Pub. 5 2015-2016 Issue 1

O V E R A C E N T U R Y : B U I L D I N G B E T T E R B A N K S - H E L P I N G C O L O R A D A N S R E A L I Z E D R E A M S July • August 2015 7 The EDI’s curriculum includes: • Bank Regulation& the Community Bank BusinessModel • Building Predictable Profitability Templates • Case Study: Link Between Funding, Credit & Investment Decisions • Case Study: Negotiations & Loan Pricing Strategies • Corporate Governance & Working with the Board of Directors • Enterprise Risk Management • ERM Update & Preparing for the Regulatory Exit Meet- ing • Evaluating Funding Alternatives • High Performance Community Banking • Loan Portfolio Management Strategies • Managing the Investment Portfolio • Multi-Rater Feedback • Principles of Influence & Persuasion • Profit Planning • Strengths-Based Leadership • The Five Dysfunctions of a Team • Transforming Your Bank From Branch-Centric to Cus- tomer-Centric: You Don't Have as Much Time as You Think • The Leadership Challenge The EDI and its succession planning is one of four areas in which GSBC will expand its programming in 2015. The other three areas are: • Technology → In 2014, GSBC added electives to help students better understand technology, The Effective Use of Technology at Community Banks and Cyber- security and the Payment System. In 2015, GSBC will offer a new elective on alternative branching strategies, Branch Transformation Bootcamp, and students will have the opportunity to learn about the latest threats in cybersecurity in a lunch presentation by Phillip Hinkle, Director of IT Security Examinations, Texas Department of Banking. • Non-Bank Competitors → Community banks are facing an increase in competition fromnon-bank and/or un-regulated entities today. GSBC has invited Sid Jajodia of Lending Club and Virginia Varela of Golden Pacific Bank to deliver a lunch presentation, Opportunities for Community Banks with Online Lenders. • Sales Culture & Bank Performance → Roxanne Emmerich of The Emmerich Group will be teaching High-Performance Banking Savvy of theMasters, a class aimed at GSBC third-year students about how to develop a performance culture to increase bank performance. CBA encourages bankers to take part in the valuable programs GSBC has to offer. The industry’s ability to succeed in the future depends on the groundwork put down today. Along that line, CBA offers a scholarship for first-year students in the GSBC. To learn more, go to www.coloradobankers.org.  Don Childears President and CEO Colorado Bankers Association A legal partner you can trust. Our advantage is simple—we under- stand the business. Stinson Leonard Street’s banking attorneys have broad experience in matters related to financial services, including commercial lending, mergers and acquisitions, regulations and compliance, litigation and payment systems. Bank on our reputation and knowledge. The choice of a lawyer is important and should not be based solely on advertisements. STINSON LEONARD STREET LLP \\ STINSONLEONARD.COM Law Offices in 14 Locations Nationwide Our Colorado Office: 6400 South Fiddlers Green Circle, Ste. 1900 \ Greenwood Village, CO 80111 \ 303.376.8400 Ernie Panasci Deborah Bayles Kristin Godfrey Perry Glantz Karen Jones 30202 CO Banker Ad_Layout 1 11/17/14 11:40 AM Page 1