Who is your competition?
It looks like Bank of America is playing offense. A recent article notes that the bank is adding 5,400 jobs and 500 branches nationwide. With that in mind, it ...
The latest from Anthony Demangone
The weakest link
A good friend of mine learned that his son made the lacrosse team. That’s great news. And bad news – because now you have to buy all the lacrosse gear. ...
We’ve been there before
This year, my Nittany Lions ran into a very good, and very prepared Ohio State Buckeye team. It was a great game, but we came up short. Just short, but ...
72 hours and counting…
A recent survey of executives, managers and professionals (EMPs) found that their average work-week was 72 hours. 72 hours. But a blog post (HBR.org) that analyzed the study really ...
5 big questions for your board
A massive survey (McKinseyQuarterly.com) of corporate directors found that the “average” director knows far more about their company’s finances than they do about risks facing the corporation or ...
Family, finances, health, career, community, and faith
You have a list of things that are important to you. Usually, those center around your family, finances, health, career, community, and faith. That “power six” grouping usually covers what ...
35-7
My father grew up in Latrobe, which is about 30 minutes outside of Pittsburgh and he earned his degree from Duquesne University in Da Burgh. Growing up, I had no ...
Dinner, with a lesson
Recently, I had the pleasure of dining with a number of successful credit union CEOs. As much as I could, I sat back and listened. At one point, one of ...