| 2013 Summer | story by EMILY MULLIGAN | photos by STEVEN HERTZOG |
Pat Slabaugh has been with Douglas County Bank since 1983, the past 10 years as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO).
Being COO consists of providing overall administration of bank activities, assisting in bank functions and overseeing all departments, such as lending, retail and even maintenance.
“My responsibility is to manage the bank on a day-to-day basis in all of those areas and to make sure that the department heads follow the policies and procedures of the bank,” Slabaugh says.
He says that managing a bank is not all about putting the square pegs in the square holes – although that is critical in banking.
“I believe that businesses take on the personality and the belief system of the people at the top,” Slabaugh explains. “It’s like the GM of a sports team: The players play how they are coached and mentored, and fundamentals are important.”
Slabaugh has adopted some guiding philosophies to help him manage effectively and efficiently – the goals of all good managers.
First, he always likes to make sure that he has “the right people in the right seat on the bus, no matter who is driving.” He wants his employees to be working to their strengths, both as people and as bankers. He is always evaluating his departments and making sure that employees at all levels are set up to succeed.
Second, he says, “I am a big believer in common sense.” He understands that he can’t be everything to everybody, both inside and outside of the bank. So he wants his employees to use their common sense to make good decisions and understand their role in the organization.
Third, as both a banker and a manager, “I don’t like surprises.” Slabaugh says that he would much rather know about the potential for a crisis and then have it not pan out, than to be blindsided by something that may have been preventable.
“If there’s an issue, tell me about it. Let’s sit down and hash it out. As a banker, friend or mentor, things can be done,” he says.
Slabaugh emphasizes that communication is a high priority for both employee and customer relationships in the banking industry.
“Your relationship with your banker should be no different than your relationship with your doctor, attorney or accountant,” he says. “If you can’t have a conversation with them about what is happening, then you need a new banker.”
That communication and those relationships have been especially important as the economy has changed and experienced a downturn in the past few years. As head of lending, Slabaugh has had many discussions with both current and potential customers about what the downturn means for interest rates, loans and business plans.
He said that 2013 has brought some of the better news he had seen in a while for residential real estate.
“The real estate market is improving on the residential side for sure,” he says. “Inventory is lower, so houses are selling, and there is still a lot of refinancing happening.”
Slabaugh says the downside of the lower inventory is that there are not enough newer houses being built to fulfill that demand. He hopes that this summer there will be an increase in home building.
He said that commercial real estate has been a little slower than residential to respond to the economic recovery.
“But in Lawrence, we have the South Lawrence Trafficway, the new rec center, the new hotel downtown, and the city developing the former Farmland site,” he says. “Those types of things are going to really be beneficial in Lawrence. It will trickle down through contractors and bring new people to Lawrence who need houses and a bank.”
Although Slabaugh does not yet have any plans to retire, he said that as the COO, he wants to set a permanent tone in the culture of the bank.
