by admin | Apr 8, 2014 | Publications
It’s a brutal world out there. Between ever-expanding regulations, squeezed margins and omnipresent big banks, it’s tough being a community bank. Nowhere is this felt more strongly than in the competition for key talent—those executives who could work at your bank, at...
by admin | Mar 4, 2014 | Company News
New Group Dedicated to Strengthening UH’s Connection to Community, Industry The University of Houston has selected a “who’s who” of esteemed business and civic leaders to serve on its newly created Board of Visitors. As the University continues to enhance and broaden...
by admin | Dec 19, 2013 | Company News
We all have things that we want to achieve in our lives — getting into the better shape, building a successful business, raising a wonderful family, writing a best-selling book, winning a championship, and so on. And for most of us, the path to those things...
by admin | Nov 20, 2013 | Industry News
Directors at community banks are doing a lot more heavy lifting in boardrooms these days. Since the financial crisis, directors have taken on more duties that require a greater technical understanding of banking. Board involvement is likely to rise with the...
by admin | Oct 18, 2013 | Company News
Billy Granville will be serve as a panelist at the Strategic Opportunities 2013 Conference for Community Bank Leaders. His panel session – “Getting more Bang for your Compensation Buck” will be held on Thursday, October 24, 2013 from 3:00 –...
by admin | Sep 17, 2013 | Industry News
The Big Number: $227K That was the median pay for outside directors at large companies last year. Corporate directors are literally getting more cash. The 500 largest U.S. companies paid their outside directors a median $227,000 for their board service last year, up...
by admin | Sep 10, 2013 | Industry News
Big Blue’s Health-Exchange Move Ends Once-Common Benefit International Business Machines Corp. IBM +1.02% plans to move about 110,000 retirees off its company-sponsored health plan and instead give them a payment to buy coverage on a health-insurance exchange,...
by admin | Sep 7, 2013 | Industry News
Nonqualified deferred-compensation plans are growing again in response to last year’s expiration of Bush-era tax cuts, which effectively increased income taxes on high-wage earners. The plans, often called “top hat” or “excess” plans, are offered to company...
by admin | Aug 29, 2013 | Industry News
Stock options are on the verge of extinction. The once-popular form of pay, which for decades enriched senior executives and sometimes turned secretaries into millionaires, is almost disappearing as companies gravitate toward restricted stock awards. The trend has...
by admin | Jan 31, 2013 | Publications
In professional football, the term franchise player is used to describe the key leaders on a team. Names like Roger Staubach, Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees come to mind. The same is true of your institution. Running an organization is a team effort, and everyone on the...