Community Bank CEOs: The Exit Strategy That Makes You a Better Leader Today

 

Picture this:

You're juggling a dozen spinning plates.

 

Interest rates,

cybersecurity,

regulations,

talent wars,

loan quality

—each one demanding your attention every single day.

 

Now imagine someone asking, "Are you ready to sell your bank?"

 

Your first thought?

"I'm not selling!...

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Community Bank CEOs: Your People are the Secret to a Successful Bank Sale

 

You've spent years building the perfect team.

Late nights, tough decisions, and yes—probably hiring a few people who didn't work out.

 

But now you have them: the stars who make your bank run like clockwork.

 

Here's the question that keeps successful bank CEOs awake at night:

What happens ...

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Don't Jump Off the Cliff: How Smart Bank CEOs Time Their Bank Sale Perfectly

 

Wondering when to sell your bank?

It's the question every bank CEO eventually faces.

 

The best advice I know comes from NYU Finance professor Aswath Damodaran and his famous story about lemmings.

This simple story perfectly captures why so many bank sales happen at exactly the wrong time.

 ...

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The CEO's Playbook: Three Strategic Approaches to Selling Your Community Bank

 

Let's talk about one of the most crucial decisions you'll make when selling your bank: how to take it to market.

There are three distinct approaches and choosing the right one can mean the difference between a smooth, value-maximizing transaction and a messy process that destroys shareholder val...

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Master the Community Bank Merger Mindset: A CEO's Guide to Attracting Premium Buyers

 

Let's talk about something every bank CEO struggles with when considering a sale: the mental shift from being a builder to being a seller.

 

Here's what typically happens in your mind:

 

"Here's my bank. What will you give me for it?"

 

Simple, right? You've built something valuable, now it...

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