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Welcome to the January 2009
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. |
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 NEW!
Sign Up Now for Leadership GBA Peer Group – Feb. 25 |
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There are unprecedented challenges facing those of us
in the financial industry today. The economy is in
recession, our banks are struggling with mounting losses,
customers are nervous, new regulations are being passed,
existing regulations are being amended and there are changes
almost daily. GBA wants to help you lead your bank during
this time. That’s why we’ve set up our new Leadership GBA
Peer Group as a resource to help you keep track of
industry moves and share ideas that work in today’s banking
environment. If you are the Leadership GBA Representative
for your bank, the
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Leadership GBA Peer Group is a great learning opportunity
for you. As a participant, you’ll meet with peers from
around the state to talk about today’s hot issues, exchange
best practices and forge professional relationships that can help you and your bank be successful. Come
join us for our organizational meeting on Wednesday, Feb.
25, at Idle Hour Country Club in Macon. With questions about
the Leadership GBA Peer Group Meeting or
Leadership GBA in general, please call GBA’s
Susie McGehee at 404.420.2010 or
Jennifer Stevens at 404.420.2024. |
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Leadership
Conference:
Exclusive Economic, Legislative and Regulatory
Updates on Tap |
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Nationally
renowned economist Donald Ratajczak as well as key
regulators will headline this GBA’s 49th annual
Leadership Conference, so it’s an event
well worth your time. This year’s conference will be July
12-15 at
Amelia Island Plantation in Amelia Island, Florida. The
Leadership GBA Executive Committee has put together a
great program you won’t want to miss. Dr. Ratajczak will
give us a full economic outlook, regulators will join us to
provide essential insight on their views of the current
banking environment and you’ll get up-to-date information
about state and federal
legislative
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 issues affecting the banking industry. All that, plus the
usual great leadership training makes this year’s conference
more valuable than ever as a resource to your ongoing
leadership development efforts. Registration materials will
be mailed in March. With questions, please contact GBA’s
Susie McGehee at 404.420.2010 or
Jennifer Stevens at 404.420.2024. |
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Leadership GBA Profile: Meet
Brian Savage |
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Brian Savage,
Group 9 Representative, is Senior Vice President/Senior
Credit Officer at Stephens Federal Bank in Toccoa.
Brian came to the bank in 2007, but has been in
banking for 20 years. He received his bachelor’s degree in
Management from the Georgia Institute of Technology
in 1988. He is also a graduate of Louisiana State
University’s Graduate School of Banking and the Fanning
Institute of Leadership. Brian is active in his community,
where he is a member of the Lions Club, Relay for Life,
American Cancer Society and the North East Georgia Hiking
Club.
Brian
attended his first Leadership Conference in 1998 and has
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 been
active in the organization since. “Leadership GBA is an
excellent way to get critical and up-to-date information
about the banking industry, and the networking opportunities
are invaluable,” he says. “There’s no doubt that Leadership
GBA has helped me and my bank be successful.” If you would
like to talk to Brian about how to get involved in
Leadership GBA, feel free to contact him by
e-mail or at 706.886.2111. |
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Leadership
GBA BankPAC Classic Rescheduled |
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 Leadership
GBA’s
Georgia BankPAC Classic golf tournament has been
rescheduled to Wednesday,
April 29, at
Kinderlou Forest Golf Club in Valdosta. Detailed
information about the tournament will be available at a
later date.
With
questions, please contact GBA’s
Susie McGehee at 404.420.2010. |
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Let AIB Help You with Your
Training Needs |
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A key component to leadership is a
commitment to continued learning. If you’re mapping out a
learning and training schedule for you and your staff
for 2009,
AIB and GBA can help organize all your training needs.
For more than 100 years, the American Institute of Banking
(AIB) has been the industry standard in professional
continuing education and training for bankers. For the past
20 years, GBA has been delivering the AIB program in
Georgia. These courses are tailored for all levels of
employees, from front-line staff to senior executives and
help managers map a career path for their employees. AIB
courses are offered in a variety of delivery formats to fit
every student's needs and schedules. They include
traditional
classroom instruction,
instructor-led online and
self-paced/eLearning. Classroom instruction is
traditionally 10 weeks in length and can be customized to
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 bankers
in specific areas. Instructor-led online courses are similar
to classroom courses but can be taken from the comfort of
your home or the convenience of your office. Textbooks are
sent prior to the beginning of each class.
