About the Graduate School of Retail Bank Management (GSRBM)

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May 13- 23, 2012 Furman University Greenville, SC

Objectives

The GSRBM program is tailored to enable high-potential regional managers to:

- Envision and implement an integrated strategy for the whole bank

- Participate effectively in an Executive Management Committee setting

- Drive long-term soundness and profitability

Teaching Model

We don’t believe in lecturing for 10 days and sending students back to the bank to attempt to implement their notes. We do believe in hands-on, small group learning, where students are able to experiment with the learning objectives as they are presented. We do this through proprietary simulations that allow students to analyze and impact key bank financial results, run the retail business, and subsequently run the overall bank. Our faculty members are industry experts whose experiences go beyond textbook theory, and they help the students make correlations between simulated results and reality.

Participants

The ideal candidate for GSRBM is a high-potential regional manager who has attained expertise in one or two areas of the organization. Our curriculum expands that expertise to incorporate a working knowledge of how to drive the overall success of the bank, enabling fast-track promotions to more complex levels of bank leadership.

Format

 Our 25-month executive development program consists of three in-person 10 day sessions each spring. Off site work requires individual application of the learning objectives back at the bank.

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