Today’s WSJ reports on a small community bank in Colorado recently closed by regulators. (If you are a WSJ Online subscriber, you can see the story here.) A decade old $2 billion institution started in a double wide trailer, New Frontier grew quickly by lending to farmers, entrepreneurs and developers- primarily those local to the community in which it was located. Was the founder a canny leader with fierce dedication to his local market- or a freewheeling optimist who did not plan or govern with sufficient rigor?
Uncertainty About (and In) Leadership
Uncertainty About (and In) Leadership
Uncertainty About (and In) Leadership
Today’s WSJ reports on a small community bank in Colorado recently closed by regulators. (If you are a WSJ Online subscriber, you can see the story here.) A decade old $2 billion institution started in a double wide trailer, New Frontier grew quickly by lending to farmers, entrepreneurs and developers- primarily those local to the community in which it was located. Was the founder a canny leader with fierce dedication to his local market- or a freewheeling optimist who did not plan or govern with sufficient rigor?