Pub. 12 2023 Issue 1

About two years ago, a new generation entered the workforce: Generation Z (Gen Z). With a new generation comes a new way of training and communicating. One of the core roles an L&D department has is to help employees find their dream job and provide them opportunities to take their careers to the next level. […]

There’s a saying that “everything old is new again,” and that’s certainly an adage you can bank on in Washington, D.C. — especially when it comes to poor public policy proposals. A textbook example of this unfolded during the 117th Congress when our industry found itself once again facing a bad idea that we thought

Now in its seventeenth year, the Bank Leaders of Kansas (BLOK) Program is a leadership development program coordinated by the Kansas Bankers Association. The BLOK program is designed to improve the leadership skills of Kansas bankers and it accomplishes that goal through four primary objectives: To increase the individual banker’s understanding and knowledge of the

Do you remember in grade school how the dot-to-dot pictures magically formed on the page? Seemingly unrelated dots connected to reveal a picture. As the state’s housing finance agency, we at Kansas Housing Resources Corporation (KHRC) often describe ourselves as “dot connectors.” We don’t provide housing directly to Kansans; instead, we connect communities to the

As 2023 hits full stride, I think it’s important to reflect on a very important prior year policy victory that reminded us how effective our industry can be in thwarting harmful federal legislation if we simply stick together. Legislation proposed by the Merchants Payment Coalition (MPC), which is funded largely by the deep pockets of