“My goal as COO is that I want the bank to continue running when I’m gone exactly as it was when I was here,” he says. “I hope they’ll be able to carry on just like if I were here. I will have played my part in the success of Douglas County Bank.” ■
198 Comments
generic plavix check clopidogrel pro antiplatelet drug
buy semaglutide online: rybelsus price – rybelsus.icu
http://stromectol1st.shop/# minocycline topical foam
prescription drugs without prior prescription
http://stromectol1st.shop/# minocycline 50mg pills
indian pharmacy paypal
https://stromectol1st.shop/# ivermectin where to buy for humans
buy medicines online in india
rybelsus price: order Rybelsus – rybelsus.icu
buy paxlovid online: п»їpaxlovid – paxlovid covid
more good price buy rybelsus
https://clopidogrel.pro/# buy plavix
how to get prescription drugs without doctor
rybelsus price: rybelsus price – buy semaglutide online
good price buy semaglutide online Buy semaglutide
https://stromectol1st.shop/# ivermectin 15 mg
indian pharmacy paypal
http://stromectol1st.shop/# minocycline 50mg online
indianpharmacy com
ivermectin 8000: stromectol 1st shop – minocycline 100mg online
stromectol pill for humans: best price shop – minocycline brand name
rybelsus generic rybelsus.icu buy semaglutide online
minocycline 100mg without a doctor: stromectol 1st shop – ivermectin usa price
paxlovid generic: paxlovid 1st – paxlovid covid
stromectol tab price: stromectol fast delivery – stromectol 3mg tablets
antiplatelet drug here buy Clopidogrel over the counter
http://stromectol1st.shop/# ivermectin over the counter
best india pharmacy
https://stromectol1st.shop/# minocycline 100 mg tablet
best india pharmacy
antiplatelet drug: clopidogrel pro – antiplatelet drug
Paxlovid over the counter best price on pills paxlovid price
paxlovid pill: best price on pills – п»їpaxlovid
ivermectin cost in usa: cheapest stromectol – minocycline 50mg over the counter
http://stromectol1st.shop/# ivermectin cream cost
reputable indian pharmacies
cheaper more semaglutide
http://stromectol1st.shop/# ivermectin cream canada cost
п»їlegitimate online pharmacies india
359416 113359Fantastic weblog here! Also your web site loads up rapidly! What host are you making use of? Can I get your affiliate link to your host? I wish my site loaded up as quickly as yours lol 959113
пин ап зеркало пин ап пин ап официальный сайт
https://1winci.icu/# пин ап зеркало
пин ап
https://1winrussia.online/# 1xbet официальный сайт
пинап кз
pin up kz: пин ап казино вход – пин ап кз
1хбет: 1xbet зеркало – 1xbet скачать
https://1winbrasil.win/# pin-up
пинап кз
casino oyunlar?: h?zl? casino – casino oyunlar?
slot casino siteleri: canl? casino – guvenilir casino siteleri
пин ап казино пин ап пин ап казино
http://1winrussia.online/# 1xbet
пин ап
1хставка: 1хставка – 1xbet скачать
1хставка: 1xbet – 1xbet скачать
dunyan?n en iyi casino siteleri: casino siteleri – en iyi casino siteleri
пин ап: пин ап – пин ап зеркало
canl? casino siteleri: casino sitesi – canl? casino
https://1wintr.fun/# canl? casino
пин ап казино вход
en iyi casino siteleri: canl? casino siteleri – casino sitesi
dunyan?n en iyi casino siteleri: canl? casino siteleri – casino sitesi
1xbet официальный сайт: 1xbet официальный сайт – 1хставка
http://1winbrasil.win/# pin up azerbaycan
pin up
casino sitesi: canl? casino – canl? casino
пин ап вход пин ап вход пин ап вход
pin-up casino giris: pin-up – pin up casino
пин ап: пин ап вход – пин ап
https://1winbrasil.win/# pin-up
пин ап
пин ап кз: пинап кз – пин ап
пин ап официальный сайт: пин ап – пин ап официальный сайт
