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How Banking Leaders Can Avoid Becoming Obsolete

Nearly half of the skills banking leaders rely on today will be obsolete within five years. That should scare you.

Published on January 2026 in Banking Trends

In this episode of Banking Transformed, Jim Marous explores why continuous learning has become the most critical leadership skill in financial services, and why failing to adapt is the fastest path to irrelevance.

Jim shares the personal transformation that reshaped his career, explains how AI is accelerating the divide between learners and laggards, and outlines the daily habits leaders must embrace to stay relevant in a world where change will never be this slow again.

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