1st Colonial Community Bank

1ST COLONI AL COMMUNI TY BANK improved the bank’s corporate benefits package, implemented “Jeans for a Cause” Fridays where employees can make a donation to various charities in exchange for wearing jeans to work, and relaxed the overall dress code. They also introduced days off for volunteerism, which allows team members to accrue paid time off in exchange for volunteering their time at charitable events. He also allows his team to have more freedom. White shares, “I want people to feel empowered to make decisions that impact our customers and not feel as though they’re prevented from making those decisions. They know that I will support them. If you follow a process and you really understand what the situation is, put yourself in the customer’s shoes and do what’s right. We will all be successful if we follow that philosophy.” White’s changes paid off. The bank’s employees were numbered at around 70 when he first joined, and now they have over 100. He notes, “We found ourselves in a situation where we had a lot of people that heard about us and wanted to join the bank. They were very enthused about what we were doing and the culture that we’re creating and we were pleasantly surprised that we had a lot of really good, talented people that wanted to become part of that team.” The news spread fast and 1st Colonial Community Bank was soon named top workplace for 2021 based on a study done through the Philadelphia Inquirer. “It truly is about the experience,” White says. “And probably the most rewarding thing about my job is knowing that people are happy with the environment that they are in and they believe that the company is going in the right direction. I can’t ask for more than that.” White’s beginnings at 1st Colonial weren’t all easy. Within a month of starting his new