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Avenue Bank's Ron Samuels says sports teach young people to work toward goals and manage their emotions traits he likes to see in employees.
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First Horizon's Employee Leadership Program, championed by CEO Bryan Jordan, has been described as "life changing" by some of its graduates. It also has helped solidify First Horizon's status as one of the banking industry's most employee-friendly companies. On our list of Best Banks to Work For this year, it ranks as No. 1 among those with more than $10 billion of assets.
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Location: Happy, Texas
Assets: $2.4 billion
No. of employees: 578
Chairman and CEO: J. Pat Hickman
Popular with employees: Happy State gives employees the freedom to act like an owner when it comes to taking care of customers. If a customer is upset, tellers also can hand out a $5 bill with a sticker that reads, "We'll make you happy."
Community service initiative: The bank teamed up with Snack Pak 4 Kids, whose goal is to end weekend hunger for school children. Employees "raised" 154,567 Pop-Tarts, a contribution valued at $26,200.
Fitness/wellness program: Once a year, the bank hosts a mobile mammography coach, which offers digital mammographies to employees, saving them a trip to an imaging center.
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