Human Resources

The surest path to get buy-in from C-suite leaders in financial services may be to frame DEI issues as a core business opportunity.

For most companies, seeking a competitive advantage means creating products and services that differentiate them from the pack.

Welcome to another decade, banking.

As the banking industry faces tighter margins and increasing competition for customers, many financial executives find themselves looking to cost reductions and department downsizing to better their bottom lines.

Community banks today find themselves under mounting pressure: The battle for deposits shows no signs of ceasing, new entrants to the space introduce unprecedented competition, customer expectations climb sky-high and technology continues to evolve at a dizzying rate.

If  such a thing as slam dunks existed in the NBA’s human resources department—and perhaps they should, metaphorically speaking—then Eric Hutcherson would rule the realm with a winner’s credentials.

As a lifelong baseball fan, I always look forward to this time of year, when just a few World Series contenders rise up from the pack of regular season hopefuls.

When it comes to filling banking jobs at a time when the national unemployment rate is under 4 percent—less than half of what it hit during the bleak financial crisis—E.

Every day, banks compete for customers’ business and trust.