Episodes

Sunday Jul 11, 2021
Psychological Safety in the Workplace: Finance Matters
Sunday Jul 11, 2021
Sunday Jul 11, 2021
How confident are you that you won't be retaliated against if you admit to a mistake at work? The answer to this question is one of the biggest indicators of psychological safety in the workplace. Listen in to learn more about psychological safety and its role in creativity, belonging, and productivity.
Resources Mentioned:
Fifteen Ways to Promote Psychological Safety in the Workplace (Forbes)
Deloitte's 2020 Global Human Capital Trends Report
Amy Edmonson's Work on Psychological Safety:

Sunday Jun 06, 2021
Wisdom is Knowing what you Don't Know: Finance Matters
Sunday Jun 06, 2021
Sunday Jun 06, 2021
Do you ever look back on your past self and think about how much you didn't know then? We all learn as we go through life, and we should get comfortable with the fact that we'll never know as much as we think we know. Being aware of how much you don't know can actually make you a better manager and human being. Listen in as Patty and Brandi discuss a book they admittedly haven't read full of good ideas on this very topic!
Resources Mentioned:
Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know by Adam Grant
Adam Grant Interviews:

Monday Apr 19, 2021
Inclusive Leadership: Finance Matters
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Patty and Brandi welcome Lisa Harris back to Finance Matters to discuss the Six C's of Inclusive Leadership as identified by Dr. Shirley Davis.
Resources Mentioned:
- Dr. Shirley Davis' 6 C's of Inclusive Leadership
- More about Dr. Davis
- Valerie Kaur, Revolutionary Love (See No Stranger book)
- More of Lisa Harris on Finance Matters:

Thursday Feb 18, 2021
Six ways to support employee well-being: Finance Matters
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
During times of stress, it's important that we as managers and as teammates pay attention to our own well-being and that of our colleagues. Here are six practical strategies that work both in and out of a pandemic.
Resources Mentioned:

Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
The Challenging the Status Quo Panel Series was designed to show you different perspectives from UVAFinance employees who aren't afraid to challenge the status quo and share their thoughts and ideas with you. Today's session focuses on the UVAFinance Service Model Project Plan, with guests Andrew Sallans, Scott Adams, and Raegan Harouff Gaye.
Want to watch the webinar? Log in to the Continuous Improvement Community (behind NetBadge)

Monday Nov 23, 2020
The Benefits of Volunteerism: Finance Matters
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Volunteering: it's great for networking, skill-building, and soothing your soul. Tune in to this conversation with Brandi and Patty to learn more!
Resources Mentioned:
UVA Public Service: https://publicservice.virginia.edu/service-opportunities/volunteer
UVAHR Volunteer Center: https://hr.virginia.edu/covid-19/volunteer-center
UVA Health: https://uvahealth.com/services/volunteer
VolunteerMatch (choose your community for opportunities): https://www.volunteermatch.org/covid19

Monday Nov 23, 2020
Asking Questions for Better Collaboration: Finance Matters
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Let's talk about questions: asking questions of others, asking questions of yourself, and asking questions for better collaborative results. Angela Knobloch joins Patty and Brandi to share how asking better questions can lead to improved relationships and better results.
Resources Mentioned:
UVAFinance Blog (Video): Sharpen your questioning skills.
Warren Berger's work: https://amorebeautifulquestion.com/
Angela's previous pod: https://everydaygrace.podbean.com/e/brene-browns-call-to-courage-finance-matters/
Our pod on President Ryan's book: https://everydaygrace.podbean.com/e/finance-matters-wait-what/
TED Talk on asking questions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro9vDEZdQLk

Monday Nov 09, 2020
Monday Nov 09, 2020
The Challenging the Status Quo Panel Series was designed to show you different perspectives from UVAFinance employees who aren’t afraid to challenge the status quo and share their thoughts and ideas with you. Today's panelists are Amy Nolasco, Jonathan Agop, and Mara Hilliar.
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Watch the webinar on the Online Community in the CI space: https://communityhub.virginia.edu/videos/1416?ru=2104&sr=stream (netbadge required)
- https://everydaygrace.podbean.com/e/challenging-the-status-quo-managers-panel-finance-matters/
- https://everydaygrace.podbean.com/e/challenging-the-status-quo-webinar-finance-matters/

Monday Oct 26, 2020
Monday Oct 26, 2020
UVAFinance's Continuous Improvement Committee recently hosted a webinar on Challenging the Status Quo, featuring members of the FST team. This webinar featured Lisa Shuler, Josh Breeden, and Phil Hamlett.
Access the Continuous Improvement space in the online community (behind NetBadge): https://communityhub.virginia.edu/community/uva-finance-transformation/continuous-improvement
More CI Webinar content on Finance Matters:
https://everydaygrace.podbean.com/e/challenging-the-status-quo-leadership-panel-2-finance-matters/
https://everydaygrace.podbean.com/e/challenging-the-status-quo-managers-panel-finance-matters/
https://everydaygrace.podbean.com/e/challenging-the-status-quo-webinar-finance-matters/

Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Terminology in Racial Equity: Finance Matters
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
This episode is a companion piece to our recent Brave Space discussion, found here: https://everydaygrace.podbean.com/e/brave-space-in-uvafinance-finance-matters/.
This pod contains a brief exploration of many terms we refer to in our Brave Space discussion, terms that are frequently used when racial equity is discussed. In this episode, LaVerne Harris Grant joins Patty and Brandi to go over the basics.
Resources Mentioned:
https://vpdiversity.virginia.edu/inclusive-excellence
Racial Equity Tools Glossary: https://www.racialequitytools.org/glossary
Implicit Bias test: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html
LinkedIn Learning "Inclusive Mindset for Committed Allies" https://www.linkedin.com/learning/inclusive-mindset-for-committed-allies/becoming-a-true-ally?u=2203468
Articles on the effects of bias:
http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/paying-price-human-cost-racial-profiling/effects-racial-profiling