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                                   May 2008  

Welcome to the Summer 2008 issue of GBA's Leadership Note$.  This publication is intended to tell you about Leadership GBA initiatives, bankers involved in making a difference in people's lives, and resources you can use in your bank and community.  We trust the news and interactive features with click-through links will be of benefit.  With suggestions about the publication or inquiries about how you can become more active with Leadership GBA, please call GBA's Susie McGehee at 404.420.2010 or Jennifer Stevens at 404.420.2024.
Don’t Miss the Annual Leadership Conference July 13-16 in Ponte Vedra, Florida
Leadership GBA will host the 48th annual Leadership Conference on July 13-16 at the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club in Ponte Vedra, Florida.  In keeping with the Leadership GBA’s theme, Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders Today, the Executive Committee has planned a great program packed with an impressive group of speakers and topics that include: 

Leadership Training: This year’s program will feature leadership training by Peter Topping, Ph.D., Associate Professor at the Goizueta Business School at Emory University, Atlanta.  In this interactive session, you will learn how to use the power of "both/and" thinking for you and your staff.

How to Find Fee Income: How, and from where, will banks generate fee income in the face of the free-checking, free-billpay, free-everything trend? Will it come from debit cards, ATMs, or any other consumer service? Will it come from new corporate services? If so, which ones? Join Lee Wetherington with Goldleaf Technologies, Hahira, as he answers these questions and many more.

Economic Outlook: Join Dr. Roger Tutterow, Professor of Economics, Stetson School of Business and Economics, Mercer University as he provides a timely overview of the current national and regional economic environment.  Topics will include recent challenges to the economic expansion, the role of energy prices in consumer price inflation, the recent tightening in the debt market and its implication for corporate activity and strategies, shifts in real estate financing, the outlook for monetary and fiscal policy and the implications of the pending elections for the political climate both “inside the beltway” and in your community.

Economic Development Update: What types of opportunities exist for growing Georgia's economy?  What factors attract companies to Georgia?  What are Georgia's challenges?  Come hear the answer to these questions and much more as Brenda Robbins, Senior Project Manager, Community & Economic Development, Georgia Power, Atlanta, provides you with Georgia’s current economic development status as well as valuable information on the fundamentals of attracting new business to your community. 

Humor, Inspiration and Motivation: Come hear Bruce Goddard, a fourth generation undertaker from Reynolds, Georgia, as he shares some interesting observations he’s made about life.  Some of those observations will make you laugh, some will make you cry.  But above all, Bruce will teach you how to truly celebrate life, with all its quirky imperfections.

Also included are several social activities to give you the opportunity to network with your colleagues.  We will kick off the conference Sunday evening with a great buffet and entertainment for the entire family.  No Leadership Conference would be complete without the traditional golf tournament.  The Scramble Tournament will be held on Ponte Vedra Inn and Club’s Ocean Course.  We will close the conference with a farewell reception and dinner.

Brochures and registration forms were mailed in April.  You may also register online.  If you would like to receive a brochure or additional information, please call GBA’s Susie McGehee at 404.420.2010 or Jennifer Stevens at 404.420.2024.
Leadership GBA Profile: Meet David Beaubien
David Beaubien, Group One Representative, is President of Citizens Bank of Bulloch County in Statesboro.  David came to the bank in November 2006 but has been in banking for more than 12 years.  David received his bachelors degree in Finance from Georgia Southern University in 1996.  He also completed the Georgia Banking School in May 2004 and is a graduate of Leadership Bulloch.   David is very active in his community where he is currently a member of the Bulloch County American Red Cross, Kiwanis Club of Statesboro, Southern Boosters, Sigma Chi Alumni Association, the Exchange Club and the Statesboro-Bulloch County Chamber of Commerce.   David attended his first Leadership Conference in 2006 and has been active in Leadership GBA since.   “Leadership GBA has helped me to better understand the importance of the issues we are faced on a national, state and local level.” Beaubien said.  “Personally, my wife and I have made some great lifetime friendships.  Getting involved in Leadership GBA is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.”  If you would like to talk to David about how to get involved in Leadership GBA, feel free to call him at 912.871.2971.
Seeking Leadership GBA Executive Committee Nominations

Leadership GBA Executive Committee members from odd-numbered groups will be elected at the 2008 Leadership Conference.  To be elected, each banker nominated must currently serve as the Leadership GBA Representative from his/her bank and must attend the 2008 Leadership Conference.  The responsibilities of serving on the Executive Committee are listed below.  If you would like to become more involved in Leadership GBA activities, click here, complete the nomination form and return it by mail or fax at 404.522.9848, to GBA’s Susie McGehee by June 16.  Your involvement will benefit you, your bank and our industry. 

