Community Bank CEOs: How to Navigate Your New Role After Selling the Bank

 

The deal closed.

The bank you led no longer exists as a separate entity.

If you had a holding company, that's gone too.

 

You still have duties related to distributing merger proceeds to shareholders.

That responsibility remains until everyone's been paid.

 

But everything else changed Fri...

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Community Bank CEOs: Why Most Bank Acquisitions Lose Their Best Employees in Year One

 

This article is primarily for bank buyers.

But if you're a seller, read it anyway.

 

Understanding the buyer's perspective helps you prepare your team.

 

This guidance is meant to help your acquisition succeed.

Read it in that spirit.

 

If you get this right, you'll distinguish yourself i...

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Community Bank CEOs: How to Lead When You’re No Longer in Charge

 

The announcement went out yesterday.

Your board approved the sale.

The press release hit the wire.

Employees got the news.

 

And just like that, everything changed.

 

You're still the CEO.

Your title hasn't changed.

Your office is still yours.

But something shifted overnight, and everyo...

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