BLOK Session III 2023 BLOK TRAINING TRAVELS TO WICHITA he 2023 KBA Bank Leaders of Kansas (BLOK) Class reconvened their executive-level leadership training with a successful third session in Wichita on July 12-14. The first day and a half was filled with an engaging leadership training session facilitated by Ted Garnett, President of PS Culture Matters. Garnett shared the five-part Leadership Job Description that will help class members get the best from their team members. Garnett shared his leadership job description that others could use as a guide to help take them to the next level: 1. Set them up for success; 2. Equip them; 3. Unite the team; 4. Focus on results; 5. Drive accountability. Garnett also encouraged participants to evaluate their bank’s mission statement and core values. He stressed that all banks should value their customers and that each bank needs to identify and communicate what differentiates them in the marketplace. Garnett also gave compelling, personal examples of the power of setting lofty goals. To T Executive Coach Ted Garnett explains the subtleties of non-verbal communication and working together as a team. (L-R) KBA’s Doug Wareham moderated the KBA Leaders Panel, featuring three former KBA Board Chairman: Leonard Wolfe, Frank Carson III and Bob Leftwich. They shared their experience as Chairman and encouraged the BLOK Class to stay involved in the KBA throughout their careers to keep the industry advancing. (L-R) KBA’s Alex Orel moderated a Workforce Development Panel featuring Kansas bankers Shawn Lancelot, Steven Suellentrop and Julie Huber. These bankers offered some of their strategies for recruiting and retaining the best talent. They all agreed that encouraging high school and college students to consider a career in banking is paramount to the pipeline of future Kansas bankers. gain practical experience, he challenged BLOK class members to establish a personal vision, or leadership brand, for which to be known. The key is to ask others the reality of what they are known for and then close the gap between reality and the desired outcome through the execution of the leadership principles that Garnett stressed. He also taught participants conceptual tools to improve their leadership skills within their bank teams to get results. Handson group exercises had the class learn that the number one leadership skill is listening, and the number one group skill is consensus. The class was also assigned a selfaccountability action assignment in Session II that would be presented to the class during Session III. The action assignment was based on Leadership and Self-Deception, written by The Arbinger Institute. After reading the book, each individual implemented a tool taught in the reading, shared their number one takeaway and reported the lesson learned and its effect on their personal and professional relationships. Many impactful stories were shared! Wichita State University hosted Friday morning’s training at the beautiful new academic building Wayne and Kay Woolsey Hall, the new home of the W. Frank Barton School of Business. The last day began with a KBA Leaders Challenge Panel featuring distinguished KBA bank leaders Frank Carson III (Chairman, Carson Bank, Mulvane, and KBA Chairman 2012-2013), Bob Leftwich (Director, Impact Bank, Wellington, and KBA Chairman 20152016), and Leonard Wolfe (President & CEO, United Bank & Trust, Marysville, and KBA Chairman 2013-2014). These gentlemen shared insights on leadership in their banks and communities, what led them to serve on the KBA Board of Directors and the significance of being engaged with the KBA. The class was also able to hear and ask questions of the panelists on their leadership styles and important events during their term as Chairman. The BLOK Class was then able to gain knowledge from an interactive Workforce Development Panel discussion featuring KBA Board Member 8
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