work across the industry.
The path less taken to the community bank C-suite
Not many bank CEOs can say their first bank job was . . . being CEO. For those who can, they say it brings a unique perspective on leadership to the industry.
When it’s time to invoke the succession plan
Experiences like Northwest Bank’s are not unprecedented—and sudden death is not the only incident that can rock an organization’s world and trigger the succession plan.
Advancing women in banking leadership is everyone’s business
Advancing women’s leadership in financial services is not just a job for women. It’s a job for all of us, including male CEOs like Zions’ Scott Anderson.
Podcast: How Multigenerational Directors and Engaged Employees Drive Bank Independence
For nearly 200 years, Millbury National Bank has stayed independent as a commercially focused community bank in Massachusetts. Part of that independent tradition owes to the bank’s history of multigenerational stewardship.
Rep. Correa to Emerging Leaders: Build Relationships with Your Lawmakers
In remarks during the American Bankers Association’s Emerging Leaders Forum today, Rep. Lou Correa (D-Calif.) urged attendees to be involved in their community and build relationships with lawmakers.