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SUMMARY:Strategic Planning for Financial Institutions – It’s All about Your Strategy! (presenting with ICBA)
DESCRIPTION:Your institution is unique\, and so should be your strategic plan. The environment for community financial institutions continues to change due to volatility in interest rates\, emerging technologies\, evolving consumer preferences\, market changes\, and recent bank failures. These factors necessitate a fluid and adaptable strategic plan. Additionally\, the industry faces numerous challenges\, new competitors\, and uncertainties\, which also present unprecedented opportunities. This highlights the need for a dynamic strategic plan that enables financial institutions to thrive and grow. Whether your institution lacks a cohesive strategy or wants to review existing plans\, this webinar will address critical questions about your institution’s vision\, employee alignment with that vision\, cultural and brand consistency\, risk identification\, and having the right people in the right roles. \nAfter attending this webinar\, you will be able to clarify your vision\, mission\, and core values\, understand the importance of a well-defined strategic plan structure\, and identify key components common to successful strategies. You will also learn about the role of enterprise risk mitigation and management in your strategic plan\, learn four key growth strategies\, establish best practices with board governance\, and manage the strategic planning and implementation process. Additionally\, you will gain tools and ideas to integrate your Enterprise Risk Management and Talent Management Programs into your strategic plan\, ensuring it is actively implemented and not just a document on the shelf. \nKey Learning Objectives:  \n\nDefine Your Path: Clarify Your Vision\, Mission\, and Core Values\nBlueprint for Success: Learn the Importance of a Clearly Defined Strategic Plan Structure\nUnlock Success: Identify Key Components Common to Winning Strategies\nRisk-Proof Your Plan: Understand the Role of Enterprise Risk Mitigation and Management\nGrowth Mastery: Identify and Implement Four Key Growth Strategies\nGovernance Excellence: Establish Best Practices with Board Governance\nStrategic Leadership: Develop and Manage the Strategic Planning Process\nRisk-Ready: Conduct a Strategic Risk Assessment for New Initiatives\nSeamless Integration: Incorporate Your Enterprise Risk Management Program into Your Strategic Plan\nTalent Alignment: Integrate Your Talent Management Program into Your Strategic Plan\nAction-Oriented: Ensure Your Strategic Plan is Actively Implemented\n\nWho Should Attend:  \nThis informative session is designed for the Board of Directors\, Leadership Team\, Supervisors with planning responsibilities\, and everyone involved in the Strategic Planning process. \nRegistration information coming soon.
URL:https://crowning-achievements.com/event/strategic-planning-for-financial-institutions-its-all-about-your-strategy-presenting-with-icba/
LOCATION:Webinar for Community Banks
CATEGORIES:Webinars for Community Banks
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SUMMARY:Enhancing Treasury Management to Drive Deposit Growth and Fee Income
DESCRIPTION:This educational program is designed to help community banks enhance their competitive edge and relevance in the market. By offering a comprehensive suite of Treasury Management (TM) services\, banks can attract new core deposits\, increase non-interest fee income\, and retain existing business customers. To support this level of growth\, your bank needs a strong infrastructure to sell and implement the right services and support your business customers. The webinar emphasizes the importance of leadership support\, the right dedicated staff\, and effective systems\, processes\, and providers for TM. It outlines a strategic vision for TM starting with the implementation of a strong infrastructure. \nThe program also covers the ideal process to develop or enhance your TM department\, from obtaining Board and leadership support to implementing the plan and training the entire team. By understanding key systems\, partnering with the right TM service providers\, and understanding the risks involved\, banks can achieve measurable results and effectively support their TM business customers. \nKey Learning Objectives:  \n\nExplain why Treasury Management matters for community banks and why it should be treated as a profit center.\nDefine leadership’s role and set a strategic vision for Treasury Management that includes core deposit growth\, new fee income sources\, and the provision of a complete suite of TM services.\nIdentify the key components required to develop a strong TM department infrastructure and full suite of Treasury Management (TM) services.\nLearn the ideal process for developing or enhancing your TM department.\nUnderstand the importance of integrating key systems and partnering with the right TM service providers to ensure seamless operations.\nUnderstand the key team roles and how they collaborate.\nDesign the right organizational structure for Treasury Management.\nSet expectations for systems\, metrics\, results\, and timeline.\n\nRegistration information coming soon.
