Vital Banking and Business Concepts

If you're looking for an affordable and interesting way to engage your entire board, simply seeking self-enrichment, or following up with our experts off the national speaking circuit, our series is certain to deliver.

Each artful hardbound text brings to life vital banking and business concepts through the voices and experiences of leading strategists Michelle Gula and Jay Brew, who have more than 40 years of combined expertise.

Five Books to Help You Build Value at Your Institution

The Art of Strategic Planning – Volume Two

This new volume drills down to reveal the core competencies necessary to participate in or create a dynamic strategic planning project that sets clear goals and achieves optimal results.

The Art of Risk

The guidance directors need to fully understand the risk/reward profile of their institution. Case studies and do-it-yourself assessments offer insight on how you may or may not be dynamically modeling risk.

The Art of Tax Efficiency

Our strategists teamed with Georgia State University Professor of Law Ronald Blasi to discuss the analysis-reached conclusion that the majority of community banks in the nation pay too much tax.

The Art of Succession Planning

A real-life guide to help you evaluate or form your plan. From the CEO to the front line, make your institution lean, efficient, and continually ready for strategic or unplanned transitions and growth.

The Art of the Investment Portfolio

This book focuses directors on their specific role in the responsible management of the investment portfolio – from economic awareness to the secret code for setting risk parameters and authoring policy.

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