The Anatomy of Leadership

The Anatomy of Leadership

Martin Luther King, Jr. famously stated, “A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.” As one begins to examine the broad concept of leadership, this idea of molding consensus – of developing an alignment of purpose – is at the heart of...
Mining for Opportunities

Mining for Opportunities

The niche of the community bank is the depth and breadth of its customer service; yet, the days of handshake loan approvals and simple spreadsheet reasoning are over. Well, sort of. The personal experience developed at the branch level still exists, but today, every...