As the global economy reels from the effects of the novel coronavirus, banks of all sizes are being forced to adapt to a new normal. From providing liquidity and credit to the economy, to providing cash and financial services to citizens, to ensuring their own liquidity, banks are looking for ways to stay operational and healthy during Read More
When channel switching on TV, I always tend to linger on three programs: Kitchen Nightmares with the always-profane Gordon Ramsey, Restaurant: Impossible with Robert Irvine, and Bar Rescue with Jon Taffer. Each host operates as a consultant dealing with booze or food rather than financial issues, but the situations they address, their approach to problem solving and Read More
It used to be that bank CEOs wore their lack of technology expertise as a badge of honor: “Hey, I came up through the lofty halls of Credit; I don’t need to know anything about technology.” However, times change. Now that product delivery, service, underwriting, sales execution and marketing are all inextricably attached to technology, today’s CEOs Read More
In any company, rigorous strategic planning is bound to cause discomfort as old assumptions and long-held mindsets are challenged and re-examined. This was certainly the case for Billings, Montana-based First Interstate, an $8.7 billion community banking organization operating over 80 offices throughout Montana, Wyoming and South Dakota.Our strategic planning process explored new terrain and definitely shook things Read More
