Insights

Notes from
the search seat.

Occasional reads on hiring, credit and production talent, and the California community-banking market, from 25 years of doing one thing.

June 22, 2026

The long view: why I'll talk you out of the wrong hire

The fastest way to lose a placement is to push the wrong one through. Here's why I won't, and why it's the most valuable thing I do.

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More to come. New pieces post here as I write them.