Strategic Planning for Financial Institutions – It’s All about Your Strategy | Community Bank
Topic: Strategic Planning
Audience: Community Banks
Format: 90 Minute Webinar or 2-Hour Workshop
Community Bank Strategic Planning Training – Strategic Planning for Financial Institutions – It’s All about Your Strategy. Your institution is unique so your strategic plan should be unique as well. The environment for community financial institutions has changed drastically in the past 5 years – especially in the aftermath of the Pandemic, new and emerging technologies, evolving consumer preferences, market shifts, and the recent bank failures. Therefore, your Strategic Plan must be a fluid document. In addition, the industry is impacted by many more forces, challenges, new competitors, and with uncertainty leading the way. At the same time, these challenges may also present more opportunities than ever before. These drivers highlight the need for every financial institution to design a living, breathing strategic plan to thrive and grow.
This important and timely training will address:
- The importance of a clear vision, easy to understand mission, and documented core values.
- The importance of a clearly defined strategic plan structure
- Key components common to successful strategies
- The role of enterprise risk mitigation and management in an institution’s strategic plan
- Establishing ‘best practices’ with board governance
- Developing, implementing and managing the strategic planning process in your institution
- Strategic risk assessment for new initiatives
Whether your community bank lacks a cohesive strategy, or just wants to review existing plan(s), this community bank strategic planning training will address questions including:
- What is your vision for the future of your institution?
- Do your employees know your vision, and can they articulate it?
- Does the culture and brand of your institution (everything from your electronic signature on your emails to the look of your lobby) reflect the vision of where you want to take your institution?
- Do you know your risks—the risks that are unique to your institution?
- Do you have the right people, and are they in the right places to fulfill the vision of your institution?
After this Webinar you’ll be able to:
- Clarify your vision, mission, and core values
- Learn the importance of a clearly defined strategic plan structure
- Identify key components common to successful strategies
- Understand the role of enterprise risk mitigation and management in an institution’s strategic plan
- Identify and implement four key growth strategies
- Establish “best practices” with board governance
- Develop and manage the strategic planning and implementation process in your institution
- Conduct a Strategic Risk Assessment for New Initiatives
You will walk away with tools and ideas to:
- Integrate your enterprise risk management program into your strategic plan
- Integrate your talent management program into your strategic plan
- Ensure your strategic plan doesn’t “sit on the shelf” and gets implemented
- Identify and implement four key growth strategies
Who Should Attend:
This informative session is designed for the Board of Directors, Leadership Team, Supervisors with planning responsibilities, and everyone involved in strategic planning process.
Upcoming Schedule
June 16, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am CT
Strategic Planning for Financial Institutions – It’s All About Your Strategy
September 11, 2025 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm CT
Strategic Planning for Financial Institutions – It’s All About Your Strategy
October 9, 2025 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm CT
Strategic Planning for Financial Institutions – It’s All About Your Strategy
November 20, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am CT
Strategic Planning for Financial Institutions – It’s All About Your Strategy
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