In my hometown, we don't get much snow. Usually 1-3 inches per year. Well...this week we got about twice that much, and a bit of ice, in one afternoon and evening. Yesterday morning I got out in the snowy beauty and watched the delight in my 6 year old grandson's eyes as he sledded his way down the street!
As I work with banks and bankers across the country, I see a light in some eyes, and I see a look of resignment in the eyes of others. Sure these are challenging times. Sure the national media is daily slamming " the banks ", and sure we have to work harder and smarter now than ever before. But...these times offer banks our greatest opportunity in years to separate ourselves from ordinary and poor performing banks. It's attitude. It's commitment to developing and maintaining a culture of service and high performance. To quote a book title that summarizes, " It takes so little to be above average"!
Is the light still in your eyes? Are you excited about the challenges of today and tomorrow? It's in your hands...
Quote of the day: " Successful leaders see the opportunities in every difficulty, rather than the difficulty in every opportunity." -Reed Markham
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