URL:https://crowning-achievements.com/event/enhancing-treasury-management-to-drive-deposit-growth-and-fee-income-2/
LOCATION:Webinar for Community Banks
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SUMMARY:Succession Planning: Laying the Foundation and Developing Your Successors (presenting with ICBA)
DESCRIPTION:Is your bank prepared for the wave of leadership\, talent\, and knowledge walking out the door as long-tenured employees retire? In this practical and informational webinar\, you will learn how to build a succession program that protects institutional knowledge and secures your bank’s future. In Part I – Laying the Foundation\, you learn how to protect your bank’s future before key leaders retire by establishing an ongoing succession planning process\, developing a plan for your CEO\, senior leadership team\, and next-level managers\, and conducting a meaningful talent assessment. You’ll see how the pieces of a strong talent management program fit together\, plus obtain practical tools you can use immediately. \nIn Part II – Developing Your Successors\, you will learn how to turn your succession strategy into action. The webinar explores the critical difference between leadership talent and management skills and gives you a roadmap for growing your future leaders. You’ll learn to create Personal Development Plans for every level – from supervisors to the CEO – and to build leadership development\, management skills\, and technical training programs that put the right people in the right places. Packed with real-world examples\, interactive polls\, and ready-to-use templates\, it equips you to future-proof your bank with confidence. \n Key Learning Objectives:  \n\nEstablish a repeatable succession planning process\nBuild a succession plan across every level\nPreserve leadership\, talent\, and knowledge before it walks out the door\nConduct a meaningful talent assessment\nDevelop your successors through Personal Development Plans\nStrengthen your talent pipeline for the future\n\nRegistration information coming soon.
URL:https://crowning-achievements.com/event/succession-planning-laying-the-foundation-and-developing-your-successors-presenting-with-icba/
LOCATION:Webinar for Community Banks
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SUMMARY:Treasury Management Forum (Indiana Bankers Association)
DESCRIPTION:The Treasury Management Forum will provide an investment for you and your bank’s future by offering a platform and opportunity for Treasury Management Officers and other team members who sell\, support\, or market TM products and services to business customers to exchange ideas freely\, dissect problems\, and discuss important issues with your Treasury Management peers. Group size is limited\, so be sure to get registered today!! \nBenefits of the Forums: \n\nLearn to overcome the current challenges community banks are facing when selling Treasury Management (“TM”) services.\nImprove your sales approach by “selling the value” of your TM services.\nLearn how other community banks approach pricing the various services.\nSolve your most pressing concerns regarding TM services\, such as how to deal with core system providers and other vendors of TM services.\nGain a thorough understand on how to maximize Account Analysis System\nGain ideas on where to find talent for Treasury Management\nDiscuss ideas on how to turn TM services “from free to fee”\n\nPossible Forum Topics:\n\nThe need for Treasury Management – Address two major concerns for your bank: how to increase/attract new core deposits from businesses (low cost of funds) and how to increase Non-Interest Income\nEstablishing the vision for a strong Treasury Management team\nStrategies to attract larger business customers who need TM services How to train business/commercial bankers to sell TM services\nOrganizational design for TM (where does it belong in the Organizational Structure?)\nWhere to find talent for TM? (skills and experience to look for\, where do candidates come from?)\nHow to manage TM risks\nDefining the various roles in Treasury Management: TM Director\, TM Sales Officer (TMSO)\, TM Operations Manager\, TM Product Manager\, TM Specialist\nDifficulty obtaining detailed costs from core providers and other TM vendors to help price TM services appropriately\nUnderstanding the Account Analysis Statement and System (how to choose the right AAS from the various providers)\nHow to improve your TM Customer Service\nHow to improve your website to show TM services\nHow to establish a TM sales\, onboarding\, and ongoing maintenance and support processes\nAnd more…\n\nMore groups will be formed as demand allows. Please contact the Indiana Bankers Association at the link below to let them know you are interested in the Treasury Management Forum.\nPresenting with Indiana Bankers Association. \nRegistration information coming soon.
URL:https://crowning-achievements.com/event/treasury-management-forum-indiana-bankers-association-6/
LOCATION:IBA Headquarters\, 8425 Woodfield Crossing Blvd. Suite 155E\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46240\, United States
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