Mark Whitmore Email Address

Senior Vice President Director of Human Resources

OUR PHILOSOPHY AND MOTTO IS SIMPLY \"TEXANS HELPING TEXANS\" \r\n\r\nThe Spirit of Texas Bank proudly serves the Citizens of the Great State of Texas in our 14 full service banking centers. \r\nWe are dedicated to the work, our sense of community, and the demands of both.\r\nAnd it starts with our dedicated team, whose background and talent celebrates our "never out work or out think" culture.\r\n\r\nWe encourage development and education. \r\nWe rely on teamwork and open communication between all staff levels.\r\nWe laud our accomplishments and learn from our missteps. \r\nWe recognize individual talent and strive to make employees feel that their contributions make a difference. \r\n\r\nOur expectation is to make a difference. \r\nIt's a difference you see not only inside Spirit of Texas Bank, but within each of the communities where our employees live. We give our employees all the resources to ensure a meaningful life outside of work. The fact that they use these resources to assist a charity or help someone in need is further testament of our difference.\r\n\r\nIn an environment in which people from disparate backgrounds work together, our team views each other as resources and willingly accept "we are responsible to each other first". They often regard their co-workers' differences as strengths and are more respectful about the way they treat each other and we believe that is mirrored in the way our team treats each other and our customers.\r\n\r\nWe offer a full array of loan, deposit and on-line banking products at competitive rates to compliment your entire commercial and/or consumer banking needs. Please contact the banking center nearest you to see the true meaning of what \"Community Banking and Service\" should be.\r\n\r\nCORE VALUES\r\n"PRIDE IN BEING THE BEST"\r\n"NEVER LOSE THE TRUST OF OUR TEAM OR OUR CUSTOMERS"\r\n"ALWAYS, ALWAYS IMPROVING"\r\n\r\nMember FDIC. Equal Housing Lender. All loans subject to credit approval.

Throughout my career as an employee, manager, partner, owner and Human Resources I have been fascinated by the cyclic nature of employee engagement. From watching the ups and downs of working people I have developed one basic fundamental belief. The foundation of an organization’s success or failure is the culture they develop. All orginazational culture is made up of the customs, values, traditions and meanings that makes an organization unique. The details of these fundamental elements can be at times difficult to define but very essential if the culture is to be used for company and employee growth. This culture shows the world who you are but more importantly defines “HOW THINGS GET DONE, HERE”. If you understand and use your culture, the purpose or the “why” of your company will be revealed and ladies and gentlemen, employees will reach, stretch and strive for a purpose. Sounds pretty simple, Specialties: Leadership training, Compliance training, HR administration, Recruitment, Management training, Compensation, Performance, Branding and Identity