Leadership training for community banks
Build leaders who make a difference.
Technical skill gets a banker into the role. Leadership habits help that banker guide people, handle tension, and make sound decisions with others.
Neck Up’s curriculum brings together self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and observable leadership practices. The right mix depends on the people and challenges in your bank.
Talk about the curriculum
Core learning tracks
A curriculum built around people and practice.
The current Neck Up curriculum highlights three complementary frameworks. Each offers a different way to make leadership more intentional.
01 / PROCESS
The Leadership Challenge
Use Kouzes and Posner’s five practices to discuss specific, observable leadership behaviors.
02 / PROCESS
Emotional intelligence
Build awareness of emotional responses and practice managing relationships under pressure.
03 / PROCESS
MBTI preferences
Use personality preferences as a discussion tool for communication and teamwork, without treating type as a measure of ability.
04 / PROCESS
Apply it in the bank
Connect reflection and practice to real conversations, decisions, and development goals.
Explore the curriculum
Choose the right starting point.
The frameworks can be explored on their own or brought together in a broader leadership program.
Explore the evidence
Resources for the next conversation.
Published case study / PDF
Premier Community Bank leadership case study
A one-page account of leadership development work with Neck Up.
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What does your next generation of leaders need to practice?
Tell us what your bank is working through. We can discuss a practical next step together.
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