Episodes
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
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Challenging the Status Quo Leadership Panel 2: Finance Matters
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
UVAFinance's Continuous Improvement Committee recently hosted a webinar on Challenging the Status Quo, featuring UVAFinance leadership. This webinar was the second of a series and featured a discussion with Steve Kimata, James Gorman, and Julie Richardson.
Listen to Part One https://everydaygrace.podbean.com/e/challenging-the-status-quo-webinar-finance-matters/
Listen to the Manager Panel https://everydaygrace.podbean.com/e/challenging-the-status-quo-managers-panel-finance-matters/
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Brave Space in UVAFinance: Finance Matters
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
We're joined today by members of the Inclusive Excellence Advisory Group from UVAFinance, with a discussion of why fostering a brave space within the workplace is so important. Guests on the panel are Melody Bianchetto, Steve Kimata, LaVerne Harris, and Jenn Bari.
Resources Mentioned:
Inclusive Excellence at UVA: https://vpdiversity.virginia.edu/inclusive-excellence
Inclusive Excellence work within UVAFinance: http://uvafinance.blogspot.com/search/label/Inclusive%20Excellence
Previous Brave Space Podcasts: https://everydaygrace.podbean.com/e/brave-space-part-one-finance-matters/ and https://everydaygrace.podbean.com/e/brave-space-part-two-finance-matters/
Tuesday Sep 29, 2020
Challenging the Status Quo Manager's Panel: Finance Matters
Tuesday Sep 29, 2020
Tuesday Sep 29, 2020
Last week the UVAFinance Continuous Improvement Committee hosted the second "Challenging the Status Quo" webinar in that series, this time featuring three UVAFinance managers.
You can view the full webinar in the CI space in CommunityHub, or listen in to the discussion on Finance Matters. We'll continue presenting the webinar series as a special edition run of the podcast.
Panelists:
Isaiah Behnke – Director, Student Accounts Operations with SFS
Jenn Glassman – Director, Procurement & Supplier Diversity Services
Brian Logwood – Managing Director, Financial Planning & Analysis
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
Challenging the Status Quo Webinar: Finance Matters
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
UVAFinance's Continuous Improvement Committee recently hosted a webinar on Challenging the Status Quo, featuring UVAFinance leadership. This webinar was the first of a series, and was full of such inspiration that we couldn't help but share it with you here on Finance Matters. Tune in to hear Melody Bianchetto, Bill Ashby, and Augie Maurelli discuss continuous improvement.
More information on the UVAFinance blog: http://uvafinance.blogspot.com/search/label/Continuous%20Improvement
Monday Sep 21, 2020
The Truth About Employee Engagement: Finance Matters
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Patty and Brandi discuss a book by Patrick Lencioni (not Leoncini, Brandi), “The Truth About Employee Engagement.” Everyone has a time in their career where they dread going to work. This book addresses the three root causes of job misery and how they can be remedied.
Resources Mentioned:
The Truth About Employee Engagement: https://www.amazon.com/Truth-About-Employee-Engagement-Addressing/dp/111923798X
Patrick Lencioni Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5EQW026alY
Finance Matters “Start with Why” Podcast: https://everydaygrace.podbean.com/e/start-with-why-finance-matters/
The Stay Interview: https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/tools-and-samples/hr-forms/pages/stayinterviewquestions.aspx
Thursday Sep 10, 2020
Finance Matters Promo: Share your Quarantine Stories
Thursday Sep 10, 2020
Thursday Sep 10, 2020
You're invited to the Finance Matters party! Share your stories from this wild ride that has been 2020: what have you learned in quarantine? What has changed in the way you work? What's been most challenging or most interesting?
Share your thoughts via audio recording or the written word and send them to Brandi at bv8h@virginia.edu. Need any help? Email Brandi and she'll be glad to assist.
We can't wait to hear from you.
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Rest to Avoid Burnout: Finance Matters
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Science has proven over and over again that rest is necessary for both physical and mental recuperation. Still, many of us don't take the time we need to rest, to enjoy our hobbies, and to replenish ourselves. Now more than ever, in this stressful time of the pandemic, it's important that we make time to rest, not only to maintain and even increase productivity but also to avoid burnout. Patty and Brandi talk through the work of Alex Soojung Kim Pang, taking walks, taking naps, and the paintings of Winston Churchill.
Resources Mentioned:
Thursday May 28, 2020
Not Just Subtraction: Finance Matters
Thursday May 28, 2020
Thursday May 28, 2020
We've been in quarantine for quite some time now, and it can be tempting to despair a bit at this "new normal." Patty and Brandi discuss the pleasant additions this season can bring to our lives, as well as the mindset that will keep us sane as we move forward, even when we don't know how or when the pandemic will resolve.
Resources Mentioned: