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strategic planning
Podcasts
NOW LIVE! In this episode of Banking Out Loud, host Sonia Portwood and industry veteran Curt Hecker, CEO of PCBB, unravel the essentials of strategic planning for community financial institutions (CFIs).
Banking Out Loud host Nancy Ozawa discusses relationship banking, its benefits, and strategies for success with guest Justin Armstrong, Co-CEO of UBank, and PCBB’s Northeast Regional Manager, Mike Foreman. The group delves into how prioritizing customer relationships over transactions radically transformed UBank’s approach to banking.
In this episode of Banking Out Loud, Fiserv payments experts Paul Sullivan and Justin Jackson join PCBB’s payments expert Sheila Noll to discuss the rapidly evolving faster payments landscape. Their conversation touches on the importance of strategic thinking and collaboration with partners, while also driving home the need to view faster payments as an opportunity to better serve customers and differentiate your institution.
In this episode of Banking Out Loud, we discuss the importance of putting strategy before structure when launching new products, services, and strategic initiatives with guest Ryan Canin, CEO and Co-Founder of DocFox.
As tech and strategy become synonymous in banking, it’s more important than ever for stakeholders on both sides of the coin to be in step with each other. We provide tips.
Per tradition, we're looking back on our top articles of the year to BID goodbye to 2025. This September, we talked with PCBB CEO Curt Hecker to get his take on strategic priorities for 2026 and beyond. We discussed regulatory changes, talent shortages, tailoring your goals to your institution’s size, and more.
The Federal Reserve held its annual Community Banking Conference earlier this month. We provide insights from a panel of 3 CEOs who discussed their successful strategies with regulators.
Heightened competition and rising costs, along with a dearth of acquisition opportunities, are spurring a rising number of financial institutions to embrace mergers of equals.
We talked with PCBB CEO Curt Hecker to get his take on strategic priorities for 2026 and beyond. We discussed regulatory changes, talent shortages, tailoring your goals to your institution’s size, and more.
In a recent study, McKinsey assessed the strategic capabilities of 400 companies to determine why some companies outperform their peers. We review the findings and share what CFIs can learn from them.
With global tensions increasing and policies and regulations in flux, it’s possible that another wild card event is on the horizon. We discuss strategic planning tips to help CFIs absorb shocks and adapt quickly.
With shifting workforce dynamics and talent shortages, developing a long-term plan for leadership transitions is critical to a CFI’s future. We discuss common succession planning barriers and how to overcome them.
We talk with PCBB CEO Curt Hecker to get his take on strategic priorities for 2025 and beyond. We discuss fintech partnerships, risk management, leadership qualities, and more.
There’s more to strategic planning than setting goals. We discuss what separates the most effective strategic plans from the rest and provide tips on how to make progress year-round.
Mandatory retirement age restrictions for boards are declining. We explore recent trends, the reasons behind the changes, and alternative strategies.
A CFI’s ability to succeed long term depends heavily on its leaders, making it critical to have a robust succession plan. We provide tips on how to create an effective succession plan.
The results are in, and according to the Bank Director’s 2024 Risk Survey, the banking industry’s top challenges center around deposit pricing, liquidity management, and regulatory requirements. We review the survey’s findings to uncover the factors driving these challenges forward.