Employee engagement

The community bank has developed trivia and other Zoom-based games to keep workers engaged during the pandemic.

The Best Banks to Work For package is a collaboration between American Banker and the Best Companies Group, which conducts extensive employee surveys and reviews employer reports on benefits and policies.

Leaders at the 85 institutions that made the eighth annual ranking have found ways to navigate crises (there have been plenty this year) while also bolstering employee morale.

Bankers should cast a wider net for applicants and hold listening sessions with their minority employees if they truly want equality.

How mid-size institutions are making a difference for employees and keeping workers engaged during the pandemic.

With staff scattered between working at home and in the office, management at many institutions has taken steps to revamp intranets and launch employee-only Facebook groups to keep their workforce connected.

More than a dozen institutions made the ranking this year in this asset category range.

The credit union turned to a new engagement strategy for employees after the pandemic forced most of the organization to transition to working from home.

These seven institutions have found innovative ways to engage employees and help staffers through the pandemic.

The annual ranking, a collaboration between Credit Union Journal and the Best Companies Group, involves surveying employees and reviewing each institution's workplace policies.