Pub. 7 2017 Issue 1

20 www.azbankers.org Next-level leadership is the #1 talent crisis you’ll face for the next 5 years. The availability and readiness of seasoned, skilled and self-aware leaders in your institution will profoundly affect your ability to recruit, retain and develop the bank’s entire workforce. You undoubtedly need to know whom among your current high-potential future leaders are ready to move up – and which ones aren’t. We want to help. “I didn’t realize this program would be a world class oppor- tunity. I can’t afford to NOT send my emerging leaders.” Annette Musa, President of Comerica Bank WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU? WHAT’S YOUR ROI ON A $950 INVESTMENT? At the conclusion of this year’s six-session AzBA Emerging Leaders Series, graduates from the program will: WHO Should Attend?? -Mid-level to Upper-level Managers whom you intend to grow and develop for a move up -Thirty-something to fifty-some - thing age group -Already adept at technical banking – now ready for better people-leading skills  -Any high-value leader whom you’ve observed needs to develop their down-line employees  -Leaders who appear “too busy,” challenged with work-life balance: workaholics -That manager whom you can’t afford to lose to a competitor • Shift their work values to drive a culture of achieving results and away from performing tasks and activities. • Stop focusing on personally producing results which should be generated at a lower level. • Innovate as a natural and expected part of their daily routine, proactively generating new ideas. • Hold themselves and their employees accountable for identifying, owning, sharing, and solving problems. • Spend 30-60 minutes per day in uninterrupted thought: anticipating, planning, and developing. • Provide their employees with “role and purpose clarity” and a clear line-of-sight to compa - ny objectives. • Create and enforce an en - vironment where sufficient focus is achievable, and where everyone’s priorities align with adding value. • Develop their people to be equipped to handle today’s problems, so the Leader stops solving problems personally and spend more time planning and anticipating for the future. • Utilize an evidence-based approach tied to business results for employee development, career-progression, and retention. COST: $950 PER PARTICIPANT EMAIL THERESA KLEINLEIN: TKLEINLEIN@AZBANKERS.ORG Specific class days and times are yet to be determined and will be based on the convenience of the majority of participants. Classes will be led by industry ex - pert, Mikey Maynard, of Keyser. Sponsoring bank Presidents will receive detailed information be - fore, during, and after program to track progress of attendee(s). Cost of program includes attendance to the AzBA 2017 Annual Convention at the Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain, June 9-10, 2017 Emerging Leader Program