Category: KSB Consulting

  • Attracting Millennials To Your Bank’s Workforce

    I have had many conversations with clients about millennials in the workforce.  The article below provides a good explanation of why millennials are important to the banking workforce and offers suggestions on how to attract and retain millennials.  Take a look! Read article here.

  • How To Negotiate The Salary You Deserve

    The article below encourages candidates to understand and communicate their value to a prospective employer.  This is something I frequently discuss with candidates, and an important “lens” to use from the first meeting to the final negotiation.  Understanding the value that you offer a prospective employer cannot only give you more confidence in compensation negotiations,…

  • Holiday Humor from KSB Consulting – 2016

    Thank you for your support throughout the year.  Have a safe and happy holiday season.

  • Attracting and Retaining Commercial Bankers

    The article below highlights the challenges that many of my clients are having attracting and retaining top commercial banking talent as they work hard to profitably grow the bank.  I thought it was worth sharing. Thursday, May 12, 2016 12:54 PM ET Commercial lending talent in short supply By Kevin DobbsKevin Dobbs is a senior reporter…

  • Characteristics of High Emotional Intelligence

    At KSB Consulting, we pay attention to Emotional Intelligence as a part of how we evaluate candidates in our recruiting process.  Our sister company, Ascend Profiles, uses personality profiling to assess each candidate’s Emotional Intelligence.  The article below provides 10 bullet points that highlight characteristics of people with high emotional intelligence. The article is highly…

  • Leveraging the Dramatic Changes in the Regional Banking Landscape

    The regional landscape in community banking is changing quite dramatically.  For evidence of this, look no farther than the three significant acquisitions that were announced in North Carolina in the past several months: Capital Bank acquiring CommunityOne Bank, Yadkin Bank acquiring NewBridge Bank, and Bank of North Carolina acquiring High Point Bank.  With regional and mid-sized…

  • What is 360-Degree Feedback? Why is it important?

    In human resources or industrial/organizational psychology, 360-degree feedback, also known as multi-rater feedback, multisource feedback, or multisource assessment, is feedback that comes from all around an employee. “360” refers to the 360 degrees in a circle, with an individual figuratively in the center of the circle. Feedback is provided by subordinates, peers, and supervisors but…

  • Retaining Top Employees – Ask good questions … then listen!

    The banking industry is going through a period of significant change right now.  The last 12 months have seen increased consolidation and noticeable movement of bankers from one bank to another (a number of times in groups).  I attend a number of events every January where I see many bankers from numerous banks, and the…

  • North Pole Adopts Bank of the Future Strategy

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  • Behavior-Based Interviewing: A View from the Other Side

    Behavior-based interviewing is founded on solid research in the behavioral sciences, and its effectiveness has been validated repeatedly in a wide variety of corporate environments.  The author of the article referenced below encourages those being interviewed to prepare for interviews by identifying specific situations from their work experience that highlight the attributes and behaviors that…