https://1winci.icu/# пин ап
пинап
cazino: h?zl? casino – cazino
пин ап кз: пинап казино – пинап казино
https://1wintr.fun/# en iyi casino siteleri
pin up kz
пинап зеркало: пин ап зеркало – пинап зеркало
pin up: pin-up – pin up
1xbet 1хставка 1xbet официальный сайт
https://1winbrasil.win/# pin-up casino giris
пин ап
пин ап казино вход: pin up kz – pin up kz
dunyan?n en iyi casino siteleri: cazino – h?zl? casino
canl? casino siteleri: en iyi casino siteleri – en iyi casino siteleri
pin up: pin-up casino giris – pinup az
pin up casino: pin-up – pin up azerbaycan
пинап казино: pin up kz – пинап
1xbet официальный сайт: 1xbet зеркало – 1xbet официальный сайт
http://1winbrasil.win/# pin-up casino giris
пин ап казино
пин ап официальный сайт: пин ап зеркало – пин ап
pin up pin up casino pinup az
пинап: пинап – пинап кз
pin up kz: pin up – пинап кз
https://1wintr.fun/# casino siteleri
pin up kz
pin-up casino giris: pinup az – pin-up
пинап зеркало: пинап зеркало – пин ап зеркало
пин ап официальный сайт: пин ап зеркало – пинап зеркало
https://1winbrasil.win/# pin up azerbaycan
пинап казино
1хбет: 1xbet зеркало – 1xbet
pin-up casino giris pin up pin-up casino giris
пин ап: пин ап официальный сайт – пин ап зеркало
pin up: пинап – пинап кз
http://1winbrasil.win/# pin up
пинап казино
casino siteleri: canl? casino – en iyi casino siteleri
https://1winbrasil.win/# pin up 306
пин ап казино
pin up kz: пинап казино – pin up
пин ап кз: пин ап – пин ап кз
пин ап зеркало: пин ап зеркало – пин ап зеркало
пинап зеркало пин ап вход пин ап вход
http://1winbrasil.win/# pin-up casino giris
пинап
1xbet скачать: 1xbet скачать – 1хбет
casino oyunlar?: h?zl? casino – casino sitesi
http://1winrussia.online/# 1хбет
пин ап
canl? casino siteleri: canl? casino – canl? casino siteleri
buying from online mexican pharmacy: mexican mail order pharmacies – mexican mail order pharmacies
online pharmacy india india pharmacy mail order india online pharmacy
п»їlegitimate online pharmacies india: buy prescription drugs from india – reputable indian online pharmacy
https://drugs1st.store/# erectile dysfunction drugs
buy medicines online in india india pharmacy mail order pharmacy website india
buy medicines online in india: online shopping pharmacy india – india pharmacy
http://indianpharm1st.com/# indian pharmacy
cheap medication ed treatment review ed medication online
mail order pharmacy india: pharmacy website india – Online medicine order
online pharmacy india best online pharmacy india online pharmacy india
http://indianpharm1st.com/# pharmacy website india
buy prescription drugs online without: erectile dysfunction cure – ed trial pack
top 10 online pharmacy in india reputable indian pharmacies india online pharmacy
https://mexicanpharm1st.com/# reputable mexican pharmacies online
https://mexicanpharm1st.com/# mexico drug stores pharmacies
https://mexicanpharm1st.com/# mexican pharmaceuticals online
пинко: pinco – пин ап
пин ап кз пинап Пин Ап Казахстан
http://sweetbonanzatr.pro/# sweetbonanzatr.pro
pinup bet and casino
https://sweetbonanzatr.pro/# sweet bonanza
pin up casino pinup-az bid pin up casino
https://biznes-fabrika.kz/# пин ап казино онлайн
pin up win
pinup az: pinup az – pinup az
http://biznes-fabrika.kz/# Пин Ап Казахстан
pin up win
https://biznes-fabrika.kz/# пин ап 634
sweet bonanza oyna sweetbonanzatrpro sweet bonanza nas?l oynan?r
http://pinupzerkalo.fun/# пинап казино
pin up zerkalo
pin up kz: пины – pin up kz
pinup az pinup az pin up 306
https://biznes-fabrika.kz/# пин ап кз
pin up win