Executive Committee Responsibilities:

  

  • Coordinate the Personal Economics Program (PEP) within his/her respective group

  • Speak about Leadership GBA activities at his/her respective GBA Group Meeting

  • Promote Leadership GBA within his/her respective group and ensure that all banks appoint a Leadership GBA Representative

  • Actively promote and market all Leadership GBA educational programs within his/her respective group and encourage other bankers to attend

  • Help recruit his/her replacement on the Executive Committee when his/her term expires.
PEP Reporting Deadline May 31
Just a reminder that the May 31 deadline to report your Personal Economics Program (PEP) contacts is quickly approaching.  Our 2007-2008 PEP goal is to make at least 50,000 contacts.  When you report your visits and presentations, you help meet the growing financial education needs in the state of Georgia.  You may also earn an Outstanding PEP Award for yourself and/or your bank.  It’s easy to ensure that you and/or your bank get credit for your hard work.  When you return from a visit to your school or any other group presentation, take a few short minutes to complete a PEP Report Card.    By completing this form, you let the GBA and the ABA Education Foundation know that your bank was active in 2007-2008 in providing financial literacy in your community.  PEP materials and brochures to help you with your presentations are also available through GBA and ABA.  Topics include personal financial management, credit responsibilities and many others.  If you have questions or need help with the PEP Program, please call GBA’s Jennifer Stevens at 404.420.2024.

Leader Tips: How to Earn Cooperation from Others

Cooperation and teamwork is essential to our success as bankers. Try these tips from the Leader’s Institute to improve cooperation among your co-workers and customers.

  1. Acknowledge the importance of other people. The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated. -William James
     

  2. Show enthusiasm and energy. Enthusiasm is by far the highest paid quality on earth, probably because it is one of the rarest; yet it is one of the most contagious. -Frank Bettger
     

  3. Encourage and facilitate two-way conversation. Education is a kind of continuing dialogue, and a dialogue assumes, in the nature of the case, different points of view. -Robert Hutchins

 

  1. Ask other people's opinions. I have opinions of my own -- strong opinions -- but I don't always agree with them. -George Bush
     

  2. Ask questions instead of giving orders. Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what you want them to achieve and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. -Gen. George S. Patton
     

  3. Show sincere gratitude. God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say "thank you? -William A. Ward
     

  4. Give strength centered compliments. The life of many a person could probably be changed if someone would only make him feel important. -Dale Carnegie

Excellence in PEP Education Award Nominations Sought

Does your bank have a unique financial literacy program that reaches many people of all ages in your community?  If so, you may be eligible to win the Excellence in Personal Economics Program (PEP) Education Award.  We’re now seeking nominations for this year’s award.  Awards will be made based on the innovation and uniqueness of your bank’s program and the number of people reached through PEP.

  We’ll recognize this year’s award winners at at the 48th annual Leadership Conference July 13-16 at the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club in Ponte Vedra, Florida.  To nominate your bank for this award, please complete the form by Monday, June 16. With questions, please call Susie at 404.420.2010.
Developing Tomorrow's Leaders Today
The bankers active in Leadership GBA are committed to developing the future leaders of the banking industry.  As the makeup of the banking industry continues to change, Leadership GBA focuses not only on recognizing those changes, but also on understanding their implications and translating the information into useful knowledge.  Whether you are a banker seeking to increase your banking knowledge, needing resources to make presentations in your community, or finding your first volunteer opportunity with your industry's trade association, Leadership GBA is the place to be.
  

Leadership GBA...

  • Promotes leadership development

  • Encourages public awareness of the banking industry through the PEP Program

  • Creates networking opportunities

  • Educates bankers about the legislative process
Leadership GBA Executive Committee
Wes Dodd, President
Community Bank & Trust, Cornelia

Kim Brannen, President-elect
Sea Island Bank, Statesboro		   Kelly Yielding, Vice President
McIntosh State Bank, Jackson

Jay Forrester, Past President
Georgia Bank & Trust Company, Augusta
National Teach Children to Save Day    

David Beaubien, President of Citizens Bank of Bulloch County in Statesboro, and other Citizens bankers presented a PEP program to Bulloch Academy's third-grade class on National Teach Children to Save day April 24. Don't forget to report your PEP presentations.
 


Donna Lott of Southwest Georgia Bank in Moultrie taught all second graders at JM Odom Elementary the importance of saving money on April 29, 2008.  Donna Lott serves on the Leadership GBA Executive Committee.
 

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