Your Route to Leadership Success

Early Career

For those entering banking, whether as a first job or transition from another industry, an understanding of the banking industry is essential for success.

Core Skills Include:

• Understanding banking terminology
• Knowledge of banks as a business
• Customer service

ABA Offerings Include:

• Banking Fundamentals courses
• Basic Bank Training for Veterans — Transitioning Careers
• Career-specific certificate programs
• Communications Power Pack
• Community Bank Online Training Suites 

Emerging Leader

Leadership development at a higher-level means focusing on deeper strategy and communicating effectively to achieve goals. Emerging leaders understand their customers and how to meet their needs.

Core Skills Include:

• Designing and implementing strategies that drive growth
• Creating a positive, engaging culture and motivating talent
• Negotiating with and influencing others to work toward a common goal

ABA Offerings Include:

• ABA-Wharton Emerging Leaders Certificates
• Career-specific schools (in person and virtual)
• Certificate in Bank Financial Management
• DEI training, events and resources
• Leadership in Action Suite

Senior Leader

Senior leaders enhance shareholder value while driving change and profitability. They understand how all areas of the bank interact and how decisions made in one area affect other business lines.

Core Skills Include:

• Reinforcing strategic planning
• Risk management, finance and performance management
• Managing the unforeseen crisis

ABA Offerings Include:

• ABA Professional Certifications
• ABA-Wharton Leadership Lab
• Stonier Graduate School of Banking
• Women in Banking training, events and resources
• Advanced Career-specific Schools (in person and virtual)

Executive Leader

CEOs and C-Suite leaders seek tailored offerings that address their distinctive needs and reflect their dedication to the industry. Continued success includes refining your brand promise for your customers, your employees, and other key stakeholders.

Core skills include:

• Strategic leadership and managing performance
• Developing the corporate culture that works best for your bank
• Incorporating a strategic approach to diversity and inclusion

ABA offerings include:

• Succession Planning for Banks

ABA Conferences

ABA designs its programming with your whole team in mind. Get inspired to lead with new ideas and strategies found only at ABA events. Find solutions for any challenge, build your network, hear from expert speakers, delve into future-focused topics and much more.

• Agricultural Bankers Conference
• Annual Convention
• Bank Marketing Conference
• Conference for Community Bankers, including CFO Exchange
• Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference
• Insurance Risk Management Forum
• Risk and Compliance Conference
• Washington Summit and Forums
• Wealth Management and Trust Conference

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