Self-paced/eLearning courses are skills related and can be
completed in one to eight hours. If you would like to learn
more about AIB courses, please contact GBA’s
Alison
Moreau at 404.420.2034. Also, visit
GBA’s Career Paths for Bankers web site for a
comprehensive guide to the most common banking jobs, their
responsibilities and the training available for those
positions. Let GBA and AIB help you with your training needs
today! |
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Help our Industry Shine --
Support GBA’s PEP Program |
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It’s now more
important than ever for bankers to be visible in the community
demonstrating our commitment to helping people understand and
manage their money. So, start the new year by supporting the
Personal Economics Program
(PEP) and make arrangements to visit your local classrooms and
civic organizations. For example, make plans now to participate
in Career Day or
National Teach Children to Save Day in your local schools.
Adult and senior members of your community also need your help
with the latest financial
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 literacy
information. These presentations can also be reported as PEP
contacts. GBA has PEP materials and brochures available to help
you with your presentations. Topics include personal financial
management, credit responsibilities, identity theft, the latest
FDIC information and much more. If you would like to receive a
PEP Kit containing samples of these materials, please contact
GBA’s
Jennifer Stevens at 404.420.2024. Get involved today! |
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Online PEP Reporting Error – We
Need Your Help! |
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Due to a computer
software error,
PEP Report Cards that were submitted online from Sept. 1, 2008, to
January 20, 2009, were not received. We’re so sorry about this. We’ve
corrected the error now, but we need your help to accurately track the
PEP Reports that didn’t get counted. We want to make sure you get credit
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added work and apologize
for the inconvenience, but if you submitted your PEP contacts online in
the past four months, please resubmit them at your earliest convenience.
With questions or assistance in submitting or resubmitting your PEP
Reports, please contact GBA’s
Jennifer Stevens at 404.420.2024. |
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New
Feature –
Quote of the Quarter |
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We’re always open to suggestions for better, more interesting content.
Here’s one from Leadership GBA Executive Committee member Spence
Mullis, President and CEO, Morris Bank, Dublin. He suggested
we add a quote of the quarter feature to Leadership Notes. It’s a great
suggestion, and the kind of interactivity we’re looking for. Send your
favorite quote
submissions to
Susie McGehee.
We’ll
publish one, or perhaps several, in next quarter’s issue.
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 If
you need additional motivation, here’s Spence’s submission:
“It is a good thing for
an uneducated man to read books of quotations... The quotations, when
engraved upon the memory, give you good thoughts. They also make you
anxious to read the authors and look for more.” --
Winston Churchill |
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Leadership Tips: Five Keys to
Exemplary Leadership |
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Here’s
a good, short list of five effective things to focus on as a leader. We
found this on the
SCORE web site, and thought it was worth sharing. SCORE
"Counselors to
America's Small Business" is a nonprofit association dedicated to
educating entrepreneurs and the formation, growth and success of small
business nationwide.
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Give employees their freedom. Communicate the goals and let them
figure out how to reach those goals. They want control over their
working lives.
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Create an environment that encourages energy and spirit. That leads
to happy customers.
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Strive to help employees feel that when they have accomplished the
business’s goals, they have also accomplished their own personal
goals.
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Create a sense of meaningful purpose. Most workers want to feel they
are engaged in something “larger than themselves.”
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Recognize that leadership means responsibility and stewardship.
“Leadership is not rank, privileges, titles, or money,” says
management thinker Peter F. Drucker.
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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. |
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Leadership GBA...
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Promotes leadership development
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Encourages public awareness of the banking
industry through the PEP Program
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Creates networking opportunities
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Educates bankers about the legislative
process.
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Atlanta, GA 30303 • Phone 404.522.1501 • Fax 404.522.9848 •
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