The financial services sector is distinguishedthrough acquisitions, cooperations, mergers and theemergence of new competitors. Risen cost pressures,volatile markets, sinking margins, changingcustomer requirements and the loss of market sharesare just a few issues the Cooperative bankscurrently need to deal with. The author describesthe trends in the banking market and covers thetopic of the strategic positioning of theCooperative banks, and in result the current andfuture requirements on the top management. How arethe banks already prepared to master the ever-growing challenges of the future? What kind ofcompetencies are particularly needed with regard tomanagement and leadership? Which conclusion arisesfor the Human Resource Management? An in-depthanalysis with the leading experts of the branchgives an insight and an estimation of the currentsituation and impulses of action for the future.Furthermore the author shows a concrete approach tosolve the above mentioned challenges. This bookapplies to the top management and the managers ofCooperative banks, to the organizations as well asto the consulting branch. ukryj opis