Strategic planning is just around the corner and organizational transformation is a topic for many financial institutions. Allied's EVP, Chief Strategy & Technology Officer Dave Hilger joins the pod to discuss how to optimize your people, processes, and organization for future growth.
In this episode…
[0:35] Meet Dave Hilger
[4:31] Why is planning for growth imperative to a company’s future?
[5:00] The next goal is how to prepare to be a long-term, successful company.
[5:49] Covid did not impede us or our success one bit.
[5:57] Should other companies consider OCT?
[6:30] How do we become a bottom-up-driven company?
[7:42] This [initiative] is wildly different from what we used to do.
[8:25] How did you lay the foundation?
[9:13] What do we want to do? Why are we here?
[9:20] Do you recommend using an outside partner?
[9:57] Threats are everywhere, the world is changing. Right now we are in a tough lending environment.
[10:38] We try to do too many things, in too many directions.
[11:31] You have to plan for change, you have to be willing to change. I think you always have to question.
[13:10] How did you get your team excited for change?
[13:54] Sometimes the folks steering the ship forget what it’s like to run the ship.
[14:34] We had open, harsh criticism.
[15:47] I get jazzed about the concept of change.
[16:30] Words of wisdom for the company looking to create or re-evaluate their strategic plan
