By Kelley Himmelberg VP, Director of Human Resources On a Thursday morning in late spring, Natalie Dodson was up early to exercise before packing her kids’ lunches. She had a full schedule of appointments and closings for her career as a mortgage lender for INB, but she arrived at the office early to complete all…
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By Kelley Himmelberg VP, Director of Human Resources The INB Running Club, which began several years ago, is expanding rapidly as new members jump on board for the accountability, regular exercise and the simple enjoyment of getting to know fellow employees better. For Sarah Enlow, one of the bank’s IT Help Desk Specialists, running has…
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By Lindsay Van Zele Communications Coordinator It’s hard to eat right over the holidays. But the holidays also give us a little more time to relax and plan for the year ahead. Erin Spenner, a Registered Dietitian for Memorial Weight Loss & Wellness Center, has been helping INB employees plan for that “eat right” or…
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By Marilyn Titone Schaefer AVP, Communications Director Seventeenth Century French playwright and comedian Moliere must have known something about exercise and diet when he wrote, “It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable.” Registered, Licensed Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator Erin Spenner gets it.…
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By Lindsay Van Zele Communications Coordinator We were talking about it as we walked into the session: My colleagues and I know what a healthy diet looks like; we just don’t take the time to do what we know we should. “I don’t have time for this. (Eating Well When Life Gets Busy)” was the…
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By Lindsay Van Zele Communications Coordinator Have you smiled today? Oct. 7 is World Smile Day, so we asked our employees: “What makes you smile?” There seems to be a consistent theme in their answers. Katie Hughes – Helping customers makes me smile Linda Black – The people that I work with and the customers…
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By Steve Miller Vice President, Client Services & Sales Development Coach A business sales department is plagued by a terrible reputation, boasting the kind of work environment that would be described as a “toxic energy dump.” To try to combat this, a new manager is brought in and given a timeline to turn them around,…
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By Dee Anderson VP, Riverton and Mt. Pulaski Branch Manager NMLS # 662874 This year’s Illinois Women in Leadership Fifth Annual Women’s Symposium centered on the theme of influence: both how we are influenced and how we can influence others. Here were some take-a-ways on how we can influence and be influenced. Pictured from left…
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By Marsha Shomidie Vice President, Pleasant Plains Branch Manager NMLS # 662908 INB’s Pleasant Plains branch has served as a drop off point for the Pleasant Plains Food Pantry for more than 10 years. At the end of each summer, the pantry asks for back-to-school supplies. And thanks in large part to a local church,…
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By Kelley Himmelberg VP, Director of Human Resources As a personal trainer, Jeremy Ferry, owner of Pure Performance Fitness Center in downtown Springfield, likes to focus on goals. “You can go into something with good intentions,” he says referring to working out or dieting, “but if you don’t have a goal, you’ll ultimately get discouraged.”…
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