How Company Culture is the Secret to Profitability
Roxanne Emmerich, a renowned expert in company culture transformation, shares her insights on why a strong company culture is essential for profitability and growth. Learn how actively managing cultural systems can boost customer satisfaction, employee retention, and overall revenue. Discover how Farmer State Bank successfully transformed its culture under Roxanne?s guidance, leading to remarkable improvements in performance and morale. Roxanne offers practical advice for overcoming cultural challenges with authenticity, clear communication, and eliminating gossip. She emphasizes the importance of committing to change with systems like daily huddles and performance reviews. Join us to explore Roxanne?s inspiring message of hope and actionable steps to create a thriving company culture. Believe in the potential for positive change and unlock your organization's true potential.
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Ways to Save at the Bank
At Farmers State Bank, we believe that choosing the right financial products tailored to your needs can make a significant difference in your financial journey. In a recent podcast episode with Christine Hankins, our President of Retail Banking, we explored the essential questions and considerations that help us guide customers towards smarter savings.
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Financial Stewardship with Pastor Jason McKinnies
The phrase Financial Stewardship gets thrown around quite a bit in our society, but what does it mean exactly? The truth is it can mean something a little different to everyone. To an organization, financial stewardship might mean protecting the long-term assets of that organization in a moral and ethical way. To an individual, it may mean making purchasing decisions that align with your values such as living within your means, staying out of debt, and perhaps even donating to charity. Since Farmers State Bank is a Christian bank, we wanted to take a closer look at what the bible says about being a good financial steward, so we asked the best resource we could possibly think of; our own pastor! On this episode we sat down with Pastor Jason McKinnies of Purpose House Church to talk about what it looks like to be a good financial steward! From holding space for his church members to take courses on financial freedom, to building a multi-million dollar church completely debt free, we learned so much about living a life of financial stewardship and we know you will to.
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Credit: How to Play the Game and Win
Credit, credit score, credit reports, credit cards. We?ve all heard about credit and the implications a negative credit score can have, and when someone brings up the topic of credit, everything just seems to go in one ear and out the other. Maybe you can relate? In the most basic terms, credit is a three-digit number that helps lenders judge the likelihood they?ll be paid back when they lend you money. Our credit score determines our creditworthiness and it?s not really something you can just ?opt out? of if you ever want to borrow money to buy a house, to get approved on an apartment application, or even get a job in some cases. Our credit plays a crucial role in these important areas of our life, so today we?re giving you the entire playbook to the game of credit. You?ll walk away with actionable steps you can take to instantly up your credit score because, at Farmers State Bank, we want you to play the game and win!
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