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Currents versus Waves Paul C. Godfrey, Development Advisor Currents versus Waves Dr. Paul Godfrey Development Advisor, Society of Bank Executives In this post, I want to discuss a common challenge facing executives: focusing on the right things . I have a CEO friend who shared with me an insight he learned early in his career that benefited him almost every day; “learn to tell the difference between currents and waves and pay attention to currents.” This advice is both timeless—always helpful—and timely. It can help you make decisions today. Many executives today are at the point of exhaustion. First, it was COVID lockdowns, now it is new ...

By Paul C. Godfrey, Academic Advisor I love to hike. There’s an interesting challenge that all hikers face as we ascend some lofty peak; we have to get through the foothills first. The problem is that the foothills hide the peak. Sometimes that view is so obscure that we lose our way. We lose our way when we look for the easiest and most convenient way, but what seems easy often makes our ultimate journey harder and longer. In what follows, I’ll discuss three powerful tools to help; having the right goal in the front of your mind, consulting a good map, and using the best compass available. The Right Goal Elihu Goldratt changed the world of operations ...

Leadership, Management, and Performance By Paul C. Godfrey, Academic Advisor Welcome to the Society of Bank Executives blog post. I’ll post something on this site regularly. There’s so much ground to cover on the topic of leadership and management that there is no lack of important things to consider. Sometimes the posts will be timely and address current issues, other times they’ll feature timeless wisdom that provides help with current and future challenges. In the early days of the Coronavirus pandemic, I had a conversation with a former student. We discussed the challenges facing her company, from keeping customers to sorting out supply chain challenges. ...