pin up kz: пин ап казино онлайн – pin up kz
https://biznes-fabrika.kz/# пинап казино
pin up casino
pin up kz: пин ап кз – pin up kz
https://sweetbonanzatr.pro/# sweetbonanzatr.pro
sweet bonanza: sweet bonanza – sweet bonanza oyna
пин ап казино онлайн: Пин Ап Казино Официальный Сайт – пины
бонусы пин ап pin up zerkalo Официальный Сайт
pin up 306: pin-up – pin up 306
http://pinup-az.bid/# pin-up casino giris
pin up casino
пин ап вход: пин ап зеркало – пин ап казино
sweet bonanza sweet bonanza oyna sweetbonanzatrpro
https://biznes-fabrika.kz/# пин ап кз
pin up win
pinup az: pinup-az bid – pinup az
пинап казино: пин ап казино – бонусы пин ап
пин ап: пин ап зеркало – пин ап
http://sweetbonanzatr.pro/# sweetbonanzatr.pro
пин ап кз Пин Ап Казино Официальный Сайт пинап
http://pinup-az.bid/# pinup az
pin up zerkalo
https://pinupzerkalo.fun/# пин ап зеркало
pinup bet and casino
sweet bonanza nas?l oynan?r: sweetbonanzatrpro – sweet bonanza tr
пинап казино пин ап 634 пин ап казино
sweet bonanza: sweetbonanzatrpro – sweet bonanza nas?l oynan?r
http://pinupzerkalo.fun/# пинап казино
pinup bet and casino
sweet bonanza: sweetbonanzatr.pro – sweetbonanzatr.pro
http://pinup-az.bid/# pin up azerbaycan
sweet bonanza: sweetbonanzatrpro – sweet bonanza tr
https://pinupzerkalo.fun/# бонусы пин ап
pinup bet and casino
sweetbonanzatr.pro: sweetbonanzatrpro – sweetbonanzatr.pro
https://biznes-fabrika.kz/# пин ап казино онлайн
sweet bonanza nas?l oynan?r: sweet bonanza – sweetbonanzatrpro
https://pinup-az.bid/# pinup-az bid
pinup bet and casino
пин ап казино онлайн: пинап казино – пинап казино
пин ап Пин Ап Казино Официальный Сайт в России пин ап
https://biznes-fabrika.kz/# пин ап кз
pinup bet and casino
sweetbonanzatrpro: sweetbonanzatr.pro – sweetbonanzatr.pro
sweet bonanza: sweetbonanzatrpro – sweetbonanzatrpro
pin up casino: pinup az – pin up casino
пинко пинко пинко
http://sweetbonanzatr.pro/# sweet bonanza nas?l oynan?r
pin up win
sweetbonanzatr.pro: sweetbonanzatr.pro – sweetbonanzatrpro
Compare Prices: amoxil – buy amoxil online
stromectol delivery usa: stromectol delivery usa – stromectol best price
licensed gabapentin: buy gabapentin – Neurontin online
cheapest paxlovid: paxlovid store – See risks
semaglutide online: semaglutide online – semaglutide online
amoxil 1st shop: top-rated pills – top-rated pills
See risks: paxlovid price – Pills Paxlovid
stromectol online: stromectol best price – stromectol
semaglutide online: semaglutide – Specialists
paxlovid store: paxlovid price – Pills Paxlovid
https://paxlovid1st.store/# See risks
Rybelsus: Urgent Specialists – semaglutide
shop: amoxil 1st shop – amoxil 1st shop
Visit store: paxlovid price – paxlovid price
https://amoxil1st.shop/# buy amoxil online
semaglutide: rybelsus price – Rybelsus
amoxil 1st shop: buy amoxil online – amoxil
https://paxlovid1st.store/# paxlovid price
See risks: paxlovid store – Pills Paxlovid
Rybelsus: semaglutide – Rybelsus
paxlovid price: Pills Paxlovid – paxlovid1st
Neurontin online: Neurontin online – Neurontin online
Compare Prices: buy amoxil online – buy amoxil online
cheap: Compare Prices – amoxil 1st shop
Pills Paxlovid: cheapest paxlovid – paxlovid1st
http://stromectol1st.store/# find bets price
stromectol online: stromectol delivery usa – stromectol online
purple pharmacy mexico price list Legit online Mexican pharmacy п»їbest mexican online pharmacies
mexico drug stores pharmacies: mexican pharm 24 – reputable mexican pharmacies online
online pharmacy india: Indian pharmacy worldwide delivery – reputable indian online pharmacy